Sea To Summit - Ultralight Air Sleeping Pad

Klymit Static V if you are small (only non-insulated, the insulated ones are to large for the price). Although they are advertised as being 183cm long, mine was only 179cm long. I'm 185cm tall and could not use it comfortably. Got an Sea to Summit ultralight air mat on sale in large in that price range. Pretty comfy and still very small. But you need to know, that at this price point you will get either a small/lightweight or a warm mattress. The sleeping pad that combines both in the best way possible is the NeoAir X-Lite in my opinion, but it costs double. It might still be worth it to spend the money, since you might want to upgrade it eventually anyways. The air mats from Decathlon are also a good choice, although they are not the smallest. Foam pads are also an option (Nemo Switchback, Therm-A-Rest Z-Lite, Decathlon MT500)

Well my pad, the sea to summit ultralight, is currently $140 and you can get it on sale for ~$130 right now. So no, not $200. I’ve had mine for 8 years now and it’s still holding strong. Never had a leak

Same. I have a Sea to Summit Ultralight and I sleep so well on it… 2” thick, weight is 15 oz, R-value 3.1

Sea to Summit ultralight pad had nothing but punctures (or material defects) for me over the years. Although their warantty is spotless, this doesnt help when you are traveling and you need a new pad immediatelly. Also consider if you plan using it in thorny landscape, you would be better with some kind of foam mat.

Since a good part of how you want to use this is in airports, while you’re traveling, I agree with the suggestion of getting a “quilt”. They’re light, packs small and would give you more comfort and flexibility in fitting in where you can in the airport. I wish I’d thought of that - I’m remembering a long, overnight layover in Bogota Colombia. A problem I see is that you probably don’t want as much warmth for “Travel” backpacking as you would for “wilderness” backpacking. You’ll have to find the right balance that works for you. For a sleeping pad, I’m currently using a Sea to Summit ultralight mattress. It’s light and compact but probably not as inexpensive as it sounds like you’re looking for.

I just got the 20 bucks Decathlon ccf pad and actually manage to sleep ok on it when I don't bring an inflatable. It's fairly warm as well, have used it down to -12 C in winter, placed over an uninsulated inflatable mat, and it was almost enough (had to add a few clothes layered under the ccf pad). Just went on a longer basecamping trip to the Alps (so just staying at campings) and guess what? My new fucking Sea to Summit Ultralite decided holding air is not its thing despite very careful handling and making sure it wasn't left inflated during the day. Would have saved a lot of trouble to just bring the stupid ccf pad. It weighs about 400 grams, as well, so there's not a big difference in weight, just comfort.

It's literally not possible. The megamats are comfortable because they have several inches of foam inside of them. The foam makes the pad super soft and supportive. There is no way to make that packable. Backpacking air pads are either air with insulation or foam filled but really thin, like 1.5 inches. The most comfortable backpacking pad I've found is the sea to summit light because it has a lot of small baffles instead of long continuous tubes like most pads. That makes it a lot more supportive. But it will never compare to a megamat.

Sea to Summit has a structure they call "air sprung cell". I personally own an old NeoAir but have tested a Sea to summit pad with that structure and I must say, it was much comfier. I've been trying to justify chucking in the money for a new pad, but am not there yet.

When I did Baker I brought a closed cell pad (Nemo switch back) and an inflatable (Sea to summit) for comfort and redundancy. You'll be hard pressed to find a new bag that's also lightweight for $200. You'll probably need to see if you can find something used or I would recommend you see if you can rent one.

Ended up getting a couple sea to summit mats on sale for $60.

Big Agnes and sea to summit checks all your boxes. Small/compact, uses vertical baffles to prevent that bouncy castle feeling and provide actual support

Rapide sl is peak. My favorite pad. Ive got a sea so summit pad that i love too but can't remember the name of it. It has like a 7 or 8 r value tho.

I personally think Sea to Summit pads are comfortable.  Nemo Tensor might interest you as well. 

Most don't last very long if you're using them more than 30 nights a year in my experience. These manufacturers are banking on most buyers using them less than that. For super avid backpackers and thru-hikers, obviously we use them way more and therefore need to replace them more frequently. I've always bought them from REI and get them replaced under their policy within the year. Or if it's little seam weld pinholes, take advantage of the warranty (I use Sea 2 Summit pads mostly). But yeah I think the companies just absorb the loss from heavy users, who are a minority of total sales they make globally. Most people just buy a pad to go camping once or twice a year and it just sits in their closet for years before it gets the same amount of camp time as we'd put it through halfway into a thru-hike. Not sure if that made sense - still pre-caffeine today edit: getting holes from pokey things is a given despite the best careful babying if you're out enough, especially in the desert. but i'm not really talking about those kind of holes (that can be patched) - i mean the phantom leaks that can't be identified or fixed easily, like seam welds, valve stuff, etc. (especially on quilted/dimpled baffles) whenever i've returned a pad it's got several patches on it - i keep the solider well bandaged until he can't fight any more

All my sea to summit pads have developed stress pinholes in the dimple welds, nothing to do with anything I could have done or prevented as a user, it's a common defect with that style of baffle.

Good for you for taking care of all your gear. I also take good care of my gear and get many miles out of it. Your response sounds quite lecture-y and finger waggy tbh, making the assumption that others don't take good care of their gear. All my sea to summit pads have developed stress pinholes in the dimple welds, nothing to do with anything I could have done or prevented as a user, it's a common defect with that style of baffle. Manufacture defects on pads are quite common and have nothing to do with user care. No matter how much you baby your sleeping pad, if it has a weak valve attachment, it's gonna develop a leak.

Buy once cry once. Thermarest, Nemo, Sea to Summit. They make the best small, lightweight, comfortable pads.

Tra i menzionati possiedo il Sea to Summit e posso parlarne bene. A pari caratteristiche c'è il cinese Naturhike di cui ne parlano molto bene.

My wife has S2S mattress - the one you are looking at or slightly colder and she likes to sleep warm. We were doing Tour du Mt Blanc this year and you want all the comfort you can get for multiple days of 1000 m up and downs even if it is worth few grams more. Nemo seems to be thicker though? And you don't have to inflate it all the way, so it will make more room for your hips but watch out, too close to the ground and it'll get cold in the middle of the night. We both use Cumulus 250 quilts and I have Thermarest NeoAir Xlite (R 4.5) - I was sweating some nights so if anything, Nemo will be too warm for the proper Summer and maybe shoulder months.

I can’t say for these specific models but I have owned three sleeping pads in my 41 years, Sea to summit, Nemo, and thermarest. The only one that has never gotten a hole in it is the thermarest and it is my oldest pad!

Don’t go self inflating if you want that much height. Car camping, yes, any of the massive, tough, heavy self inflating mats will be fine.   Go to a camping/bushwalking shop and try a Nemo tensor insulated (wide). Fill it up then let out juuuust a bit of air. You can put a closed cell foam mat underneath if you can’t get a balance between a comfortable shape and your hips touching the ground.  Sea to summit are also comfortable but don’t insulate as well.   Also - I know you know this - it’s easier if you can lose a bit of weight. I find it much less comfortable sleeping on the ground after gaining weight. 

Samw with my sea to summit absolutely unbelievable how comfy it is.

Can't say long term but I just replace my sea to summit pad with a Tensor All season. Very comfy just about to leave on tour with it.

I just picked up a Sea to Summit sleeping pad earlier this summer after years of making do with the cheap Walmart foam pad. I've slept so much better with my new setup, especially because I also bought their inflatable pillow that attaches to the sleeping pad. Wasn't the cheapest setup but very well worth it.

I have the S2S and love it! Side/back sleeper.

For me the S2S works where others don’t work. I find horizontal baffles extremely uncomfortable … it feels as if anything closer to the edge falls down and doesn’t give any support. So for me the S2S works for longer trips and for shorter I use a short version of the Nemo Tensor.

Love my S to S pad also. Rivals my Select Comfort bed at home. Bought a back up in case they go out of business.