MegaMat Max

Not permanently but my visitors love my Exped mega mat. It gets used in preference to my sofa bed. [https://www.snowys.com.au/megamat-max-lxw-burgundy](https://www.snowys.com.au/megamat-max-lxw-burgundy)

I needed a sleeping mat for low temperatures so the high R rating on this is fantastic. It is also the most comfortable sleeping mat ever used.

A major impetus for buying this was my diagnosis of degenerative disc disease. It's very comfortable if you can still get up and down off the ground. I use a milk crate to help me get back up.

We have an Exped Megamat Duo (double bed size), and honestly, I think 4" is plenty of thickness for comfort, but your comfort needs may be different. We do fine with the regular duo, width-wise, but I'm short and my husband is average height. Queen vs 2 LXWs: honestly, it's nice having just one pad for two people. It seems like you'd lose a little bit of lengths and only gain 2cm of width, so I'd go with the queen. **A word of warning about using bedding from home:** if you are camping somewhere that is humid or if you expect rain, DO NOT USE COTTON BEDDING. I learned this the hard way on our maiden voyage with the Duo - we went to Acadia and it was misty/rainy during our whole stay. I was excited about bringing our normal sheets and pillows, and by the first morning, everything felt DAMP. Not wet, just clammy. It made it hard to stay warm at night, and it felt terrible on my skin. I will either use two sleeping bags or synthetic bedding for all future trips. But for dry climates, I think any bedding would be fine, and normal bedding really is cozier for two than separate sleeping bags.

They are worth every cent, we have one in our RTT and it is super comfortable

I went from two Max LXW side by side to a Max Duo and it feels more spacious since there’s no gap in the middle. It was cheaper, took up less packing space, and felt more comfortable to use. YMMV though.

It is slightly heavier for a wide (1lb 14oz), but I think the thermarest neoloft will be a preferable pad iver the quasar for most people. Super stretchy top material the let's you sink in as you let air out to remove pressure points. 4.6" so you dont bottom out. Pack size is reasonable, a bit bigger than a 32oz Nalgene. If you prefer something still stretchy but a little more firm and supportive, the Exped Mega Mat ultra is a good one to try too. Best thing to do is go to an REI if there's one near you and try them out because it's so personal.

Same. The new exped max is even thicker and on sale at REI

I used mine for the first time last season and was shocked how much less air/inflated I felt it needed to be comfortable vs what I was expecting. Which is to say that I initially inflated it way stiff at first like my old air mattress and ended up releasing air from it throughout the first night. Was that your experience as well? I got the Megamat Max, if that matters.