The good and bad news is that this thing is HEAVY.  It was hard for me to get the box into the house.  It was hard to unpack.  However, both the mattress and the cover are sturdy.  This is not your grandma's mattress; no hand pumping required.  You plug it in, flip the switch and up it goes.  When you are ready to pack it up, you plug it in and flip the switch another way.  I hope it is comfortable when we have a full house during the holidays.