Therm-a-Rest - NeoAir XLite (OG Version w Classic Valve)
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Last updated: Aug 27, 2025 Scoring
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"I've 200+ nights on my NeoAir."
"my thermos Neo air has never had a reliability issue and I’ve probably used it 60 - 70 nights so far."
"Bought NeoAir in 2016. Full AT thru, full PCT thru, a dozen other short trips. Still going strong!"
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"it weighs under 350g"
"packs tiny"
"Dropped about 9ozs and kicked myself the rest of the way down the trail for being so gullible. ... I could really feel those 9ozs off my back."
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"You obviously have not tried a NeoAir"
"bought a NeoAir for the CDT and slept great on all of them."
"Personally (I ’m in my 40s and a side sleeper) an Xtherm or Xlite is one of my favorite purchases."
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"I can take it down to like 25-30F very comfortably."
"it is very warm"
"I have the X-therm which is the highest R rating they do and is fantastic in winter"
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"it weighs under 350g"
"packs tiny"
"it packing down to about the size of a pineapple"
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"It is very slippery, and although I am thin and not tall, I wake up minimum 10 times a night and often my body or legs ends up on the bottom of the tent because I simply fall off the pad."
"It is narrow, 51 cm, and although I am thin and not tall, I wake up minimum 10 times a night and often my body or legs ends up on the bottom of the tent because I simply fall off the pad."
"I can’t keep all my limbs on my standard mummy Xlite ... and also frequently fall off it. ... Makes it awfully uncomfortable ... and I’ll change it when I can."
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"I hate the baffle design of my Therm A Rest Neo Air XLite and have to use it at a fairly low pressure for comfort. Which makes the insulation way worse than its R-value would suggest."
"my partner (who is usually cold at night) loves her vectair, when comparing it to my Neo"
"not anywhere near as warm."
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"it's so ridiculously loud I can't use it!"
"it sounds like you are sleeping on a giant bag of potato chips. ... Disappointing."
"it often wakes me up because it's SO DAMN LOUD. ... Everytime I move, the pad crackles and squawks and can wake me up, making for a rough sleep."
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"leaked out the valve all through Washington, leaving me on the ground multiple times per night, waking me up every hour or so."
"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."
"At the beginning of last summer I bought the xlite and it immediately leaked. ... Used it for about 10 nights and took it back to REI. Never again."
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"I too hate the xlite and had the same experience of just deflating it completely."
"I'm a side sleeper and my arms and shoulders ache and/or fall asleep or go numb on the Xlite."
"I hate the baffle design of my Therm A Rest Neo Air XLite and have to use it at a fairly low pressure for comfort. Which makes the insulation way worse than its R-value would suggest."
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