Big Agnes Sleeping Mat Reviews

The big agnes pad also takes four or five times as long to deflate since the air must exit the pad through the same tiny mouth piece.

Big agnes sleeping mat reviews. Additionally the burly fabric is quite a bit tougher than the ultralight pads that dominate our list so you don t need to be constantly worried about a puncture that doesn t mean it can t happen however. Its valve system is easy to inflate and adjust and its slightly wider side baffles. The big agnes q core slx is a lightweight three season sleeping pad that performed excellently throughout our testing period. And the brand also incorporated a pillow barn to help keep that in place too.

Big agnes trademark flex pad sleeve helps keep the bag from sliding off your sleeping pad as you move around. It s a rating that shows the insulating properties of a sleeping pad. A sleeping pad is a necessary part of your sleep system. A good sleeping pad can transform hours of tossing and turning into a night of a least decent sleep.

Yes our pads provide bed like comfort from rocks and dirt but more importantly they insulate you from the ground up. This exped mat has a larger diameter deflation valve that makes fast work of packing up the pad. The axl is thick cushy comfortable packs down very small and is slightly quieter than the xlite. All big agnes pads feature a proven r value.

It is a nice bonus that this exped synmat 9 pad was 45 less expensive than the same size of big agnes q core. The big agnes insulated axl air is one of the lightest inflatable pads on the market and at 3 75 inches thick it s also one of the most comfortable. We re committed to making sleeping bags that mimic your cozy bed at home as much as possible with the highest quality lofty fills and soft technical fabrics. The new big agnes insulated axl air pad is among the lightest sleeping pads ever created 10 6oz mummy version and one of the very few pads that can contend with the industry leading neoair xlite on specs.

The light is right mantra has gotten our testers in and out of plenty of trouble over the years and we re suckers for anything that won t weigh us down or take up too much space in our packs. It was still usable but lost some of the overall comfort. For 60 you get 3 25 inches of comfort at a very reasonable 1 pound 2 ounces. Last year we tested this same sleeping pad and managed to pop one of the baffles loose inside the pad.