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Just spent three nights in the garden.
First two nights in a backpacker2 tent on a regular inflatable mat, inside the old snugpak jungle bag with an army bivvi for extra insulation. I don’t have a thicker sleeping bag at the moment, but that setup works for me. After two nights that tent is definitely too small so bought the OEX Phoxx II (as mentioned in tent thread). A world of difference having an extra couple cm height and all the extra length.
Anyway I had also ordered on prime, and slept on one of these last night. Can’t believe how comfortable it was.
Usually I’ve had hip pain and other hotspot pains from traditional self-inflatable sleep pads. I remember using an army one for a month on a wooden floor in NYC and every morning was pain. Effectively the same with nights 1 & 2 using the self-inflatable.
This was the cheapest I could find it on prime, but I guess they are even cheaper elsewhere or direct from China.
It only took a few breaths to pump up. It seemed noisy to start and bottoms out when all the pressure is over a small area. During the night the amount of noise it made was negligible, partly because I wasn’t fidgeting much at all. The pillow was acceptable, and I have no neck pain today after sleeping on my side most of the night, but I actually fell asleep on my back, and woke up on my back, so i must have been comfortable.
Once you’re laying across all the mat, it supports well.
No idea how long it lasts, durability is questionable.
Pack size and weight is pretty okay. Not bidon-sized but for £16 it’s a massive ‘game changer’ for me.
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