I have been so sick of failed air mattresses that deflate or get the mystery holes, and you spend a lot of money on them.  I decided to try these.  I bought three of them, one for myself and my two kids. This is much more comfortable to me as when I shared a mattress with my kids I would be the one squishing it down, as I weigh much more than them, and waking up with my hips on the ground; which really killed my back!  These mattresses can be a pain to air up and deflate, but with the use of a pump both of those processes are much easier.