exped foam air mattress

“does anybody us the exped foam air mattress? what do you think of it. how good does it insulate. it looks comfortable at 3" thick.”

“Three inches of mattress is nice. Can't speak to the foam, but Exped is good quality stuff.”

“It looks like the compressed size is twice what the thermarest is, but the weight is good. Three inches sounds good for winter and car camping. How durable would this mattress be?”

“The R factor is only so, so- 2.15, but it would be more durable than the down air mattress. That foam layer would be some protection and provide some padding even if the air mattress got punctured.”

“yeah, i noticed the r value. what are the average thermarests?

size wise it wouldn't be any bulkier than the mountain hardwear backcountry 72 i currently carry. mountain hardwear used to advertise the r value on their pads but i can't find it any more. seems the backcountry was a little over 3 if i remember correctly.

anyone know where there is insulating value information/comparison on sleeping pads on the net?”

“see if this works.

Comparison chart for self inflating pads on REI”

“nope, scroll down that page and you'll see a link for the comparison chart.”

“Do you have to blow this up?, that would suck”

“actually I think it would blow not suck Stalker”

“the stuff sack converts to a pump.”

“well, that chart shows how good my memory is. the mountain hardwear pads must have started in the 6 something r value range. the only reason i say this is because they were better than any of the thermarest pads (the reason i got one). if i can find that info again, i will post it.”

“I personally prefer a closed cell foam (i.e. Ridgerest) and an open cell (i.e. Thermarest Ultralite). This combination has worked very well for me. I've used this combination as high as ~21,500ft in temps well below zero. This combo is, I believe, lighter (under 3lbs) in total weight than just the 3inch pad you're talking about.”

“they did a gear review of 4 different brands of inflatbles in backpacker magazine(dec 02) . they look great. they said the ones with less foam loose moro heat in brutally cold temps. they compared them and they liked them all. this one was oone of the ones they tested. but it wasn't their favorite. what i like is they all stuff tiny and are lite. pretty affordable too.”