Exped Down Air Mattress 9

Pros: Great design, materials and construction. Awesome comfort.
Cons: relatively time-consuming to set up, but worth it.

For over two decades now, the standard equipment for sleep comfort in the backcountry has been the venerable Therm-a-Rest pad – an relatively thin, lightly inflatable pad that contains open-cell foam inside to provide additional comfort and warmth. These ...

Pros: Extremely comfortable.
Cons: leak

I purchased the slightly larger deluxe version of the Exped Down Air Mattress 9.

I tried it on a camping trip in the Colorado Rockies with the temperature near freezing. The first night it was wonderful; comfortable and warm. One of the best night sleeps I have ever had. The second night I woke up cold. I realized that my shoulders and rear were touching bottom and I was cold because I had no insulation.

In the day and a half since I inflated it there had been a very slow air leak. By the middle of the second night I bottomed out. To confirm the leak I inflated it and left it for a few days after I got home. It leaked and I returned it.

Still, I have such fond memories of that first night with the Exped that I am writing now to see if anyone else has had a problem with leaks. I hope that my experience was the rare exception rather than the rule.

Except for the leak I would rate it 5 stars. With the leak I reluctantly rate it unacceptable.