Exped - Versa 4R
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"Insulation instead of reflective layer is quieter ... Can’t stand the crinkly noise produced by reflective layer models. ... I find they’re less noisy than the reflective pads. ... Overall, i find expeds less noisy."
"I have an Exped. Not loud."
"i have several Expeds and I don't think they're that loud at all."
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"I recently slept on my Exped, straight on the ground (but in a tent) at 15⁰f and had no issues with the cold."
"They are not phony in the sense that the insulation ratings are way off. ... I camped in freezing temps for the last 5 years and am very toasty on every trip."
"the exped is the comfiest and warmest hands down."
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"I have bad discs in my neck and back, and can still side sleep on an Exped. ... They are a gamechanger for me."
"They are the best mattress for camping I have ever used. ... Even weighing 230lbs, side sleeper, I would have a tough time touching the ground through the mattress."
"I have a exped also and its more comfortable than my normal mattress."
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"I've used my Exped for 500miles. I've never had a problem with it. ... Personally, I would only buy Exped or Big Agnes sleeping pads because they're the only ones I've never seen leak."
"I've used it for about 80 days over several trips. It's a very robust build."
"if it helps i think i'm on year 5 with it."
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"The investment in an exped is worth it, especially the air bag to blow them up is genius."
"They are quick to fill up with the enclosed hand pump and quick to deflate."
"My exped mat is filled in a minute with the pump sack."
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"it is bulkier and heavier for the same warmth rating."
"The Exped is definitely a bulky mattress style, though."
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"the exped still makes noise ... the noise caused by the sleeping bag sliding around on the pad ... I turn over nonstop all night long and am insanely sensitive to noise."
"(Exped backpacking style inflatable pad) not as quiet!"
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"Over time, the Exped began to leak ... As best I can tell, the rubber lining inside the fabric begins to slowly degrade and develop pinhole leaks. ... You never hear leaking air. You just wake up in the morning with your hip touching the ground (I’m a side sleeper)."
"Mind you, my Exped mat has never been the same since I camped in a prickle patch."
"Expeds CAN leak"
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"on Exped pads, DO NOT simply pull the flap to open the valve. BE SURE to hold the part of the valve that is permanently attached to the pad fabric separately so that the forces of opening the flap do not tear the valve out of the fabric."
Exped Versa 4R basic, might be slightly over 100. Or the Exped SIM lite 3.8. however that's a self inflated mat which I would not recommend if you sleep on your side. I would also recommend the Forclaz MT500 head pillow.
r/backpacking • Beginner here, what sleeping gear should I get? ->I have an Exped as well as the bestway one often mentioned here and the zen bivvy one, and the exped is the comfiest and warmest hands down. However I can’t remember which one it is exactly (it’s an old model, now deprecated, but 7 cm deep). Also has by far the best inflation system.
r/wildcampingintheuk • Sleeping mat advice ->I was using a backpacking style exped inflatable pad and recently replaced it with a self inflating one. Takes up a lot more space but far more comfortable (and quiet!).
r/camping • Is a self inflating sleeping pad better than an air mattress? ->Get an exped airbed. I've tried a lot of selfinflating mats, but i always end up blowing them up by mouth and than have les comfort sleeping than with the exped mats and be sorry i bought them. The investment in an exped is worth it, especially the air bag to blow them up is genius.
r/camping • Is a self inflating sleeping pad better than an air mattress? ->I don’t find these comfortable. Lightweight - yes. Comfort - no. I just bought my second xped and it is bulkier but so much more comfortable. You feel as if you are being rolled off. And yes you can let them down which helps but still uncomfortable and then when you sit up you are on the hard floor.
r/Ultralight • Thermarest NeoAir Xlite NXT: I'm tempted, but there are so many negative reviews I'm seeing regarding leaks and customer service ->xped makes a great pad/mattress, it's kind of a cross between the two, mine has lasted for years
r/camping • Two person sleeping pad? ->love my xped for car camping. kind of a cross between the two
r/camping • Air matress vs sleeping pad ->if it helps i think i'm on year 5 with it.
r/camping • Air matress vs sleeping pad ->Look into exped insulated pads. They use insulation instead of the reflective inner layer other manufacturers are now using. Insulation instead of reflective layer is quieter, warm, but a bit heavier. Can’t stand the crinkly noise produced by reflective layer models.
r/backpacking • Sleeping Pad Recommendations? ->That’s a legit complaint. Ive tried pads from every company and NONE has solved the noise caused by the sleeping bag sliding around on the pad. But the newer reflective tech layers that are inside the pads add an additional crinkling noise that the reflective layer makes when it moves. So yeah, the exped still makes noise but I find they’re less noisy than the reflective pads. I turn over nonstop all night long and am insanely sensitive to noise. I suspect pad reviewers who claim ANY current pad is silent probably aren’t turning over very much or are simply less sensitive to the noise. Overall, i find expeds less noisy.
r/backpacking • Sleeping Pad Recommendations? ->I had a Tensor and it was uncomfortable for me as well. I’ve found Exped inflatable pads comfortable. My favorite right now though is the Neoloft.
r/backpacking • Are inflatable pads uncomfortable for anyone else? ->I have an Exped. Not loud. And of them can make some noise sliding about on say tent floors, depending on the relative texture etc of the fabrics. Not way to know for sure until you try it. Or, more easily, just use something between them if it's an issue.
r/CampingandHiking • Sleeping Mats Recommendations? ->Support. I had a hole in my Exped, out of warranty, had to pay for shipping but they repaired it and shipped it back for free. Super nice of them.
r/camping • What are you getting with a $200+ sleeping pad ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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