Ultralight Sleeping Mat - Inflatable & Compact Camping Air Mattress for Backpacking, Hiking

I bought 2 of these sleeping pads. One for me (adult female age 54 220 lbs with arthritis in hips) and one for a Boy Scout. The one for me is because I sleep on my side and cannot have pressure on my hips. This pad did the trick wonderfully. Slept great and without pain.The pad for my Boy Scout needed to be tough enough to survive a tall teenage boy learning to take care of his equipment. He has used this pad for only 10 days so far, and it has done a great job for him.Neither of us put the pad inside our bags, and the pad stayed under us anyway.Well worth the money spent. Had no problems at all. After the first use in the morning it was still inflated, but a little soft, we assumed from first time use stretching, and we added literally only 1/2 a breath. This lasted until the end of our 10 day trip. We did not deflate each night but left them inflated. The air held the whole time, which I was amazed about. I thought that we would have to add at least a breath from time to time, but we did not need to.I am thrilled to get my hips off the ground, with something that will to pack up small in my pack to give me more room, and very light weight. I am trying to lighten my pack weight and spend as little $$ as I can, and yet still be able to get equipment that is good enough to accommodate my aging body out in the sticks.My Scout wanted an air pad that was comfortable and tough and small and light weight because he likes to have nothing in his pack, so he has lots of room for other things and he does not want anything attached to the outside of his pack. This air pad was perfect for him.We live at 6,000 feet and camp out usually above that. The nights are cool, or cold, all year round, and the ground is above freezing but not really warm. This pad has worked great! and has allowed us to reduce down to one 15 degree sleeping bag without an extra layer to insulate against ground effect. We have not yet tried to use this pad directly on the snow pack, just on non-snow covered ground.Cons:This pad is pretty quiet, but not the most silent. We have been on plenty of louder/noisier pads, and a few quieter pads that were a whole lot more expensive. I would put this one somewhere in the middle-ish pile.We tried this pad out as a kids sleepover bed. The kid stayed on top of the pad, but on the carpet this pad walked/schooched itself about 14 inches sideways during the night where as the other air pads we had did not. Was this the kid on top moving differently or the air pad? We do not know. The kid did not care and used it for the next 2 nights anyway.When we have more than 1 Scout with the same pad (yes we have more than one Scout with the same pad), it is hard to know who's pad is who's come pack up time. This could be partly solved with some choices in colour availability.

I got 2 of these to take camping for my kids to sleep on with the intent on being able to use them myself for adult hiking/camling trips. They are awesome. Super easy to inflate - other reviews note that it takes 9 to 12 breaths to inflate. They were right! I was skeptical at first but started blowing and they really do fill up in that range. One cool feature is the flap on the inside of the inflation valve. When you blow it up, your breath pushes the flap out and then immediately closes so no air escapes. Brilliant. To deflate you just pull it out a bit and it deflates quickly. Oh and they weigh like a pound. I plan on using them for myself and husband when we go hiking/camping without kids because they're so light. In the bags they are the size of a small stuff and go coat. Super small. The pads themselves are quite long. My husband is 6'3" and his whole body fits on it. I did quite a bit of research on good quality mats before purchasing. I am kind of a gear head with camping/hiking gear. These really are superior quality and literally half the cost of the ones from other brand name retailers. We've used them for 4, four day camping trips and they've held up to all the things kids do to them. Jumping, dragging, putting them in a cart, folded in half, sitting on top of them...all the things! No rips yet! And as far as comfort, they get the job done. You really don't feel the ground beneath you, it's just enough air and with the diamond pattern it just works. If you're on the fence, I can say you won't be disappointed (unless you're looking for a 12" air mattress). This is a camping pad - not a bed. Keep that in mind. Also, I recieved a really nice note from the seller in the mail. Really shows you that they care about their product. I would definitely purchase these again. I plan on getting some as gifts for my famy memebers. Happy sleeping!