My mother has a spare room where both the brat and I are sleeping at present. When we come to stay she always puts the air bed up for 1 of us to sleep on. Suffice it to say it is not me

It is quite an expensive air bed - could almost get a proper bloody mattress for the money - except mum claims she has no storage (so not true).
Anyway back to Air Beds. Given the advances in technology why can an air bed (even with fleeced , flocked bloody lining ) not prevent the following:-
Losing it's firmness during the night ( I mean the mattress before this goes way off topic before it even begins

)
Squeaking every time occupant turns over

Neck ache from built in pillow which is crap and useless
The need for a mattress liner ( again I reiterate why not just get a mattress

) etc
And why do so many of them have those funny ridges and things - what is the point? It can't be for structural integrity because they never last long enough to be tested properly. It can't be for insulation as they are always freezing.
Useless bloomin things
