You may have noticed that I haven’t mentioned a two-person version. Both are four inches thick and offer an equivalent experience to the regular MegaMat. That’s a problem Nemo set out to tackle with its new Roamer pad, available in two sizes: 76 by 25 inches for $210 or 80 by 30 inches for $230. The same thickness, comfort, and support as the MegaMat but in a lighter, more compressible package (Nemo)Īll three Expeds remain bulky and difficult to transport.
EXPED DEEPSLEEP MAT REVIEW INSTALL
I think it’s total overkill for even luxury car camping, but if you’re looking for the most comfortable mattress money can buy to install in your custom-built Sprinter van, cabin, or canvas tent, then this is absolutely it-by a long shot. It’s obviously also heavier (13.6 pounds) and more difficult to pack (30 by 14 inches). It also has a hitherto-unheard-of R-value of 11, meaning it’s good for sleeping outside in temperatures as low as minus 76 degrees. The Max is built just like the four-inch MegaMat, just with more air and foam creating those two extra inches of thickness and a level of comfort that’s almost obscene. That will be available in two sizes: a 77.6-inch-by-30.3-inch one-person pad for $299 and a 77.6-inch-by-52-inch Duo for $429. I’d never have thought there’d be a need for an even more ridiculous MegaMat, but Exped is also introducing a six-inch-thick version of that pad called the MegaMat Max. I’ve been trying one of these at home, and it’s about the most comfortable thing I’ve ever slept on. This is a great, more affordable option for campers who don’t need their pad to support athletic sexual endeavors (the MegaMat remains the superior option in that regard). There will also be one-person versions of the DeepSleep starting as low as $149 for the 72-inch-by-20-inch model. Still, that’s enough to keep you alive down to minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit when paired with the right sleeping bag. R-value drops from 9.5 for the MegaMat to 8.5 on the DeepSleep. But rolled over on my side, the DeepSleep did still prove extremely comfortable and supportive. With that thicker pad, even if you’re on your hands and knees, bouncing vigorously, no part of your body will ever come into contact with the ground. That never happens with the MegaMat, even at lower levels of inflation. Immediately, I noticed that while sitting on the thinner DeepSleep, my butt would hit the floor if the pad wasn’t inflated absolutely as firm as it gets.
I laid the DeepSleep out next to the MegaMat to see how they differ. The regular MegaMat remains the best option for most car campers. The long-wide MegaMat Duo weighs 10.2 pounds and packs down to the same size.
The long-wide DeepSleep Duo weighs just under 9.9 pounds and packs down into a 27.6-inch-long-by-11.8-inch-thick roll. It sacrifices the MegaMat’s plush tricot top fabric for a slicker, cheaper alternative. Compared to the four-inch-thick MegaMat, the DeepSleep measures just three inches thick but still features a comfortable, durable, stretchy, and totally flat sleeping surface, vertical sidewalls, and the two separate flat valves for inflation and deflation. The long-wide DeepSleep Duo matches the full-size bed length and width of the long-wide MegaMat Duo (77.6 inches by 52 inches) but will cost $279 to the MegaMat Duo’s price of $389. Like the MegaMat it will be available in both regular and long-wide sizes. To remedy those issues, the Swiss mountaineering brand will reveal a slimmer, more affordable luxury camping pad this week called the DeepSleep. The trouble with the Exped MegaMat is that it’s both expensive and challenging to pack, even in a car.
The new Exped DeepSleep is a three-inch-thick pad that will bring most of the MegaMat’s comfort to a more affordable price point. The latter actually creates a lighter, more compact base weight than two one-person pads. The former is ridiculously plush but way too big and heavy to fit in a backpack. Something better was needed, and that need was met by two amazing products: the Exped MegaMat Duo and the two-person Big Agnes Q-Core SLX. Until just a few years ago, if you wanted to cuddle your buddy in a tent, you had to do so either across the gap between your two separate sleeping pads or, worse, camp on one of those too cheap inflatable air beds that provide zero support or insulation.
I want to get right to the innovations, so excuse me if I recap only briefly. New pads promise to make such sleeping arrangements more comfortable, lighter, cheaper, or considerably easier to transport than ever before. Now I’m even more excited to report that the nascent couples camping space is already evolving quickly. Back in 2016, I reported on exciting innovations that were, for the first time, enabling two people to sleep together comfortably outside.
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