Neoair or Prolite Plus mattress

[martin113]

I have a chance of a reduced price Neoair X-Lite, the lightest of the Neoair range. I have used my Prolite Plus in pretty low temperatures, down to 2 degrees night temperatures in April and November. I'm not a December to March camper. I'm drawn to the Neoair because it is much lighter than the Prolite Plus, but the thermal rating is lower. Does anyone have any experience of how the Neoair X-Lite performs down to 2 or 3 degrees?

[boblo]

I've used my Neoaoir down to -7°C. No problems.

[pjclinch]

I've not used the NeoAir that cold as yet, but I'd be very happy to try.

I've got the predecessor of the Prolite Plus, the Ultralite, and it's considerably less comfortable than my NeoAir (the original one). Most impressed with the NeoAir, very comfy indeed and packs down very small (quite a bit smaller and lighter than a Prolite). So I'd get the NeoAir just for plain comfort. It's a bit of a faff to use in a chair kit than the self-inflators, but it does work.

Pete.

[andrew_s]

I found that the original Neoair was starting to get cool at around -1 to -2, as did the Prolite 3 I had used before (the most perforated version of the time). I'd regard zero as the limit, used as I did with a silk liner with the sleeping bag unzipped as a quilt, no thermal underwear.

[sore thumb]

Be careful with the NeoAir as people seem to be having problems with the internal laminated insulation coming away from the inside. I read on a forum that one person sent there's back twice and the new ones developed the same fault. They think its to do with condensation entering the mattress.

I was going to get a NeoAir but this issue has put me off.

I was looking at the exped ul 7 medium, this looks a much better mattress.

However the alpkit numo looks good but not as warm. It has very good reviews and for £40 it's a good bargain.

[shane]

I'm rapidly moving away from anything with "extra/ultra light" in its name or description. Great that they get lighter and more compact but it means paying more and sacrificing durability.

For trips of anything more than a weekend near home I'd rather have a little more reliability and just put up with the extra couple of hundred grams..

For winter camping now I use a combination of a foam mattress (Z-lite) and a thin inflatable mattress. A kind of modular system that covers all the bases.

http://wintercycletouring.com/2013/01/sleeping-system/