Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Ultra Sleeping Pad

User Reviews

• Comfortable and lightweight.
• Compact and easy to pack.
• 3-4″ thick mattress which provides good cushioning from the hard ground.
• Wide enough to support the whole back.
• Easy to inflate and deflate.
• Insulation provides some warmth on colder night down to approximately freezing temperatures.
• Sturdy and durable while laying on the pad.
• Features a one-way valve to control the firmness.
• The inflation works so that the pad keeps you in the center, instead of rolling you off to the side.
• The pad features ‘side rails’ which can help to keep the sleeper central during the night.
• If you’re sitting on the pad, you don’t touch the cold ground.

Expert Reviews

• There are six size combinations available, which include two wide options.
• Features I-Beam, which is designed to increase the stability of the pad.
• Compared to the previous model, the newer version has more precise lamination, aiding in durability.
• Since there are an even number of vertical baffles, your spine will align between two tubes, which can add to the comfort.
• Features double rip-stop fabric, which claims to have 25% greater strength.
• The holes that exist along the length allow air to move freely throughout the pad, aiding in quicker inflation and deflation.
• Small when packed, coming out to approximately 5×9 inches.

User Reviews

• Reports of starting to leak after a few months.
• Reports of tiny holes appearing near the bottom seam.
• If you sleep on your side, the mattress can sometimes slide you around.
• Vertical baffles take a little to get used to.
• Multiple reports of the material being noisy when sleeping.
• If inflating manually by mouth, the process can take a long time.

Expert Reviews

• The pad is vulnerable to sharp objects.
• Since the pad has two plugs instead of one, there are double the chances of getting a leak.
• Not very lightweight.