Exped Down Sleeping Mat Review

Medium verified purchase the first time i pulled out an exped downmat was on a winter ascent of mount baker.

Exped down sleeping mat review.

I had a thin 30 degree down sleeping bag and was expecting an utterly miserable night. The exped synmat 7 is an insulated air construction sleeping pad that is quite comfortable. These pads both offer an excellent footprint and a nice variability in firmness while keeping you well cushioned from a rocky surface below. This is the big daddy of sleeping pads with a claimed r value of 8.

Through online research i whittled my candidates down to the exped downmat 7 and the therm a rest prolite 4 women s. Reviewed in the united states on april 22 2015 i ve been winter backpacking camping for over 30 years and have used just about every type of sleeping mat mattress combination that s ever been sold. Reviewed in the united states on september 6 2014 size. This exped downmat 9 provides as comfortable a nights sleep as i get at home and i am not exaggerating in the least.

A mat for every. I just needed a wider mat to allow my dog to curl up next to me because she gets too cold sleeping on the tent floor. The exped downmat 7 is an incredible sleeping mat when it works developed by an exceptional company with some of the best customer service people i have ever had the pleasure of doing interacting with. This version of the downmat 9 was discontinued by exped in 2019.

Hands down the most comfortable pads we snoozed on is the sea to summit comfort plus insulated a top pick for comfort and the exped synmat 9. The dowmat maintains a 3 5 inch barrier of warm air between the snoozer and the cold ground with 8 8 oz of 700 fill goose down insulation. 4 0 out of 5 stars i ve been using this for over year and down come out noticeably reviewed in the united states on january 16 2019 i might try without down inside for lighter weight and not messy with down feather coming out over time. This was one of our favorite pads to sleep on and gave us many good nights of sleep.

It also has an internal pump which is a nifty feature though most testers found it unnecessary. I am a cold sleeper so i have need an insulated mat. Exped went above and beyond to help me out when my mat failed. However the benefits of this pad are offset by its heavy weight.

2016 sleeping mat line. After 1 5 hours in the store i still couldn t decide. We re often above 10 000 in the sierras so it does get cold at night even in the summer.