Big Agnes - Zoom UL Insulated Air Chamber Sleeping Pad
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Last updated: Aug 13, 2025 Scoring
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"I had a Big Agnes for a decade. ... It sprung a leak on a trip this time last year. ... I found the leak on a seam and called to ask about repairing it. ... They asked for a pic, which I sent as well as a pic of the valve cut off (per their instructions) and my new pad arrived in a few days. No charge. ... I’ll never buy a pad from a different manufacturer again."
"Bought my Big Agnes pad for $100 at REI ten years ago and still going strong. ... Not a single leak."
"I’ve had it for 8 years, which feels kinda unreal for an inflable. ... Never had an issue with it and definitely put it through the gauntlet- camped in the desert a lot, cowboy camped, camped on rocky areas. ... Never had a leak. ... Love it and feel like it’s worth the price tag"
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"I sleep so much better on the Zoom due to the extra width. ... My arms virtually never come off the wider pad."
"I like that the sides are higher on the BA pads, which keep you from rolling off the mat. ... It's not that they are super high to physically prevent you from rolling off. It's the subconcious thing that when you feel that extra height, your brain does it, even when asleep."
"Because the lost dog attaches to the pad it keeps me from falling off the pad."
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"slept on it for 13 nights in Northern Canada and Alaska where it was down around freezing every night and was nice and toasty"
"It has a 4 R value so it insulates well."
"Being cold from below was not a a problem."
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"I own both and use the UL on longer backpacking trips to save some weight."
"Folds down to the size of a Nalgene bottle."
"I use the Big Agnes Zoom UL INsulated r-4.3"
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"man I'd rather sleep on that then my real bed some days."
"I've since moved to a Big Agnes and it made a world of difference!"
"I sleep like I'm in a bed."
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"it is the loudest pad I’ve yet used. ... the BA pad was so awful."
"I find the insulation in the zoom to make noise while the rapide does not. the noise is like mylar crunching."
"I'd say it's at the very least quieter than my Big Agnes that I used most recently."
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"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"
"it also sleeps colder than the R-Value suggests"
"Big Agnes pads, I have 3, tend to sleep cold so I discount their R values."
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"their pads are a disaster. Lots of leaking from those weird dimples they have."
"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."
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"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."
"will leak sooner than later"
"PITA to fill up every night"
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"For context I’ve tried Therm-a-Rest, Big Agnes and Nemo mats. If I’m going for comfort, the cot bed wins every time."
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