Sweep wrote:I can't get over how tolerant you exped folk seem to be over these failure rates. Is exped a deity working in mysterious ways?
The plural of anecdote is not data. People complaining about the premature failure of any product are a self-selecting sample. All the other folk who have not had a problem don't tend to rock up saying so. In that respect, I'm an exception.
The thing about Exped mats is that nothing else comes close to their comfort and pack size/weight. My first downmat transformed my wild camping experience; an Exped is as comfortable as your bed at home. Using Expeds is the only way I can get my wife and daughter to camp with me these days - they really are that good. As for product failure, the first mat I ever owned finally failed last year after about 10 years of use. Like any item of lightweight kit, you do need to take a bit of care with it but the benefits make it worthwhile.