Camping mattresses for couples · Review
Lightspeed Outdoors 2-Person Camping Mattress Review (Bought & Tested!)
I bought this mattress with my own money and put it through 15 hands-on tests.
- Bed size 80.0 x 55.0in
- Thickness 6.0in
- Weight 5.0 lbs
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Test scorecard
The Lightspeed Outdoors 2-Person Mattress is not too expensive, and yet made of high quality 150D polyester. It’s durable, and pretty comfy. But I wasn’t a big fan of the valve, or the pump.
- High quality
- Affordable
- Comfortable
- Valve and pump were a little disappointing
Discontinued Lightspeed Outdoors has discontinued this 2-Person Camping Air Mattress, so you can’t buy it new any more. I’m leaving this review up as a record of my testing. If you’re shopping today, take a look at my Best Camping Mattresses for Couples.
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See the 15 tests
In the Box
I bought mine from Amazon. Here’s what came in the box:
- The mattress, in a stuff sack
- A pump
- Instructions
Thickness
- Thickness 6.0in
- Loft Air
Fully inflated, my body never touched the ground on my back, stomach or side. I couldn’t feel it leaning on an elbow or sitting down either.
Dimensions
- Length 80.0in
- Width 55.0in
It’s a little narrower than a Queen, but it fits two of us quite comfortably, and 80 inches of length is great if you’re tall.
Bounciness
It has a stabilizing system, but there was still some bounce and movement through the night, especially with another person sharing it.
Surface
The surface isn’t flocked, so it’s a little noisy when I move in bed.
The divots are gentle though. My whole body felt well supported, and it’s genuinely comfortable to sleep on.
Valve
- Valve Plastic, single, with an inner flap
- Position Underside of the mattress
Once it’s fully inflated, the air pressure inside presses against the flap and stops air leaking out. The problem with this is that anything under about 90% inflated leaks until you screw the cap back on.
Inflation
Unscrew the valve cap and attach the supplied pump. It fits perfectly, so you don’t need an adapter.
- Full inflation 2 min 30 swith fresh batteries
If it ends up too firm, press gently on the inner rubber flap to let a little air escape. It’s easy to fine-tune while you’re lying on it.
Deflation
Unscrew the same cap and pull the rubber flap until it sticks out of the valve.
Then fold it in thirds and push the air out with your body weight. Fold it in thirds again, flip it valve-up, and fold it in half.
- Pushing the air out 1 min 30 s
- Folding up 1 min
- Total 2 min 30 s
That’s faster than using the pump’s own deflate function.
Stuff Sack & Handles
The stuff sack is hugely oversized, and you could fit two of these mattresses in it.
That means the mattress goes back in easily even when it isn’t fully deflated. It feels high quality and strong, but there are no handles or straps on it.
The mattress itself has 2 built-in handles at the corners, one at the top and one at the bottom.
Portability
- Packed size 17.0 x 8.0 x 6.0inat its smallest
- Weight 5.0lbs (mattress only)
- Stuff sack 1.7oz
- Pump, with 4 D batteries 27.9oz
Packed size depends on how you fold it and how much air you push out. I fold it in half length-wise, then in half again, then roll it into the stuff sack.
Insulation
- R-value None
- Seasons Summer only
It’s a little too heavy for backpacking once you add the pump and batteries, so this is a car-camping mattress.
Tent Sizing
It fits my Coleman 2-Person Sundome nicely, but there’s no space left for gear at all.
Livable space is good, with enough room to sit up and crouch.
Note Inflate it with the valve facing up. I did it valve-down inside the tent, got squashed between the mattress and the wall, and then had to squeeze out of the corner.
In my Coleman 4-Person Dome there’s no room for a second one, but a single mattress leaves plenty of space for gear and livable space.
Materials
- Material 150D polyester laminated with TPUtop and bottom
It feels genuinely high quality and durable.
Air Retention
With the valve cap screwed tight, air retention is good. I slept on it with another person (300+ pounds together) three nights in a row without topping up any air at all.
The Included Pump
The included pump isn’t very good. It’s low powered, and for some reason it struggles to inflate the mattress fully.
Air often escaped when I removed it and the mattress went squishy. A higher-powered pump works without any issue.
Mine also gave out a couple of months in, and doesn’t work at all now.
Pros, Cons, Recommendations
Would I recommend the Lightspeed Outdoors 2-Person Mattress?
High quality
150D polyester laminated with TPU on both faces, and it feels every bit of it.
Affordable
It’s not expensive for the build quality you get.
Comfortable
The divots are gentle, my whole body felt supported, and it’s nowhere near my bounciest mattress.
Easy to use
2 min 30 s to inflate, 2 min 30 s to pack away, and micro-adjusting the firmness is easy.
The valve
It’s less user-friendly than a regular Boston valve. Anything under about 90% inflated and air leaks out until you screw the cap back on.
The pump
Low powered, it struggles to fill the mattress, and mine died a couple of months in. The same thing happened to the pump on my Sierra Designs 2-Person Mattress.
Overall recommendation
Overall the Lightspeed Outdoors 2-Person Mattress is pretty good for the price, as long as you can live with the valve. If they swapped that valve for a true Boston valve I’d recommend it without hesitating, but as it is I’m a little hesitant. But honestly, it’s not a bad air mattress at all.
Bonus: Must Read!
Want to see how the Lightspeed stacks up against the competition? I bought, tested and compared 10 of the best camping mattresses for couples.
Every figure above is from my own testing. Measured by hand, bought with my own money.
