RikkiTikki Lightweight Inflatable Sleeping Pad - Compact Camping Mat for Sleeping - Best Air Camping Mattress Pad for Backpacking, Camping, Hiking (Grey)

Been using a thermarest closed cell sleeping pad system for 20+ years. Thought I would try something new and do some comparisons.Price - at $40 this is expensive for a basic sleeping pad. Try to catch this on sale. There are no fancy features you are paying a premium price for.Quality - no defects were found on a visual inspectionComfort - once inflated and adjusted this was very comfortable. I am 5'8" and this easily fit me with room to spare. As with air pads of this type the air shifts around and adjusts itself when you move. The cell design is good and allows good airflow beneath.Ease of use - it inflates easily by blowing in it. Most people should be able to get this done in under 5 mins. You can also use an air pump but is unnecessary. It folds and rolls back up easily and stores right back in the stuff sack ....no fuss there. This is a very compact solution. It is less than 1/4 the size of my old thermarest.Conclusion - it is nice, it works as intended. I would take and use this on an overnight trip

This seller is great to deal with and I would give this seller a5 star rating unfortunately I gave a 1 star originally because ofproduct being smaller than quoted. How ever this does notreflect on them, but rather on the product.I highly recommend them as a seller and would have no trouble purchasingfrom them again. William

PROS: Very comfortable when fully inflated. Really lightweight. Packs down small. Not noisy. Protects well from little rocks and stones on the ground. Seems durable. I used it also to sit on the ground outside the tent and it kept me warmer and more comfortable and I wasn't afraid of it tearing.CONS: I could still feel the cold from the ground at night. But my partner couldn't. (I'm sensitive to cold.) I'd wanted a pad with an R value of 3+, but this was the closest I found at 2.4. Nights were something like 40 degrees F, and I had to put a towel on top of the pad, below my sleeping bag, to get comfortable sleep. Again, this is 2.4 R value, and my bag wasn't the best, so there were some issues with my sleep system overall.It blows up quickly with the lungs, but wish it came with a pumpsack. I've heard a lot about this type of pad's potential for mildew and would like to avoid that completely. Tried to handmake a pumpsack, but couldn't get something to work with the valve. Not sure if it works with a standard pumpsack.All in all, for the price it's a pretty good little pad and I like it very much, just had a few issues for my own situation.

This mattress has all the same features and functions as the longstanding big name backpacking pads. The fill/deflate valve is very functional and easy to use.The pad is quite comfortable, I took a quick nap when I first inflated it and the texture of the matt is nice on the skin. It was very easy to deflate and get back into the bag if you fold it the same way it came out of the bag.The bag also had a nice little pocket to contain a patch, this is nice as I've lost patches for other mats with less secure pockets. I also like how long the mat is. I'm rather tall and the extra height is valuable to me.

Surprised at comfort, inflated in a minute or two without pump.Update 01/17/2021: after only three camping trips seams all started leaking, not able to be repaired had to toss it and have to find a new one.