Pacific Outdoor Equipment InsulMat Max-Thermo

Pacific Outdoor Equipment InsulMat Max-Thermo

Average Rating: rated 5.00 of 5 stars
Reviewed by 9 Trailspace users

Description

The InsulMat Max-Thermo is an air-filled sleeping pad made by Pacific Outdoor Equipment. It has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5), based on 9 user reviews.

Here's what other sites are saying:

From Backcountry.com:
"The Pacific Outdoor Equipment InsulMat Max-Thermo Sleeping Pad is a three-season inflatable mat that's super warm and surprisingly light weight. The Max-Thermo received the 2004 Backpacker Editors' Choice Award. Super durable tent floor grade 70D nylon ensures you'll enjoy season after season on your Max-Thermo. Six-tube construction provides superior insulation. It's easily inflated through a redesigned anodized aluminum valve, so you can snooze in sublime comfort."

From Massey's:
"Winning Backpacker Magazine's 2004 Editor's Choice Award, the Max Thermo has become one of the most sought after sleeping mats. 2.5 inches of thickness, with exceptional warmth and a no-nonsense method of inflation. Built with a PU coated top layer of 50D Diamond Ripstop and a 70D stout bottom, the six tube construction creates isolated chambers so that the center tubes are insulated by the adjacent and so forth. This construction also gives us the lightest design for the thickness possible. Add a dose of our special, synthetic Insul-lation and you've got one of the warmest inflatable mats available. No pump (or the weight of a pump) necessary. Updated in '05 with our new weight saving Hard Annodized AL valve and a new 78" Long size. Size (in.) Size (cm.) R-Value Weight (oz.) Weight (g.) 20 x 72 x 2.5 51 x 183 x 6.3 NA 22 oz. 624 g."

From REI:
"This award-winning mat is affordable, low in bulk and extremely thick for exceptional warmth and comfort. What sets this air mattress apart is the dose of synthetic fill insulation that is inserted into the tubes, giving it true three-season capabilities. Reducing convective flow within the tubes results in a substantially warmer mat. Easily inflates through new, lightweight anodized aluminum valve, no pump necessary. Features stout nylon bottom and a diamond-ripstop top with polyurethane coating. DWR (Durable Water Repellent) finish helps protect your mat from wetting out and picking up stains. Anti-fungal treatment prevents fungus and bacteria from growing inside your mat. New 48-inch length and Max-Mummy tapered shape reduce weight. Stuff sack, VELCRO® brand closure strap and repair kit included."

From Sierra Trading Post:
"CLOSEOUTS . Place Insul Mat's Max Thermo sleeping pad under your sleeping bag after a long day in the wilderness and forget about feeling the rocks and twigs beneath you all night long. Ultralight and packable sleeping pad inflates by mouth and has a rugged nylon exterior. Six tube construction with synthetic fill insulation Anodized aluminum valve Size (HxWxD): 78x20x2- ” Weight: 1 lb. 9 oz. Material: 50 denier diamond ripstop nylon on top Stout 70 denier nylon on bottom Internal foam CLOSEOUTS . China."

User Reviews

rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by ScoutPro, Apr 18, 2007

"Outstanding pad for backpacking! Takes up little pack space, inflates quickly, and insulates well. Good choice to add to your pack!"

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by wing1238, Jan 13, 2007

"The most comfortable mat I ever had. It is so light and compact.

The only downside is you need to blow it really hard. But it's worth a sweet sleep.

Buy it, no regret."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo (Long)
Reviewed by King Salami, Oct 17, 2006

"The Insulmat Max Thermo is the most comfortable sleeping pad I've ever used! It's much more comfortable than both the Thermarest and the Basic Designs Ergomat I've used for years. It's much lighter than either mat and rolls up to a very small cylinder in my pack."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by doug, Aug 19, 2005

"This pad is thicker and cushier than heavier self-inflating pads. I have had the best nights sleep on the trail ever since buying it. I have even had occasion to use it after a storm dropped three inches of pea size hail and the only thing between the ice and me was this pad and a little nylon (my sleeping bag has no insulation on the bottom."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by Perlys, Aug 03, 2005

"Like the other reviewers, I too, am a hardcore Therm-A-Rest loyalist. But bad knees and a tendency to carry too much gear forced me to re-evaluate all my gear. This mat wins hands down.

Lightweight (1. 5#) comfy (2. 5") and warm. The biggest plus for me is the pack size."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by Kent Barber, Jun 14, 2005

"This is one of the best I have used. I was a diehard Therm-a-Rest user until I tried the InsulMat a friend loaned me. I bought one the day I come home, lucky me it was on sale. I used my own on a 5-nite thru hike and slept thru 2 thunder and rain storms without waking."

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rated 3 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by Dlira, Jan 20, 2005

"This packs nice and small and light, but when I sleep on it I feel like I'm about to roll off. Maybe the solution is to put a little less air in it."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by Josh, Jan 20, 2005

"This is the best sleeping mat I have ever used. It gives you the advantages of a firm sleeping pad and a soft air mattres. The valve system is also the easiest I've seen on an air mattress. I've used the mat on a two-week trip in Yosemite and I slept out on the rocks many nights (I would usually bring a closed cell to put under my pad) and I have had no problems with punctures or abrasions."

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rated 5 of 5 stars Unisex InsulMat Max-Thermo
Reviewed by RS, Dec 05, 2004

"This mat is significantly more comfortable than any mattress I have used (blue foam, z rest, guide-lite), costs only $55 if you don't find it on sale, which you will, and weighs just under 1. 5 lbs. That is less than any Therm-a-Rest I have used (more weighty than the new one, but it's 2."

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