Exped Downmat 7 Sleeping Mat Review

No getting around it this pad is heavy and takes up lots of space in your pack.

Exped downmat 7 sleeping mat review.

Easy to pump up and deflate and comfortable we have even slept on cold concrete floors with no problems. Top quality down insulation. Exped downmat 7 sleeping pad review i am no stranger to insulated sleeping mats and have been using thermarests for many many years. The downmat weights 35 7 oz 15 oz more than the second warmest pad in our review the rei co op flash all season insulated air.

Add another 80g for the stuff sack and pump bag. If you re pulling a sled or maybe you ve got dogs to pull a sled or llamas mules or some other beast of burden to carry this pad for you weight and packed size is less of an issue. Best mat i have had so far in 40 years camping. And thanks to its down fill it s incredibly warm as well with absolutely no cold spots.

The downmat 7 is a great backpacking pad that is pretty comfortable and keeps you warm. It s also pretty difficult to fully inflate the pad because at a certain point the pump will be below the inflated part and it becomes difficult to depress. I think that exped downmat 7 is a best mat for a winter. Exped went above and beyond to help me out when my mat failed.

The exped downmat 7 is an incredible sleeping mat when it works developed by an exceptional company with some of the best customer service people i have ever had the pleasure of doing interacting with. It also has an internal pump which is a nifty feature though most testers found it unnecessary. The exped 7 inflates to 7cm in height as opposed to the exped 9 which inflates to 9cm and is incredibly comfortable as an air mattress should be. Tested according to idfb standards and.

Exceptionally warm comfortable and compact. The integrated pump makes inflation swift and simple. This down filled airmat is amazingly comfortable and warmer and lighter than any comparable mat. Compared with the original downmat 7 the ul7 is a real featherweight.

However the benefits of this pad are offset by its heavy weight. The downmat 7 is the mat for all seasons. Because nothing compresses better than down it packs extremely small and tight. I actually have one of the original thermarests from the early 90 s and it s still in use they truly are excellent sleeping pads.

The built in pump is pretty convenient but takes a while to inflate. This was one of our favorite pads to sleep on and gave us many good nights of sleep. In size m the downmat 7 is 845g while its stripped back offspring tips the scales at just 587g my weight.