Big Agnes - Insulated Q-Core Deluxe
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"It’s is SO MUCH more quiet than the s7 it ramped up the suction power from 4000 to 19000 yet I can let it clean my office room while being in a call now."
"Extremely quiet compared to our last one to the point where we can have it running while my partner is in work meetings (besides emptying water and dust bin, but that is 10 seconds of loud x 2)."
"pads that lift on carpet so you can run it while the baby naps"
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"Been using them for about four years working out in my gym, and cycling daily (45+ minutes on a bicycle outdoors)."
"I even washed them accidentally and still worked perfectly fine afterwards."
"I still have the Kirby my grandma bought brand new in 1970."
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"Just had my second camp out with it. 0 issues with warmth at 50F , unsurprisingly. Also at 60f I didn ’t sleep hot so that ’s nice too."
"I can take it down to like 25-30F very comfortably."
"20 degrees F comfortably from below. Quilt wasn't up to it"
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"it was hands down the best night of sleep I’ve had in a tent."
"I just put up with the pinholes and patching them on trail because I can't sleep better on any other pad. ... There's a huge difference in comfort depending on your body between the dimpled baffling of the Etherlight/Tensor and the horizontal baffling of the Xlite. ... I can't sleep on horizontal baffling despite all the good features of the Xlite. ... I'm a side sleeper and my arms and shoulders ache and/or fall asleep or go numb on the Xlite. For whatver reason I can only sleep on dimpled baffles (tensor, etherlight)"
"I sleep all night and no body aches."
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"is a great all-rounder, one of the best actually when it comes to comfort-weigh-pack size ratio."
"Neoloft Thermarest sooooo much smaller"
"packs down really small"
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"sounded like a loud squeaky balloon. ... Every time I shifted weight or switched sides it was loud. ... Even someone walking by looked at me and said “that’s really noisy”."
"The fan that circulates the air is so ridiculous it sounds like an airplane is idling inside my house, and it literally changes the air pressure in my kitchen and hurts my ears"
"It ’s super loud ... Noise at least on hardwood is easily double the qrevo"
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"I had to return my Etherlight XT since it was too cold to use even in summer."
"Klymit is known to completely bullshit their R-value ratings. ... They had an insulated pad rated at 4.4 that they later (had to?) revise to 1.9. ... I personally wouldn't trust them. ... just stay clear of the insulated claims."
"It was so cold with my 30F quilt and a Zoom UL pad that I honestly was concerned. ... I had to spend the night running in circles and doing jumping jacks in the shelter"
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"I hate that nylon sags and it's actually pretty weird it sucks up water. The last thing you want a tent to do is get heavier, stay wet and lose tension."
"After getting as much mileage as possible out of my BA 2P Flycreek and Tarptent Rainbow, I'm excited to invest in an ultralight shelter that shaves a pound or more off my base weight"
"It’s 100% not ultralight ... Yeah it’s heavy."
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"Big Agnes has valve issues ... mine didn't even last 3 uses"
"The one I have has a terrible valve that seems to be designed to be as inconvenient as possible. ... You have to blow into it, but there's a bit of resistance to air coming in, and the valve is such that it's hard to tell if it's open or closed. ... I'm attaching a piece of an old bicycle inner tube to make it possible to use a bike pump."
"the valve got warped and it's way too difficult to close now"
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"Big Agnes has valve issues ... mine didn't even last 3 uses"
"After two months on the road it is now failing almost every night. ... I’ve exhausted the patches that came with the pad and it’s now covered with third party gear repair patches. ... I paid good money for this thing and it is absolutely not worth it."
"Big Agnes pads are some of the toughest out there as far as I can know, yet I have gone through three because of punctures. ... Each time the holes have been so small that I can't find them without getting to a hotel and submerging them in the tub."
AcingSpades 1.0I have the Dura 5R Duo and I think it's darn quiet for a pad that still at least somewhat prioritizes packed size and lightness. It's certainly much quieter (and warmer) than my Big Agnes Q Core Deluxe single pad.
Disastrous-Rush7941 1.0After struggling with sleep for years I went to a cot and the Big Agnes pad with a Kodiak canvas bag. It’s a fantastic combination! I’m a side sleeper too. Big Agnes Insulated Q-Core Deluxe Sleeping Pad, Extra Wide Long
Fun-Knowledge4256 1.0Thanks, ended up pulling the trigger. Best camping pad I’ve ever owned 👍
Appreciate the feedback. I was looking at the sea to summit ether light XT, but I found too many reports and evidence of the super comfortable dimples failing. I know they replace them, but it seems that more people ended up completely on the ground than with the big Agnes boundary deluxe (the option I’ve decided to go with). I’m choosing it for a good balance of space, comfort, and durability. It also seems that big Agnes replaces any damaged products with the newest version, regardless of how far out from the purchase date. Yours is reportedly more comfortable haha, but this one is up there, and with only a few reports of slow leaks. No ground nights. Hopefully this info is helpful to others or maybe even you! Thanks for the help!
haasteagle 1.0It helps to define what your priorities are around what you want from a sleeping pad. Is the weight of the pad important. Is comfort more important than how light it is. How many seasons of the year are you looking to use it so what R Value insulation is important to you Figure that formula out and go from there. I bought for comfort and an assured good night sleep so I went with the Big Agnes Boundary deluxe Regular wide R 4.3 insulation. It's just under 1kg, so 500gms heavier than others but 8 hours uninterrupted sleep is golden when on multi day bikepacking holidays.
likka419 1.0I have an exped and multiple air mattresses, and I still prefer my Big Agnes. Warm, roomy, supportive, compact, affordable.
Q Core Deluxe. I got it in tall / wide because I cared more about comfort than weight. They’re discontinued, but the Rapide and Boundary look similar.
MaharbaD 1.0I had a big agnes insulated q-core deluxe for the past two years and absolutely loved it, but the valve got warped and it's way too difficult to close now, so I contacted their customer service and they gave me a credit to cover the cost of a new pad. Hopefully the rapide sl insulated is just as good.
MCN_Ben 1.0Yep the old Q core deluxe now called the boundary deluxe are about as comfortable as you can get with an only air backpacking style pad. Next step up would be the Exped mega mats that are 4"+ thick and filled with foam. Agree volume is priority 1 and weight second, but that's also relative to each rider and their style of camping. On the big bike I'll take all the comfort items, on the smaller dual sport I'm cutting the fat to keep it nimble and more fun on the dirt, assuming I'm hoping from one site to the next each night. If I'm setting up Basecamp I'm guilty of stuffing in as much as I can to dump it and go ride the area unloaded.
murphydcat 1.0I bought a Big Agnes Boundary Deluxe sleeping pad last year because I am a side sleeper and wanted something thicker than foam. Comfy AF, packs down to the size of a Nalgene bottle and it kept me warm in sub-freezing temperatures.
nittanygold 1.0Oh man I got their Q Core Deluxe a few years ago and it totally changed my backcountry sleeping. I always had assumed that sleeping poorly was part of camping but now I sleep so well and I hear from my companions that I snore less,too.
Numerous-Meringue-16 1.06’3 260. Love my big Agnes q core deluxe long wide. Most comfy pad ever
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