A down filled air mattress that offers incredible comfort and 3 times the warmth of any other mat of comparable weight! Without the bulk or weight of thick foam, nothing packs down or weighs so little, next to Down Air Mattress. Use the included pump-packsack for quick inflation and to block the humidity from your breath. And now, for those who insist on having room to stretch, Down Air Mattress Deluxe is longer and wider!
The 250g 700 fill down prevents convection currents of air, improving insulation over old-fashioned air mattresses, achieving heat resistance of 1.6 m2 x K/W and R-value of 9.54.
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hmronnow - Aug 13, 2003 10:22 am - Voted 5/5
Untitled ReviewFound mine on sale for $125, which is still a lot, but I am skinny and sleeping cold can ruin a trip. Brought it to Kilimanjaro and slept like a baby at -10 C. One night my partner was cold on her slightly thicker than standard foam mattress, swapping to the exped he got warm in 15 minutes. (With my -21C bag I was warm every night regardless of pad).
One caveat is that using the stuff sack to inflate is tedious, but a minute or two of work are well spent for a full night of good sleep. Yet, as the inflation sack attaches at the end, it does require some room in the tent. Will try to inflate it inside my ultra-light one-person tent one day and let you know.
Update Jan 2005. Slept in -20C=-5F on the pad with a -21C=-5F marmot down bag and clothes. Pad kept me nicely warm. Inflation takes less time than melting a pot os snow.