LOSTHORIZON - Air & Foam Camping Mattress
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
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"The roborock I have kicked and smashed with my foot so many times out of anger when it doesn't collaborate, and still he rocks 4-5 yrs later and no broken parts"
"they are extremely durable. ... I’ve got well over 1000 miles out of a pair and they still have grip and the uppers are in great shape"
"I've used them for 1500 miles of multi-day hiking with no issues!"
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"it's the best car camping tent I've owned"
"worth every penny for car camping."
"The comfiest pad there is ... definitely for car camping only"
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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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"I'm not exaggerating when I say I can't imagine a pump being more effective than the one included with the lost horizon. ... It deflated the mattress to pancake flat in seconds - I don't know what better even means in this context."
"It uses an inflator bag and inflates easily/quickly."
"and has a bag system to inflate so you’re not hyper ventilating trying to blow the thing up at altitude."
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"I use a g502 with all weights attached 💀💀 ... I switch between a g502 and a g pro super light and the difference is like running and waddling through water"
"Literally too heavy and causes me wrist pain lmao. ... I bought a 502x as like a "let's see" and it was immediately giving me wrist pain."
"I bought g502 x plus but it’s also with same problem and my wrist started to be in pain and today ( used it yesterday, on my way to return it ) I feel like my hand is exhausted… probably because of not possible to rest misddle of my hand…"
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"it is a motherfucker to roll back it will never be as small as the packaging"
"Without the pump, the megamat is very cumbersome."
"it is huge though and very bulky. ... it definitely cannot be stuffed into a large backpack bc it often is a pain to just pack it back up"
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"I havepunctured 2 thermarests on rocks pr thorns. ... I won’t be using them again."
"I do not believe in blow up mats because a pinhole means you wake up two hours later lying on the ground cold as fuck wishing you had bought something else, then spending an hour trying to find a way to warm up when you’ve already fucked that chance."
"Sea to Summit ultralight pad had nothing but punctures (or material defects) for me over the years."
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"Mine always leaks overnight and the company is stumped as to why it happens. ... I did the soap and water test and it's only coming from the valve. ... They sent me like 15 more valves and of course they all do this to me. 😭 ... The sleeping pad is brand new, too!"
"of the two I bought both of them wouldn’t hold air in them. It’s the valve system they use, it leaks air."
"I had a Lost Horizon brand off Amazon but it ended up developing a leak"
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"I personally hated the pitch lock system that prevents it from really folding/rolling as small as its competitor."
"the packed size, it's fkn big ... You really need to be sure you can fit it in your car or be prepared to strap it to the top. ... When I had a Jeep, it BARELY fit! Bottom right corner. When I shut the tailgate, it would nudge it and that was having to move the passenger seat up as far as I could and still be able to sit in the seat."
"It's about the size of 12 by 12 popup shelter folded up."
Exped is the current king of the semi self inflating mattresses but there are other worthy considerations which are more affordable, especially on sale. I went with a Lost Horizon I found on clearance for half price. Probably not as bomb proof as the Exped, but after about a dozen trips this summer it’s going strong without issues. The bottom line is these type of mattresses are exponentially more comfortable than anything else on the market. I will never go back. The only drawback is they don’t roll up small.
r/camping • Is a self inflating sleeping pad better than an air mattress? ->I have one of these Lost Horizon mattresses and have used it 10+ times. I'll never go camping without it. [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XLHQTXY](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XLHQTXY)
r/CampingGear • Best sleeping pad for a cot? ->This one was a bit out of my price range but I bought one on Amazon by a brand called lost horizon. I feels the same and it’s about half the price. It’s gone on a few adventures with me.
r/CampingGear • MegaMat Duo Sleeping Mat - Medium, worth the hype? ->Lost Horizon is great for cold camping, they'll stay fully inflated at below freezing, but you do need a pump to deflate it properly, still the most comfortable camp mattress I've laid on
r/camping • What's the brand of the self-inflating mattresses that people swear by? ->Goto REI and try a few out! "Self inflating" is a little misleading, as you might still want to blow a few breaths into it to fill it to your comfort level. Klymit are pretty thin and lightweight which are good for backpacking. I've got a CORE brand mattress that is working for me in my RTT. I had a Lost Horizon brand off Amazon but it ended up developing a leak and their Customer Support was unreasonable to deal with so I tossed it. I've heard NEST are super comfy so check them out too.
r/camping • Is a self inflating sleeping pad better than an air mattress? ->Bf and I got the lost horizon matress (the double is less than half the price of megamat, including a pump to help deflate) and we are very happy. It‘s 12cm thick and that is the sweet spot. I also tested 8cm thickness and that was not enough. The LH feels like our bed, honestly. Some thoughts: If you get two singles they slide against each other and apart from each other very easily. Dunno how people solve this. I hate the noise that movement creates and it wakes me up more than anything. I am very glad we got the double to not have to deal with that. My bf weighs obly a bit more than me (20kg) and I don‘t feel the matress getting harder when he lies down. It pretty much feels like if I was laying there alone. I think it‘s the thick foam inside. I feel him move but less than I expected bc it’s „like in my real bed“, not like „I’m on a ship of an air matress and we are sinking….“ ;) For sleeping bags: I‘d prefer cotton on the the inside but I am a summer camper who hates the feeling of sythetics on my skin. Don‘t get a mummy, get a double sleeping bag that can be split into two or the other way round two singles that can be connected ;)
r/CampingGear • Double sleeping bag and mat setup ->I got a lost horizon self inflating mattress and it’s like a whole queen mattress
r/camping • Recommendations to help with sleeping well while camping? ->Sorry I worded that bad I meant it feels like a real mattress not an air one
r/camping • Recommendations to help with sleeping well while camping? ->The Lost Horizon pads are great! Only downside is a bit of struggle rolling them up.
r/camping • Question about camping cots ->I love the LostHorizon Single for on my cot. Super comfortable, affordable and got it on sale around $100 on Amazon. Not on sale is about $120
r/camping • Self Inflating Mat Suggestions? ->Lost horizon on Amazon in cot size. It’s shorter than the other sizes but 30” wide which is sweet. I have two lost horizons and for the money I’m not sure they can be beat
r/CampingGear • Decent 4" thick sleeping pad for ~100 bucks? 72-75" long ->I’ve got two lost horizons paired with ZenBivy. Unbeatable combo
r/CampingGear • Exped vs Lost Horizon sleeping mats ->Both. Single for myself and double for when my wife comes or if it’s not going to be cold and I want to sprawl out. My single pad is 28” wide and I no longer feel the claustrophobia of sleeping bags. Highly recommend and i believe there’s a good sale for 4th of July.
r/CampingGear • Exped vs Lost Horizon sleeping mats ->Lost horizon has been more than good enough for me
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