Karrimor x-lite inflatable air mattress

[Shalarim]

Anyone had any experience with this matt? Seems to good to be true

http://www.fieldandtrek.com/karrimor-x- ... ess-782143

£23 for
Season rating: 3-4
Tog Value: 1.6
Temperature range: +55 degrees Celsius to -15 degrees Celsius
Weight: 300g
Length: 183cm
Width: 49cm
Thickness: 70mm
Shape: Rectangle

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Edit: forgot link

[Zippy]

I'm tempted to find out at £26.99 including postage (once upon a time I had a local f&t store...)

[Bearbonesnorm]

Season rating: 3-4

Treat this ^

Temperature range: +55 degrees Celsius to -15 degrees Celsius

and this ^ with a very large pinch of salt. They're a nice light mat that should be comfy but they're only an air mat with NO INSULATION which gives them an R rating of less than 1. It's exactly the same mat that Multi-mat sell for £40+. If you want something for summer or are willing to add a foam mat for the other 2 seasons, then it's a very good buy.

[Cheeky Monkey]

From just looking I can't tell if it has any insulation. If it's just air tubes it's likely to be cold as there's very little to stop heat loss between the air in the mat that your body warms up and the cold ground beneath that.

All depends how hot (or not) you sleep but I imagine it's not going to be one for the average bivi-r in the cooler seasons (so pretty much year round in UK ;-)

[chris n]

It's an ok mat - lighter and packs smaller than my old Thermarest Prolite but not as warm. Feels a little fragile too, but I've only used it for a handful of nights so far. Worth a punt.

[johnnystorm]

Would teaming it up with a quids worth of foil blanket make much difference?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Would teaming it up with a quids worth of foil blanket make much difference?

It couldn't hurt.

[restlessshawn]

What stu said. I had one for a while, it was light and comfy but it has no insulation at all. I ended up getting rid and getting an exped synmat instead which is much warmer.

[Stevemorg]

Great for the summer - I have used it during winter but only with a thin piece of karrimat under I and it worked well - I want to get an Exped but will still keep this one

[Anthony]

They also blow up quite narrow, even for my svelte figure. The ridges are quite deep too.

For summer only they are worth a punt, the deep ridges may even help a down bag loft better under you!

I kept mine a day before I decided that my heavier neoair was still the better option.

[voodoo_simon]

Tried one but it never kept its pressure.

Buy cheap, buy twice

[Hoojum]

These are in my local Sport Direct store. As has been said there the same as the Multimat superlite and a great light weight option but offer no insulation. I ended up using mine with a silver backed foam doofer which negated all of its low weight and small pack size. I swapped it out for a NeoAir Xtherm and haven't looked back.

But in this whether and for £23, why not.