[pct-l] Sleeping Pads

[Kevin Cook]

I saw someone's blog post about repairing their NeoAir matresses. They found
dozens of tiny holes all around the seams. I think Cascade Designs may have
been having a production problem for awhile. One of my hiking buddies bought
one last year and has had no issues with it. I bought mine right after Xmas.
I've slept on it a few times now, and mine hasn't leaked at all. I can't
comment on cold though. I was indoors testing a new hammock. I keep trying
to get out for an overnight, but work is busier and on top of that I spend
my weekend preparing for my hike!

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> I'll weigh in on the NeoAir.  I bought one of the first ones out and used
> it on several training hikes, including Mtn Ned's University of Snow.  From
> the beginning it had a slow leak but nothing major - a few puffs at night
> were usually sufficient to reinflate it.  However, it got worse on the
> trail, so I asked my hometown outfitter (where I bought it) to ask
> Thermareat to replace it.  They did, without charge to me.  The new one has
> not leaked a bit.  I love the sleeping comfort of the NeoAir, as well as the
> weight savings over my old (but still serviceable) Thermarest pad.
>
>
>
> I also carried a cheap and very light closed cell pad from K-Mart, for
> greater insulation, padding, and protection for the NeoAir.  That pad turned
> out to be one of my most useful pieces of gear.  It smoothed out the rocks
> and sticks at breaks, it coouldn't be deflated, it was easy to clean, it was
> non-absorbent, it kept my gear clean while laid out for packing / unpacking,
> and it helped buffer my pack and contents when under attack from limbs and
> rocks.
>
>
>
> I'm going back out this year (starting at Sonora Pass), and I will carry
> the same pad and NeoAir.  Look for me  - I'll be the guy with the oversized
> straw hat and the light green cylinder strapped on the back.
>
>
>
> Mango
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Williams" <baidarker at gmail.com>
> To: "John Abela" <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:36:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping Pads
>
> Great instructions for something they should offer as a product.  I still
> love my neo, as much as when you saw me with it Paul, in the deserts.  It
> held up fine, but others had some trouble with leaks.  Mango used to have
> to
> blow it back up in the middle of the night, and one other person had a
> similar problem.
>
>  I was not cold sleeping on very cold ground and rock in the Sierra, but I
> did have a bag, but was cowboy camping most of the time.  Be careful with
> it
> and it should last.  I think Mango said it had a leak from the beginning,
> so
> maybe he just got a defective one.
>
> Shroomer
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