User Review: Therm-A-Rest NeoAir

Therm-A-Rest NeoAir
Above: The current NeoAir, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed September 17, 2009 by Rick Beaty

Rating:
Price Paid: 140-ish?

I was excited for my NeoAir! At first, I filled it, laid on it, put into a trekker chair - LOVED IT!

I took it on a 6 night canoe camping trip in the North Maine Woods. The first time I blew it up and put it in the chair, sat down, I hear POP! It was LOUD too. Like a 22 pistol went off in camp. It freaked me out, I frantically searched the mattress for leaking and heard or saw none.

Day two, in the flat position POP, then POP again. Still no sign of a leak. Day three brought two more and I had written it off as the sticky fabric of the mattress getting caught on itself then slipping. By evening of night four, I realized I could barely fit the mattress in the trekker chair, cause of the pillow part of the mattress.

Wait, Pillow? I don't remember a pillow. Turns out the thin horizontal chambers of the NeoAir were separating from themselves. I had to spend night five and six sleeping on only 2/3rds of the mattress because the pillow had gotten so large.

I wish this worked for me. I loved the compactness and weight. But even before it started popping I felt the mattress was way too fragile(being use to the older indestructible style Therm-a-rest). I don't think I'll return it for the same item. I wouldn't want to take chances with on the trail again with my camp chair and most especially my night's sleep.

Campmor 4 purchase options:	Thermarest NeoAir Mattress Small	$119.95	Buy Now
	Thermarest NeoAir Mattress Medium	$139.95	Buy Now
	Thermarest NeoAir Mattress Regular	$149.95	Buy Now
	Thermarest NeoAir Mattress Large	$169.95	Buy Now

REI 4 purchase options:	NeoAir Sleeping Pad - Small	$119.95	Buy Now
	NeoAir Sleeping Pad - Medium	$139.95	Buy Now
	NeoAir Sleeping Pad - Regular	$149.95	Buy Now
	NeoAir Sleeping Pad - Large	$169.95	Buy Now

EMS 2 purchase options:	Neo Air Sleeping Pad, Regular	$149.95	Buy Now
EMS 2 purchase options:	Neo Air Sleeping Pad, Large	$169.95	Buy Now

Tahoe Mountain Sports 2 purchase options:	NeoAir Medium	$133.95	Buy Now
Tahoe Mountain Sports 2 purchase options:	NeoAir Regular	$142.95	Buy Now

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