Yes the pumps are left down at the foot of the bed against the wall that holds the tv shelf and I run an extension cord over to the outlet on the lower bathroom wall by the 12v plug. I have a layer of quilt to squelch the squeak, then the aerobed mattress with a 1-1/2'' mattress topper covering the mattrss, and a queen size fitted sheet on top of that. Finally, we have a quilt on top of the sheet. We just leave itall together and deflate/inflate without taking it apart until it's time to do laundry. We think it's quite comfy!
