Assessment of Air Beds to Receive a Sound Night's Snooze

If you're having trouble with your sleep, air bed mattresses may be just what you need. Since the early 80s, the adjustable air beds market has opened, and a number of manufacturers are offering high-quality air beds designed for the discerning couple with differing sleep needs.

If you're curious about sleep air bed mattresses, read on for an overview of the country's largest air bed makers.

Select Comfort Sleep Number Beds

Select Comfort has built a large brand presence with their Sleep Number beds and extensive ad campaigns. The basics of their basic product is that it allows a couple to adjust each individual side of the bed to the comfort level of firmness that they each sleep most comfortably with.

The air levels in the Select Comfort Sleep Number bed are controlled using an automatic pump and a remote control operated by the bed's sleeper. Because the bed needs electricity for the pump, it won't function during a power failure, but it also won't deflate.

Select Comfort has built their brand on a strong guarantee that allows customers to try their product at home for 30 days. Within that 30 day period, buyers may return the product with no hassle or questions asked. However, the buyer will own the responsibility of paying shipment costs to return the unit. Given the size and weight of the boxes, this would amount to a fairly hefty return charge.

ComfortAire Beds

ComfortAire started producing air beds in 1981, making them a predecessor to the more popular Select Comfort Sleep Number bed.

Like Select Comfort, ComfortAire's beds use a single air bladder that is inflated and deflated using an air blower system. Sleepers plug their bed and air pump into the wall and then use a small remote to control the firmness on their own side of the bed. Twin or single versions of the ComfortAire adjustable air mattress are also available.

The SAT Mattress

The SAT, or Self-Adjusting Technology, bed is significantly different from the Select Comfort and ComfortAire sleep air bed systems. Instead of using a dual or single air chamber system, the SAT bed utilizes hundreds if independent air chambers which inflate and deflate without the aid of a motorized pump or electricity.

The SAT bed has less electrical technology that can malfunction. However, given that the mattress contains hundreds of individual valves, each can potentially leak and cause problems. Because of this, consumers are advised to purchase a bed with a strong warranty or buy from a retailer that is able to offer ongoing inexpensive repair and customer support.

Habitat Custom Air Beds

Habitat Furnishings will actually build you a made-to-order sleep air bed. Either through their website or telephone order system, you can indicate the style of mattress you want, the materials used and the structural components. Then, they'll build your mattress and send it to you.

The Habitat Furnishings sleep air bed is made-to-order, meaning it's often cheaper than factory-produced competitors. You'll also get a higher quality standard and can choose better materials like Latex and vulcanized rubber.