NeoAir Thermarest...new product

[snusmumriken]

My very hazy understanding of physics says that the warm air that I blew it up with looses volume as it cools. Happened with my old airpad to. The way I solve it is to blow it up when I set up camp, then top it off with a breath or two before retiring.

[rlown]

this will shave a LOT of weight off my pack. If it stays up. I was looking at the exped, but i'm kinda trusting the warranty and my care of it to not puncture. Although, i'd rather it was not Limon. Looks to be almost as thick at the exped, so i'm not so concerned about that. Thicker than what i use now. i always lay out the thermarest and blow right before i go to bed, a second time. just to keep it where i like it.

[hikerduane]

I got to use my new pad that Cascade Designs replaced for my leaky one this last weekend. Nice to have something so compact and light. The color is ok, it is covered up by my bag anyway. Must say though, that I slept better on the Lost Coast trip than I did last weekend using this pad. My shoulders must be sore from cutting/splitting firewood and the swimming with the young ladies on the trip too.

[rlown]

looks like REI online is out of the NeoAir Large until early September.. sigh..

[trekerrick]

I just used my neoair on a backpacking trip to Yellowstone and the Teton Crest trail. It worked perfect and I slept like a baby. I have a question, do you store the neoair loose and with the valve open like the old thermarests, or in the stuff sack?

[hikerduane]

To avoid folding in the same place, at least for now, I deflate mine, a slow job, roll it up, then fold in thirds and use a small Granite Gear stuff sack which is way cheaper than the Cascade Designs sack to store it and protect it. I just need to pick up some goop to seal leaks if they ever develop.

[AlmostThere]

got a medium....

As a reformed tosser and turner, I was dismayed at the narrow aspect. In a hammock I don't roll around a lot as the comfort and lack of pressure points allow me to sleep on my back all night. On the ground or in bed, I sleep on my side and typically switch positions frequently.

Three nights in a hammock and two nights on the ground later, I am impressed! The crinkly doesn't turn out to be a factor when you're laying on it. The pad is thick enough that sleeping on the ground it cushions my hip and other pressure points well enough (as long as you don't blow it up tight as a balloon). Half inflated it did well in the hammock. I used a 1/4" evazote pad under it to protect it and to provide some insulation if an elbow drifted off in the hammock. Slept warm and comfy each use.

No leaks so far... easy to blow up and harder to deflate, but it's livable. I think it will be a pretty good option for those trips that take me alpine and I may even be able to use the tent a few times again.

[rlown]

Just ordered a large from REI (minus last years dividend ) I'll be giving it a spin in Trinity this Sept. Trying to offset some of the weight of my pack.

[Rosabella]

Oops! I forgot to post my "review" of my "NeoAir"..... I LOVE it!!!

It weighs practically nothing, and it was SO comfortable. I got the small (3/4 length), which was fine for me. I'm 5'6" and weight 140, so I'm not a tiny person. The "crinkly" noises that it makes didn't bother me, nor did the narrowness. I slept better on this than I ever had on any of my other thermarests.

I worried about the apparent-delicateness of the fabric, and was concerned that I would end up with a leak, but it served me well on my JMT hike. I was careful not to over-inflate it. I mostly sleep on my side, and I inflated it just enough to keep my hipbone from touching the ground.

I’m totally happy with it!

Rosie

[rlown]

OK..

Just got back from a Trinity Alps trip for 10 days with my large/long/weighs nothing comparatively to what i had, NeoAir. Amazing. We went to Horseshoe and Ward Lakes in the Trinity Alps. We had 2 days of snow (9/28-9/29) which left an inch of snow on the ground for both days, 50mph wind at Ward, and temps in the high teens. Crinkley: nothing. actually the Thermarest never slipped and there was no crinklely sound when sleeping on it. The key was to blow it up as much as you could; let it rest;, and then adjust when you got on it so your hips would sink in.. I never hit the ground even with the cold temps. If you overinflate it, you will feel uncomfortable. It was nice to adjust it about a half hour in to get the right contour.

We had another couple across from us who's Neo got caught in an updraft (30mph or so) and they can fly. Still, it held up with all the granite it hit on it's flight.

I love the light weight, the adjustment to comfort and no crinkly sound that bothered me in the field. 25 puffs to fill. and not too hard to deflate. fold and press has you go.

Russ