Therm-a-Rest - NeoAir Camper Duo
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"I've 200+ nights on my NeoAir."
"I’ve got several hundred nights on my Neo Air mattresses and they haven’t had a single leak or issue whatsoever. ... the ThermaRests are just rock solid. ... They’re the ONLY brand I’ll use now."
"I’ve got over 200 nights on my current ThermaRest Neo Air without a single leak or issue whatsoever."
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"Hasn’t missed a beat, no problems and it’s so much warmer and comfier than my previous self inflating mat."
"My thermarest neo air cost a bomb when I got it ten years ago, but it's the only mat I take (even car camping) and I'm always warm."
"I've never been cold on it even in sub freezing"
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"The Thermarest NeoAir is indeed lighter. ... At just 12 ounces the semi-mummy arguably the best quality sleeping pad in this range and weight."
"Super small packed up."
"It won't me AS tiny as the klymit but much smaller than the Coleman. About nalgene size."
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"My Thermarest NeoAir enables me to get a decent night of sleep out there."
"You obviously have not tried a NeoAir"
"bought a NeoAir for the CDT and slept great on all of them."
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"For me the thermarest warranty has been worth its weight in gold ... every interaction I’ve had with them has been amazing, no questions asked replacement or repair"
"if they fail (which out of all the matt's ive had over the years are the most reliable) the customer service is second to none, you will get a replacement."
"Cascade Designs, the parent company of thermarest, will replace your pad if there's a defect in it (I've warrantied an MSR tent with them)."
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"if a little pricey"
"they are a little spartan compared to some of the more expensive air mattresses."
"It’s kinda pricey"
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"I havepunctured 2 thermarests on rocks pr thorns. ... I won’t be using them again."
"Both times I’ve hiked the PCT my thermarests have popped in the desert . ... My first one had multiple holes and was a write-off."
"or sharp sticks puncturing it. ... Thinlight is great back up if neo air pops."
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"I hate my NeoAir, I don’t find ThermaRest pads comfortable at all. ... I sleep like shit on the NeoAir. I wake up multiple times every night off the pad, slide around, bottom out and my body hurts in the morning."
"I had a very hard time sleeping on the neoair, the horizontal baffles killed my shoulders (Im a side sleeper)."
"it always makes back and hip issues worse."
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"it's so ridiculously loud I can't use it!"
"sounds like a bag of crisps"
"Nope, have had mine for 10 years, still noisy."
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"wobbled long ways (not side to side) a lot when i moved around"
"with the mummy shaped pad I often found myself halfway off the pad in the middle of the night."
"I don’t slide off the StS, and I can sleep on my side. I will start to feel the pressure on my hip and have to change position occasionally, but probably don’t end up doing that much more than when I’m at home. ... I think if you want a wide pad because there's literally not enough room for your arms, etc., on the regular width, or that sort of thing, a wide absolutely makes sense. But if you want a wide pad because your arms (or you) technically fit on the pad but tend to slip off, it may be worth seeing how you do with a less slippery pad."
Personally I am UL-allied and accommodate my cranky needs despite that ruining my BW. So will not react in horror. I haven't tried this but my wife and I use a Duo and love it; personally I'd try the shorter one; and if it doesn't work out swap up. (I still use the crinkly Thermarest UL thing and you could carry that in addition to the short Ultra and still be a few grams shy of the long one lol.)
r/Ultralight • Exped Megamat Ultra: talk me down ->The last few years have been brutal to me in terms of sleep quality while camping as I'm getting older. I have just started to accept I don't sleep well backpacking, regardless of how much money I throw at it. For me honestly focusing on finding a good pillow probably had more returns for me than focusing on a pad. I have a 3" neoair pad and a 4+" neoloft and I find them about equally as comfortable (the neoair is a wider pad, and all things being equal I'd almost rather than the wider pad than the thicker one, especially as a side sleeper)..
r/WildernessBackpacking • How much better are “nice” sleeping pads? ->I had one of the first neo airs and I used on extended trips and for work. I also let my dogs walk all over it. I used it on rocks and twigs. It took like 10 years to get a hole.
r/bikepacking • Light Tour sleeping pads ->I've been using the thermarest neos air ones since they were introduced.
r/bikepacking • Best lightweight sleeping Pad? ->I personally don’t think that pad will be good enough for shoulder season and def not winter, even if paired with foam. Virginia winter can be in the teens or colder even. In general, I haven’t found my Neo air (notably higher r value) to be “too hot” in mid Atlantic summer temps. It’s the top insulation that controls for that far more. If you’re worried about being too hot in summer, the real move is to find an alternative to that 20* bag.
r/Ultralight • Sleeping Pad Advice ->My neo air is noticably more comfortable than my static V, but neither of them is as comfortable as my bed at home, which in turn is not as comfortable as my hammock. I'm usually tired enough when backpacking to make it through the night on the neo air, but I try my best to camp somewhere with trees, so I can hang instead.
r/WildernessBackpacking • How much better are “nice” sleeping pads? ->I've had a neo air and it's light but noisy when turning. Just got a big Agnes (can't remember the model but the widest single insulated) and it's comfy and quieter when turning. Certainly heavier than the neoair though
r/AppalachianTrail • Best sleeping pads for larger tossier turnier gentlemen ->I found the hest foamy to be awesome in every aspect except for its size. Rolled up it takes up an insane amount of room inside. Swapped back to a Neo air instead.
r/overlanding • What’s the Best Sleeping Setup for Overlanding Comfort Without Going Full RV? ->No insulating value so not appropriate for cold weather; otherwise, if you like it great! I like closed cell foam for bottom dollar functionality but lots of folks can't/won't sleep on it, which is where you get the expensive inflatable pads you're talking about that are light and warm and compact (but cost a lot). In that category I like the thermarest neoair series.
r/CampingandHiking • Is an expensive sleeping pad worth it? My pool float beat the cheap ones. ->i have a therma neo air therm--good. but what makes it great is the 1cm closed cell foam pad that i bring along with it--keeps me xtra warm at night, but more importantly is a great lounging pad in the winter kitchen and kneeling pad at the tent door etc
r/wmnf • Winter sleeping pad rec? ->I hate my NeoAir, I don’t find ThermaRest pads comfortable at all. I’d take a CCF over a Thermarest. For trips where I want an inflatable over a CCF, I just got a Nemo Tensor since they’re on sale at REI (25% off). At least in store, it felt a lot better than my NeoAir or CCF.
r/Ultralight • Sleeping Pad Choice ->Seems like a great all around option. A little heavier than I would like on because I need a long/wide, but I sleep like shit on the NeoAir. I wake up multiple times every night off the pad, slide around, bottom out and my body hurts in the morning. The CCF pad I have is better, but also not warm enough a lot of the time.
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