They are flexible – some of the best blow up settees can be reconfigured into beds for nighttime sleeping. We have found this useful because I’m a snorer. My wife Ali and daughter Loz often sleep in the campervan, and I use the inflatable sofa in our awning. Don’t tell them but it’s actually comfier than the campervan bed! Use a blow up couch outside on a sunny day – you can drag them outside and recline in the sun – they can even replace standard folding camping chairs if care is taken against puncture risk. Very comfortable – nice luxurious addition to camping chairs whether it’s inside or outside the tent. Price: It probably sounds obvious, but there are links to the price you pay and the quality of a product. Try and set your expectations for the quality based on your budget. You wouldn’t expect a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Fiesta so bear this in mind when shopping. The Outdoor Revolution Campese Sofa Bed is a versatile piece of furniture, used as either an inflatable sofa, or an inflatable camp bed. Perfect for family campers, restricted by space, needing furniture that can do more than one job. The Campese is manufactured with a 420-denier polyester cover, to increase the comfort, warmth and durability of the sofa.

The Campeze consists of three individual chambers which are physically connected but inflated separately. These chambers can then be arranged and rearranged into five different 2-seater sofa and sleeping options. For us, there were only two main options that were useful: a) the two-seater ‘high sofa’ shown in the photo above, and b) the full bed option (shown below). All the other options are basically variants on these but at different heights, and utilising different numbers of chambers. Key Dimensions While they’re not strictly a sofa, this futuristic set of Vango Inflatable chairs may as well be. They have been specifically designed as a pair which can closely fit together to allow two people to choose to sit closely together if they so desire (or not as the case may be!).If you’re after home comforts whilst away camping, then inflatable sofas can be an excellent choice. Editor Lisa Baker couldn’t choose between the sofa brands, so made the ultimate sacrifice, bought one of each and tested them in her garden for an overnight stay in the small but beautifully formed Texel 400. Another slight downside is that in sofa mode, the top chamber is simply resting on the lower chamber with no significant strapping to secure them together. This isn’t the end of the world, but does make the seat a little more unstable than the Outdoor Revolution Campese say. Bed mode

We also bought the matching footstools, where there is a difference – the Outwell footstool is considerably bigger, however, inflating the footstool requires connecting it to the sofa, which is fiddly and while it’s not too onerous in the garden, would really wind me up if we were in the outdoors. Lounging and Home Comforts – which is the comfiest? We are not small people, and are probably described as the wrong side of pleasantly plump, so if they can survive us, they are doing well! Let’s face it – all inflatable sofas are exceptionally comfortable ‘under the bum’ due to the air suspension involved – the Campeze is no exception in this regard and gave a very supportive feel when sat on by either one or two people. When fully pumped up it offered good support and there was little roll together when a 15.5 stone person sat down next to a lighter 10 stone individual. We also found that it maintained its air pressure very well over several days. The valves are good quality. Also bear in mind that the Bestway is not that wide at only 1.5m – it’s not much wider than a single bed and so is really only for one adult, and maybe two children at a push.

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And with the increasing trend of campers buying much larger tents these days there is plenty of room to add an element of luxury.