Unigear Ultralight Inflatable Sleeping Pad, Compact Air Camping Mat,Lightweight Camping Mattress for Backpacking, Hiking and Traveling

Light and robust, inflates and deflates quickly. Had comfortable sleeps on 6 night through hike, did not slip around on it. Packs away easily.

I own both of these lightweight backpacking mattresses. The Thermarest ProLite Plus is a higher end product costing roughly 5 times as much as this Unigear Ultralight model. Here is my comparison.Pack Size:The Unigear is less than half the pack size of the Thermarest. The reason for this is that the Unigear deflates down to a plastic sheet while the Thermatest always look like a mattress even when deflated because the inner bed is made up of lightweight foam and independent support nodules.Warmth:The addition of the foam and support nodules gives the Thermarest a much higher R value of 3.2 versus only 1.6 for the Unigear. This means that the Thermarest is warmer and a better choice when the weather is approaching freezing or below.I did use the Unigear Ultralight in 1 degree C weather recently combined with a sleeping bag rated down to -5 degrees comfort & -10 extreme. The compressed parts of the bag contacting the Unigear pad felt cool, but not uncomfortably cold. However, the Unigear pad is definitely not conducive to quality sleep in these temperature conditions. If you are thinking of using this pad in ~ 5 degrees or below, I would combine it with another pad to raise the R-value.Support:I am nearly 100kg, but the Unigear is thick enough to keep my hip above the ground while side sleeping. While comfortable, it is not nearly as firm as the Thermarest. The foam & independent support nodules in the Thermarest give the option of a much firmer mattress when fully inflated.Noise:This is the first thing I noticed about the Unigear when climbing onto it. It makes a LOUD crinkling noise when moving around. It sounds like it is made out of the packing paper that Amazon put in your parcels.On the other hand, the Thermarest makes no noise at all, though to be fair Thermarest's ultra lightweight inflatable-only product called the "NeoAir Light" is also famous for its annoying crinkling noise.But having used this pad on a couple of real trips now I can honestly say that the noise did not bother me. Yes it is noisier than my other pads, but it didn't bother me even on a quiet windless night.Size:The Unigear is much longer and wider than the Thermarest. It is a very generous sleeping space. Also, the Thermatest has a tapered coffin shape that narrows at the feet while the Unigear remains rectangular throughout. I do prefer the rectangular shape of the Unigear because my feet often end up on the tent floor with Thermarest.Weight:Not much difference. The Unigear is 507 grams vs 670 grams for the Thermarest.Inflation:The Thermatest is "Self inflating" which I think is vastly overrated. You still have to give it at least half a dozen good puffs to top it off. On the other hand, the Unigear probably requires 10 to 12. It is a non-issue for me personally. Both mattresses are easy to setup.Summary:The Unigear Ultralight is an ultra compact but comfortable mattress with superior reliability to that of its low cost competitors. I'd recommend it for casual camping or backpackers that want an ultra compact but comfortable mattress. I think it is also a good compact item for a small bug-out bag.I would be reluctant to take the Unigear Ultralight on a snow trip for example due to the low R-value and the lack of safety margin with it being an air only mattress. The one thing I would try to improve is to find a less noisy surface material. But at ~ £20, it is difficult to find fault with this mattress.The Thermarest Pro Light Plus on the other hand, is warmer, quieter a lot more comfortable especially if you prefer a medium or firmer mattress.

Used a couple of times wild camping over the summer and really impressed.Small pack size and lightweight compared to my self inflating winter matWhen not inflated and out of the stuff sack seems over sized but this is due to the baffles. Once inflated back to size. Good thickness for a good night's sleep and no deflation at all.If I was being really picky, but this would apply to most mats like this, quite difficult to pack down to compact size when in a tent / in the wind. can get it to pack in the stuff sack but tends to need re reilling when at home to get the smallest compact size. May be I just need more practice in the field. Very impressed with item.

Superb little sleeping mat. Purchased for D of E and so happy with it. Made for a comfortable night’s sleep. The mat is a great size, just the right amount of depth to be comfortable but very compact and lightweight and so easily stowed in my backpack. Definitely worth the money. Highly recommend.If there was a slight negative I found it a bit hard to completely expel all the air when deflating it to get it back to the tiny roll but that was more the failure of me the camper than the equipment.

Easy to inflate once you get the trick to it. Surprisingly comfortable and good valueWill make a good lilo too

Bought this specifically because it says it supports 200kg of weight (most of these things only go up to 80kg), I'm a bit more that half of that, when it's pumped up fully and I'm laying on it my hips push all the air out so I'm touching the floor.The mattress isn't temperature protected at all so it gets very cold quickly when camping if you touch the ground through it like me. The first time I used it I had a foil backed foam mattress to go underneath it and was very happy with this blow up mattress. In a rush to get ready I couldn't fit that foam mattress in my bag so went without it on a trip and every night I've been cold because I'm touching the ground.Weights 550g in its bag, and is the size shown in the listing when rolled up.tldr: only use it with a foil backed foam mattress under it

Only problem is that the pillow section deflates overnight and by morning it’s about 1/4 full. Similarly, the main body of the mattress deflates somewhat but not to the extent the pillow does.As long as you don’t mind topping up with air each morning/night then it’s not a bad mattress. Does the job and is somewhat comfortable.

This one really surprised me for how comfortable it was, given it's less than half the weight of the previous clunker I was using. It takes up such a tiny space and inflates/deflates so quickly. All air mattresses need a little extra air shortly after the initial inflation, because the material adjusts to the pressure. Once that was done, no loss of pressure all night. A little gem.