Also if you have used duct tape to create a vacuum it may melt the tape.
Blow up air mattress with hair dryer.
Air mattresses are great when you have guests sleeping over or want to camp in total comfort but air mattress pumps are a different story.
Once you notice it is firm enough disconnect the dryer immediately and close the nozzle to prevent significant air loss.
Otherwise hot air going into the mattress may melt the material or cause permanent damage to it.
Luckily there is an alternative to inflating an air mattress using your own breath and it s easy.
Then blow as much air as possible into it until it reaches full firmness.
Here is how to successfully blow up or inflate an air mattress or toy that has those crazy valves that don t let the air in.
Be sure to use cool air not hot air if you have a choice.
But first let s try the hairdryer.
An electric one is loud and doesn t do much good at the campsite while a manual one is easily broken or forgotten about.
Because the hair dryer won t perfectly fit your mattress s air hole the inflation process will usually be slower than when using a pump.
Inflating an airbed with a hair dryer.
Inflating an airbed with a hair dryer.
What is a hairdryer if set to cold air.
Nope it is perfectly possible to inflate an airbed or air mattress with a hairdryer.
And if that doesn t work just wait till you read what comes next.