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Exped - Ultra 5R - Sleeping mat tested
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by Elias helpful
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Compact Easy to pack up Easy to inflate Comfortable Surface not slippery Insulates well Lightweight -
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Travel All around Camping Expedition
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Price / performance Insulates well Lightweight Easy to inflate Robust Compact Easy to pack up Comfortable Surface not slippery -
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All around Trekking
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by Grigoris helpful
The thread was edited on 04.11.23
I have been using the previous version of Exped Ultra 5R which is the Exped Winter Synmat HL. After five years and eleven months of light use ( approximately 35 days maximum of total use ) it developed a bulge at the center - lengthwise (the central lamination adhesion failed ). I had always inflated the mattress with the pump sack and had always aired it after each use. I contacted Exped and they will not replace the mattress since it is out of the warranty for 11 months. I would not buy Exped again after this, but I received the new version ( Exped Ultra 5R ) as a gift. The new version is very similar to the old version and the advantages are the following:
- Very comfortable to sleep in ( despite being 7cm thick instead of 9cm ),
- The fabric is not slippery,
- The two outwardly thicker baffles hold the user in place
- Easy to inflate with the superb Schnozzel Pump sack that also serves as a dry clothes stuff sack.
- The new version has two valves, one for inflation and micro adjustments and one for deflation which makes the deflation process much quicker than the previous version which only had one valve.
- The mattress insulates very well, you can feel the warmth radiating back.
On the drawbacks:
- Fabric is only 20d, however had not have had any punctures but I always sleep in a tent with an extra footprint.
- Warranty is only 5 years as opposed to lifetime warranty of Thermarest, Nemo, Big Agnes mattresses.
- The two outwardly baffles do not have insulation, however since I chose the wide version that is not felt during use.
- A bit of a hassle to fit the mattress in the stuff sack.
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Easy to inflate Surface not slippery Lightweight Compact -
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Trekking
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Easy to inflate Insulates well Comfortable Price / performance -
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All around Trekking
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Easy to inflate Price / performance Surface not slippery Insulates well -
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Not comfortable -
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Trekking
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Insulates well Price / performance Compact Lightweight Easy to inflate -
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Slippery surface -
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Camping All around Expedition
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Compact Insulates well Easy to pack up Easy to inflate Lightweight -
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Slippery surface -
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Camping Travel All around
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Robust Comfortable Insulates well Easy to pack up Easy to inflate Lightweight Compact Surface not slippery -
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Ultra-light Expedition
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Comfortable Insulates well Lightweight -
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All around Trekking
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Easy to pack up Insulates well Comfortable Easy to inflate Lightweight Robust -
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Trekking Ultra-light Beginner All around
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Comfortable Compact Lightweight Insulates well -
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All around
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Lightweight Easy to pack up Easy to inflate Comfortable Compact -
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Leaky
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Insulates well Surface not slippery Compact Easy to inflate Lightweight Comfortable -
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Ultra-light Travel Trekking
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by Darko helpful
Good investment
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Lightweight Price / performance Comfortable Compact Easy to inflate Insulates well Easy to pack up Robust Surface not slippery -
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All around