Therm-a-Rest

NeoAir Xlite NXT Sleeping Pad

Failed after a single use!!!

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

Wide

Height:

5' 11"

Weight:

180

Took this pad out the weekend after purchase and it worked fine. Rolled it up where it stayed stored until I took it out two weekends ago. During the first night of a two night trip, I woke up on the ground. I thought the air temperature drop had caused it to lose air, but ended up blowing it up 4 times through the night. I managed to submerge the pad in the field the following day and found a pinhole leak in the seam weld, right near the valve, I repaired it with the included glue patch and I thought it was fixed, but it ended up deflating again during the second night, forcing me to add air twice during that night. To add insult to injury (literally - my second day hiking was miserable due to an aching hip caused by sleeping on the ground), Therm-a-Rest has been unresponsive for 10 days since I put in a warranty request with multiple follow ups looking for some sort of reply. This is a "top rated" pad when you look online and cost me $180, but failed after one use, I upgraded from a Klymit Static V that I had been using for 10 years and it never had a single issue, I just wanted a thicker pad with a higher R value. At this point it seems my only recourse is to wait on Therm-a-Rest to hopefully warranty this pad, but if I had my way I would return it and purchase another brand. My research after this pad failed seems to indicate this is not an uncommon issue with these pads. So currently I am out the money, without a usable pad, while I wait for a company who doesn't care about their product or customer service...great. If you're reading this and considering a purchase, my recommendation would be to avoid Therm-a-Rest like the plague and spend your money elsewhere. If you have an issue with their low quality pad, they're unlikely to even get back with you for a timely repair and replacement.

Sea Kayaking Approved

This will fit anywhere. I could have went for the largest one for comfort, but I am vers happy with it!

Great Warm Pas

Used it once in my backyard to try it out and the second time was on a glacier in the Columbia Icefields in Alberta Canada. It provided great warmth as I was sleeping on snow/ice.

Great sleep

It’s great, I now get a good nights sleep rather than starting the day bagged.

Much quieter than competitors and

Much quieter than competitors and amazing weight-warmth ratio.

I have been looking into

I have been looking into this sleeping pad for a while, and I am very glad I got it. It is very light, quiet and easy to inflate. Love it!

one solid pad

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

regular 20" width

Height:

5' 7"

Weight:

140

Used one for 1700 mi in 2022, and 700 mi more in 2023. Hard use, on AT. The same pad is going back out this year. No problems with this puppy. I have always kept something under it on my tent floor for protection. First it was the classic partial car sunshade leftovers after making a pot cozy. Then I got gossamer gears thinlight long pad. That turned out to be just the ticket to put under this crinkly sometimes noisy sleeping pad. The thin foam pad under it kept it stationary and kept it from making noise on the tent floor and that was fabulous. Easy to blow up, easy to put down. I just roll it up and put it in the same bag with the rest of my sleeping system. The funny thing is I bought an extra one for when this one gets a hole and I'm wondering why I ever did that. I did find that when I haven't used it for a few months that it was important to blow it up once, let it empty and then blow it up again the first time I used it. Apparently having just a little moisture inside the valve helps it to seat properly. Otherwise I have had no issues at all. I didn't know a pad could behave so well.

Hole formed after ~10 uses

Height:

6' 3"

Weight:

200

Unfortunately, developed a small hole and deflates over 60% after a full night.

Frontcountry comfort inn the Backcountry

Comfy size but still lightweight. Great for backpacking but with more of a car camping luxury feel.

AT Approved

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

Regular

Weight:

170

I used this pad on my 2023 AT thru-hike SOBO and it kept me warm and well off the ground. It never leaked, but it was pretty noisy if you toss and turn at night. Decently comfortable as well.