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NeoAir Full Size Pad |
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fishhead |
Created Time:8/4/2009 8:59:32 AM |
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Amazing comfort, warm, light, and packs small |
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Can be annoying to roll up in a tent, sort of like pushing on a string |
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I recently used this for 6 nights on the North Coast Trail. I was initially a bit put off by the price ($145) and thought I would just use my good old Thermarest Prolite 3/4 length. I'm glad I didn't. It was the most comfortable mat I've used. I'm a 6' side sleeper and my hips and shoulders didn't bottom out, not even on a couple of wooden tent platforms. I can't speak to the durability after only 6 nights but I wouldn't want to prop it up against a log or on unprotected rocky ground. All around a great mat.
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6 Day(s)
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Featherweight comfort |
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| Written by: |
johngenx |
Created Time:11/17/2011 9:39:15 PM |
| Strengths: |
Light? It's barely there! Compact. Thick and comfy. |
| Weaknesses: |
Not terribly warm, noisy, seems delicate, PRICE!! |
| Conclusions: |
The NeoAir is TR's answer to the growing number of thicker pads out there. The trick is that there is no insulation inside it, but instead mylar material that reflects your body heat back to you.
On a warmish long weekend (down to 8-9C at night) is was more than warm enough, but I could tell that if temps dropped below freezing, I think I'd end up cold.
I'm a very light sleeper, and found everytime I moved on the pad, it made some annoying noise. Not a big problem.
A few of these have come back to MEC with blown baffles, and the exterior material seems a little fragile. But, ultralight stuff tends to be a little fragile, so it might be expected. I would make sure I always had a repair kit with this pad.
November 2011 update: Well, the NeoAir has a couple hard summers on it. My daughter took it on several weeks of climbing/rafting camps and it survived. I've used it on quite a few backpacking trips, and it's worked very well. I've used to to about 0C or so, and it's just warm enough, but wouldn't want to use it much lower than that. I'm super interested in the Four Season NeoAir that TR is now selling.
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2 Year(s)
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Best for warm season use. |
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Hiker Boy |
Created Time:5/28/2010 10:45:03 PM |
| Strengths: |
Very light and compact. |
| Weaknesses: |
Narrow, cold, possibly fragile |
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I have used this pad on all my trips the past year. Yes, this pad can be cold to sleep on but that is to be expected with an uninsulated airmatress. I have often been afraid that this pad may get a puncture but it miraculously hasn't so far. It is very narrow and I have had to train myself how to shift position during the night and not slide off. Strangely I have found this pad is too firm when fully blown up for my comfort...a problem easily solved.
The coating on this pad is non slippery and so it will not squirt out from under or migrate around the tent like many other pads.
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1 Year(s)
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