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In fact, the stated R-value of the pad is an impressive 9.8-three to five times what most ultralight backpacking pads offer.

Sleeping on the Warmth 3.0 was easy to get used to since it didn’t have the usual problems backpacking pads face such as conducting cold, being too small, or allowing me to feel irregularities under the pad. The 3.0 tested for this review is a burly 6 pounds, making this style of pad unrealistic for backpacking and geared more towards car camping, river rafting trips, or van life.

But where a backpacking pad typically weighs in at just over a pound, this pad comes in at about 5 pounds. The smallest, 20-inch size is closer to the usual dimensions of a backpacking-oriented pad. Designed to give you superior insulation from the ground, this self-inflating sleep pad from Lightspeed Outdoors is thicker, wider, and longer than the sta.

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The Lightspeed Warmth Series comes in three sizes that cover a huge range from a 20-inch wide pad to the 30-inch wide 3.0 that I tested. It’s very light and only weighs 14.5 Oz, which makes it perfect for not only camping but also backpacking and other traveling experiences. But an improvement would be a built-in mechanism to inflate it more fully.Ĭomfort and Design: Wide and thick for comfort 2 WELLAX Ultralight Air Sleeping Pad FIND ON AMAZON It looks amazing, doesn’t it This sleeping pad offers superior comfort with its flexing air cells, which work similarly to a pocket sprung mattress. The pad is 3 inches thick and plenty comfortable, so the incomplete inflation didn't necessarily hurt the pad’s overall insulation and comfort. It’s also much cheaper than many backpacking pads which cost more due to engineering and ultralight materials compared to the simplicity of this pad. But it still wasn't the same firmness of a do-it-yourself inflating pad.Īt less than $100, the Warmth 3.0 is more affordable than most full-size air mattresses, so you’re saving money as well as space and weight. Because the valve is wide open and air would leak out easily after I blew it into the pad, I needed more force to keep the air in. While it worked, I wasn’t able to get much more inflation this way. an exceptional nights sleep on the Light speed Outdoors Deluxe TPU Air Bed with. In an effort to get the pad more firm, I closed one valve and attempted to blow into the second valve to force a bit more pressure into the pad. Home / Sleeping Pads & Cots / Inflatable Pad / Lightspeed Outdoors 2. That said, the pad felt a bit soft compared to manually inflating pads that I normally use when backpacking.

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Subsequent uses were very simple and the pad came to full inflation after a minute at most. The first time I inflated the pad, it didn’t appear very full after a few minutes, but after leaving it open overnight it looked much better. However, the first time you do this, the directions recommend leaving the pad’s valves open for several hours, ideally overnight for your first inflation. The Warmth 3.0 is a self-inflating pad which means you simply twist the two knobs at the foot of the pad to open them and the pad starts taking on air. Lightspeed Outdoors ECO 3D Deluxe Flexform Sleep Pad Parasailing. Justin Park / TripSavvy Setup: Self-inflating simplicity Lightspeed Outdoors Sleeping Pads & Mats (2) Price when purchased online.

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