The Bible Totally Called the NeoAir Mattress from Therm-a-Rest
By Rocky Thompson on July 25th, 2008
The second coming is upon us in the form of a highly packable air mattress—and we even know what month the Quickening will take place. Therm-a-Rest is releasing their new NeoAir Mattress in April of 2009, and they promise that it’ll be the lightest (comfortable) three-season mat on the market. The Term-a-Rest NeoAir will weigh only 9 ounces, rolls out to 20 x 47in, and packs to the size of a Nalgene. From the looks of it the NeoAir will also be great for floating down the river even though it lacks the requisite built-in cup holder. No word yet on price.
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No word yet on price.
I’ll take a guess at that word: Expensive.
…That said, probably totally worth it for a good nights rest…
20 X 47? Should it be 74? Or is that how they made it so light and Nalgene-size-packable?
From the Outside blog:
“NeoAir pads will come in four sizes, but the smallest iteration — which measures 20 x 47 inches unrolled and packs to the size of the aforementioned Nalgene bottle — will weigh a scant 9 ounces, or less than the average trail-running shoe.
NeoAir debuts next year for $120 - $170, depending on size.
The final product — 2.5 inches thick, ribbed, puffy and sporting a bright yellow “Limon” color scheme — looks more like a pool toy than a “revolutionary” piece of outdoors gear.
Testing via ASTM International standards, Therm-a-Rest garnered an R-value thermal resistance measurement of 2.5. According to Doug Jacot, the Therm-a-Rest business director, comparable un-insulated inflatable air mattresses often register an R-value of less than 1.”
Since they are so nasty looking and overhyped, they’ll be on SteepandCheap.com next week, right?
That’s a poor use of the word “iteration”.
Anyway, 47 inches long is great if your from the Land of Oz.
Iteration : version-incarnation…
On the other hand “if your from the Land of Oz. ” ….
Franco
Hi no different to the MULTIMAT version the, but probable at a far higher price