Big Agnes Clearview Air Pad Sleeping Pad

So, I bought this item prior to my last backpacking trip, and I thought I was getting a steal. The weight and pack size were excellent, and I was looking forward to using it while on the Eagle Rock Loop trail (Arkansas).Unfortunately, my excitement was short lived. The first night on the trail I aired it up and placed it inside my tent while I worked on supper. When I returned to the tent to get some shuteye, I noticed that it had deflated a little. I assumed that this was due to it being new and the fabric needing to stretch a little. I promptly aired it back up and proceeded to sleeping. Not long into the night, I found myself on the ground. It had completely deflated.I found out the next night, it took me only 3 minutes to inflate and 10 minutes for it to completely deflate. I assumed that it was a pinhole leak somewhere, but I was too frustrated to care. I spent the 3 nights sleeping on the cold hard ground of Arkansas.The only positive I had for the product was the easy return and reimbursement. It might have just been a fluke with the one I had, but I would not recommend this product to anyone.

For a similar price you can have a quality pad that isn't noisy as hell and deflates easily. This thing is damn near impossible to deflate entirely and made breaking camp a bigger pain in the rear than it normally is. Pass.Comfy though, and easy to set up. I worry about it's longevity compared to other BA products.

I've only used this once sofar. It is more comfortable that the self-inflating foam pads, also much easier on my back. I used it on a ground cloth in a gravel parking lot and I could not feel the small rocks through it.It takes practice and technique to get all of the air out of it for packing because the material likes to stick to itself, thus sealing off the airways. It packs much smaller than the foam pads. It can also make little squeaking noises, depending on what material it is in contact with.

First off - the material this is made from sticks together. 2) the weight is 21.95 not 13 ounces. That's probably due to the size but it should stat that in the description because that is all us shoppers have to go by. 3) Takes major effort to get the air back out due to the way the valve is made. Even a reverse pump couldn't get it out. We had to fiddle with the valve many times to get the air flow moving + rolling and rerolling until it was small enough to get back into the sack. 3) It just isn't comfortable if you lay on your back. I'm returning this one and getting another Klymit.

This thing looks cheap! The first time I rolled this thing out I got a lot of snickers and comments about going to the pool. That being said, the only complaint I have about its usefulness is the squeaking if you toss and turn (and the fact that you have to actually blow it up). Other than that, I doubt there's anything more comfortable for the weight, especially for the price.

Weighs under a pound, packs small and keeps me off the ground. Only criticism is it is a big pain to deflate without a reversible pump. The material inside the baffles sticks to itself and makes it impossible to flatten out all the air pockets.

Seemed like a good choice for my 13 year old going to camp. Lightweight, fits inside her sleeping bag. Thank goodness we tried inflating it a week before she left. As soon as it was inflated we could hear a leak coming from around the valve stem. Amazon was easy about the return. Ended up paying an extra $20 for a Thermarest self inflating pad.

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