Xped Sleeping Mats (1 Viewer)

[cruiseroutfit]

@cruiseroutfit Kurt are you saying that you sometimes just sleep on the roof rack with an Exped mat?

Yup, quite often actually. Even with the Alubox mounts I can still get a treats nights sleep.

 

[krice118]

@cruiseroutfit Im going to try this next time I have the chance and confidence in the weather

 

[Taco2Cruiser]

I’ve slept on gun trucks with a MegaMat for about two years and it handled it great. Those have lots of very large exposed bolts, handles, metal shards, and paint that is like really bumpy grip tape. It also handled a vehicle fire that sent about 45 gallons of burning engine oil and transmission fluid into the hull where it was tied up and it took a collapsed bunker from a mortar attack. Still doesn’t leak. “F You! terrorists, kill you and still get a good night sleep.”

If anyone pops one of these, they sure don’t know how to take care of their equipment.

If you’re really worried, get the “outfitter” varient as the outer skin is significantly more robust and more suited for laying on surfaces that love to puncture things.

 

[Markuson]

“F You! terrorists, kill you and still get a good night sleep.”

Now THERE’S a military quote I can tip my hat to on an often somber Memorial Day!

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Hint - I have never seen a used Megamat for sale

I have well over 150 nights on a Megamat

It is also by far the easiest mat to repair if ever needed

 

[1MAC]

One other thought... I just picked up Thermarest's answer to the Exped. It's the same width, but three inches longer at a full 80 inches...which fits perfectly in the LC with drawers. This extra length means it extends fully to the back of the front seat, so your pillow isn't falling into a crack, etc. Highly recommend. It's similarly pricey, but it's $20 cheaper than the Exped. I now have both, but am loving this Thermarest. Can't remember the name of-hand, but it's (I think) $209 at REI and is 80"x30" and about 4" thick when inflated.

All the Therm-a-Rest models I can find are the same 77x30 dimensions as the Exped. Can you take a look at yours and tell us which model it is? TIA!

 

[kevinfoutch]

One other thought... I just picked up Thermarest's answer to the Exped. It's the same width, but three inches longer at a full 80 inches...which fits perfectly in the LC with drawers. This extra length means it extends fully to the back of the front seat, so your pillow isn't falling into a crack, etc. Highly recommend. It's similarly pricey, but it's $20 cheaper than the Exped. I now have both, but am loving this Thermarest. Can't remember the name of-hand, but it's (I think) $209 at REI and is 80"x30" and about 4" thick when inflated.

Thanks for the tip - I just bought one of each from REI!

 

[GoISU]

Picked up an Xped Duo mega mat. It’s pretty awesome, the single variant was just a little too narrow for me. The duo is plenty large. Two average sized adults could sleep on it or me and my 6 year old no problem.

Buy once, cry once.

 

[kevinfoutch]

All the Therm-a-Rest models I can find are the same 77x30 dimensions as the Exped. Can you take a look at yours and tell us which model it is? TIA!

The one I purchased was the XXL from REI

Therm-a-Rest MondoKing 3D Camp Mattress

 

[RyanR]

Thanks to REI's generous member return policy I've tried just about every highly rated mat out there from ultralight backpacker mats to the Exped MegaMat Duo my wife and I use car camping. The one thing I think the MegaMat has going for it over the large ThermaRest car camping mattresses is the firm edges. I usually have our 1 year old daughter in bed with us camping who likes to turn sideways and take the entire mattress. With the MegaMat you can sleep right on the edge without feeling like you are going to roll downhill off the mat.

Comfort is exceptional, we use it with a Sierra Designs Front Country Bed Duo. My wife can be bundled up and steal all my body heat and I can have the flap down by my waist with my feet sticking out the bottom. Those two items have been a game changer for us.

 

[Markuson]

All the Therm-a-Rest models I can find are the same 77x30 dimensions as the Exped. Can you take a look at yours and tell us which model it is? TIA!

Here ya go:

REI link to it:
Therm-a-Rest MondoKing 3D Camp Mattress

Select XXL Long.

Note: Leave it out and open overnight when self-inflating for the first time.

 

[1MAC]

Thanks @Markuson! Added to my Amazon wish list - hoping someone sees it in time for Father's Day.

 

[kevinfoutch]

Hey fellow exped owners - can you confirm something for me? My son uses the exped megamat 10 but it is now leaking. Looks like we are missing a little flapper valve liner thingy? I cannot find a leak anywhere in the body itself but suspect this missing rubber flapper is the culprit. The deflate valve has one, but the pic is of the inflate valve and has the attach point where looks like a rubber disk should be.

Is this missing on mine - can any of you confirm? And where do I get a replacement? My google ninja skills are failing me and only turning up a glue and patch repair kit - nothing like this coin sized rubber flapper.

Edit - see pic of deflate valve with rubber disc

 

[18Cruiser]

I had one that lost the same valve. Fortunately for me, I had purchased it at REI, and with their liberal return policy, they just exchanged it for me. No problem with the new one.

 

[619TOY]

Yep, sad to say you’re missing a flapper. It goes the opposite direction with the locking “pin” facing outwards. I’m sure if you gave Exped a call, they’d send you a free replacement flapper lickity split.

 

[leucadiacruiser]

Call Exped. They'll get you a replacement. It takes nimble fingers to replace but it can be done.

 

[WesSiler]

That shouldn't be causing a leak, it just creates a rudimentary one-way valve to ease inflation. If it helps you feel more confident, I tore a five inch hole in my MegaMat Duo five years ago, patched it using the provided repair kit, and have slept on it over 100 nights since without further issue. Try submerging the inflated pad in a kiddy pool, or splashing water on it, to find a source of bubbles, then mark that so you can dry the pad and patch it.

What caused my tear, and what a lot of people probably experience problems with is abrasion or debris during transport. I picked up a large ARB canvas bag, which fits the Duo perfectly, and keeps it protected.

 

[bloc]

With the orientation of that valve when in place, it's possible it got pushed inside the mat. Maybe along that side somewhere.. worth pinching around and seeing if it can be located.

 

[Markuson]

Missing tab wouldn’t cause a leak.
The tab is there so that you can regulate pressure/firmness, or add pressure with your breath without losing pressure between puffs. Once the cap is on, the tab has no effect.

So... If you are getting a slow leak, it is most likely somewhere else, like a small abrasion or tiny hole/split. These can develop if you’re on gritty sand or a pebble on a hard surface—which is another reason carpeted drawer surfaces are preferable for sleep because they allow a random gritty sand to sink into the carpet instead of pressing fully into a mat.

I’d do the ol hose-and-look-for-bubble technique like you’d do on an inner tube. Probably TINY though.

 

[radman]

I have 5 nights on my megamat 10, and just ordered a duo to outfit my RTT. So far it’s great, but just curious how much you guys are inflating these things.
Do you add a lot after it self inflates?
What makes these things so great - Is it the foam or does the foam simply give it the “self-inflating” ability?
It seems that if you’re inflating enough air, you’re not even sleeping on te foam and it turns into a regular old air mattress, right?