Denali camping mats from Anaconda for $49 ($140 off).
These are the second best ones of their in-house brand.
Mixed reviews, so not sure about the quality or longevity of them but usual price is $189 each.
They're often $70 or $80 off but I've never seen them this cheap. Have to be a club member to get the price but membership is free.
I'd been looking at them for a while but finally bought them when I saw that price. 2 Year warranty so hopefully if even leaky and deflating I can return them.
Yikes! 2kg!! And in their spiel it even says… "light enough for the trail…" what!? If you're a pack horse!?
Yeah, definitely no good for hiking. I plan to use them for camping. We were on the ultralight hiking ones, which caused constant complaints from family. Prefer these self-inflating types to the ones that require a pump and the standard foam mats are too bulky to pack in.
Yep, the downside with UL… Comfort vs weight!
Yeah these look great value for car camping. Good stuff!
If you guys want a good budget light sleeping pad (and i mean actually good) i would recommend the Klymit insulated static v Lite. It weighs about 570g's and has a 4.4 R-Value. Yes it it will be like over double the price. You need to spend a little extra on this stuff and cheap crap generally gets you crap like this deal.
Very nice and not ridiculously priced either. Cheers for that.
Just be aware that "R4.4" is US measurement. To convert to Australian R values (such as used to rate thermal insulation batts for houses etc), must divide by 5.7. So old-style R4.4 US measure translates to R0.8 Australian thermal insulation value.
As long as you are comparing apples with apples then it's fine. US has also introduced a new testing methodology so there are "new" ASTM R values to be aware of as well.
What? R values aren't consistent across countries? Yikes, good to know!
I sorta knew that but we don't really have access to all the camp gear people have in the US and EU so my mind just uses that R value system so i just use that as a comparision.
Cheapo junk Sleepingo Sleeping pad on Amazon = R Value less than 1
Klymit insulated static v Lite = 4.4
Damn, another thing you have to be mindful of.
Note: This is a generic inflating mattress sold under dozens of brand names including Highlander Trail and Gelert Adventure.
At $49 they are still making healthy margin on these. For anyone who purchases these at $180, I must quote Mr T: I pity the fool!
In my opinion you really need to consider what you're buying a self inflating mat for and then go and see them for yourself. If you're explicitly hiking - then get a quality ultralight that fits your needs. If not, then I recommend getting one a fair bit chunkier. Sleeping on a wafer thin bit of foam is a horrible experience.
I bought one from aldi a while ago for $29. Would this be better in any way?
Just FYI anyone reading, this is definitely not light enough to take hiking with you if you want it for that. Similar mats that are hiking-focused (thinking sea2summit comfort light or ultralight) weigh about 600g. I know we won't find those at this price ever but for me this mat is categorically too heavy to hike any considerable distance with.
If you can't afford a good, light one for hiking, you can't afford one at all.
You're better with a foam/yoga mat strapped to your bag. $10 or so from target type stores. Nothing wrong with that and I hiked like that for ages.