Lightspeed Outdoors Self-Inflating Sleep Pad

I am very pleased with this pad. I prefer it to the other two pads I have that were more expensive by far. These other pads are fine and I prefer not to mention the names, but this Lightspeed pad is superior for comfort and seems to be a very durable pad. I bought it for car camping, and honestly it was a bit long for that, but my car is small. The best thing was that I did not feel any hip pressure at all. When the pad self inflated it was pretty firm. But I did blow a little in it to be certain. About half way through the night (pee break time) I actually let a little air out. It was very comfortable and fit the small car space better due to greater flexibility. I would also mention that although I seldom sleep on my back, I found this position surprisingly comfortable, and even on my belly. On both sides it was superlative. I liked the feel of the material and there was absolutely no plastic smell at any time.

it's comfortable but the pillow part does not raise much, a bit too big but good for car camping

Phase 1 - Got two mats yesterday and they are definitely well built. I followed the instructions and let them self inflate overnight then rolled them up, then unrolled them, then did all sorts of stuff to them like... rolling, unrolling, walking around on them blowing air into them, rolling, unrolling, deflating, inflating, etc... The purpose of all that was to get the foam to release and be as thick as possible. That being said I took some measurements.They claim 2" in the center and 3" on the rim and head. They are pretty close. One mat was 2" in the center and the other was 1-3/4". They were both 2.5" on the rim and 2-3/4" on the head. Not too far off but def not a solid 3". I measured multiple times to make sure.So that being said its decent in terms of being close to the claims. I have laid on them and they are comfy for what they are. I also blew air into them to firm them up and that too was comfy. We will be taking them camping this weekend so I will update after that.The material is very nice, I honestly don't know how to describe it other than to say it has a very comfortable feel to it. The material is pretty thick too, it feels very durable.I rolled them as tight as I could and then laid them flat for a bit. Then I opened the valves and they both inflated in less than 2.5 minutes. Not too bad in my opinion.The only cons I would say are the one that is only 1 3/4" thick also had a small glue smudge on it that stands out like a sore thumb on the pretty sea of blue that is the top of this thing. That def slipped by their QC department. The other one is the inflation valve is plastic so don't go wrenching on it too hard. I know some other brands use brass so they are sturdier but that is the only weak point I would see with this mat.------Update -We took these on a two night camp trip and we are VERY pleased with them. I threw them in the tent, opened them up and voila, less than 2.5 mins later they were ready for use. We decided that we wanted them firm so I blew some air in and tightened the valve. As we lay on them we realized that they were a bit too firm but a simple twist of the knob released the air and we each got our mat dialed in perfect.The mat was very comfortable for any position to sleep in. I woke up the next morning with no new aches or pains and actually my low back (which I've had surgery on) felt really good.In summary I would absolutely recommend purchasing these mats.I did NOT receive this mat for free to write a review. Personally I don't even read those reviews because they are so biased. I paid full price for this thing and feel it was overall a great deal.

Very comfortable, thick sleeping pad that self inflates. Make sure you let it expand once overnight prior to your trip as per the instructions. I liked that it came with two Velcro straps for keeping it rolled up; however, both straps snapped the first time I used it. I purchased these straps (BootYo! PackYo Packstrap cinch/ lash strap with QUICK RELEASE latch for backpacking, air mattresses, sleeping bags- 3/4" wide x 32" (pair)) as a replacement and they work fine. I may look for a more compact and portable version for backpack camping, but it's great for car camping.

Deflated over night

Wow, it's so bad! Self-inflating to the point that you can't compact this after you open it. Even rolling it - you'll take 5 minutes to carefully press this together... to still end up with something that is huuuuuuuge and doesn't bend.

I start by saying that in the past month this is the third Lightspeed product I've ordered, and I've been impressed with all three of three. The best part has been that all three items have genuinely been free of all stinky new/plastic/factory odors and have not needed to off-gas at all (my wife has chemical sensitivity having previously been poisoned, and all three products were fine for her).I know there are more expensive and well known self-inflating sleep pads out there, but having never slept on any of them, I cannot compare. I will say that these mats (we ordered this one and one other slightly different, even less expensive Lightspeed model) did the trick, allowing us to sleep in comfort on our camping trip. We did put them on a cot, and my wife who absolutely hated sleeping (did not sleep) on our last camping trip with a Coleman air mattress said the she could easily sleep for a week on this set-up.It is also a bonus that they are just SO EASY. No need to worry about access to electricity or battery operated air pump. Just roll them out, open the valve and you're good to go. I hate being dependent on things that require energy use, so this made me happy.

Mat is great! However, it took 2 weeks.to get it, and Amazon had no idea what was going on. Finally got it and like.I said,.the pad is great.