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Exped Downmat 9 Deluxe Sleeping Pad Exped: Downmat 9 Deluxe Sleeping Pad

Award winning design makes this down-filled insulating pad perfect for 4-season comfort camping.
Warm up to the notion of sleeping on snow and cold rocks with Exped's Downmat 9 DLX air mattress. This down-filled mattress features high loft goose down with three times the insulating warmth of any mat with a similar weight so it helps keep your backpacking and climbing sleeping bags working at their optimal thermal rating potential. Exped noted in recent studies that heat loss to the ground is often three times greater than heat loss to exposed air which means that many climbers snowshoe enthusiasts and winter backpackers are better off spending their money on a better mattress than warmer sleeping bags with lower temperature ratings. The Exped Downmat 9 DLX air mattress can reduce heat loss by a staggering 65% and because the mattress is insulated with down instead of foam it packs into a diminutive 15 x 7 in. stuff sack. While the Exped Downmat 9 DLX air mattress could compress further light foam barriers built into the mattress prevent the down from sifting through the valves or migrating between the baffled chambers eliminating cold spots. This Exped Downmat 9 DLX includes a distinctive pump/packsack that allows quick and full inflation within minutes so you never have to worry about the humidity in your breath dampening the down fill (the down fill has a special Nocar treatment to minimize condensation throughout many seasons of use). If you want to save a few ounces and don't need a sub-zero rating take a moment to compare features on the Exped Downmat 7.

This is the best. Image: 5 Stars
by kevin baker
This is the best. It's wide enough to not fall off the side. Long enough for a tall guy like me. It sleeps better than most 6" thick air mattresses I've slept on. Not only that you don't get cold and it compresses into a very small space. Once you get the hang of it it pumps up just fine with the included bag. Nights were in the upper 70's and sleeping in silk sleep sack kept me comfortable. When it dipped down into the 50's it didn't transfer any cold to me. My wife want's one now. Thanks Altrec for the excellent service and recommendation.

Comfy but a bit akward Image: 4 Stars
by Anonymous
Definitely keeps you warm and off the ground. Maybe a little too much for the average joe though- the loft and width of the 9 deluxe makes you feel a bit silly compared to other campers. Also pumping it up takes a bit of effort though I think its worth it in the end. We took them out on a trial run for a 14 day canoeing trip so it got a little old pumping all the time but it was very plush and we were never cold. Two mats entirely took up our three man tent and didn't leave much room for the dog! If I had it to do over again I'd go for the downmat 7- I think it would take less time to pump its a more reasonable camping width and I think it would keep most folks just as warm in less than extreme conditions.

This mat let me continue to camp with a bad back Image: 5 Stars
by WGH
I've been using an older version of this mat for four years. I had been using the thickest Thermarest even tried stacking two of them but my back was still sore each morning. I finally bought the Exped and was amazed at how well I slept in the backcountry. I've used it more than 50 nights in the California Sierra with nights usually between 25 and 40 degrees F. The pad is so warm I comfortably sleep with my 20 degree sleeping bag unzipped and thrown over me like a comforter. As a result I tend to slip the pad into a silk sleep sack. It's more comfortable against my skin and keeps the nylon pad against nylon tent floor crackling noise down. While the inflation bag works fine I prefer using one of the inexpensive hand pumps one can buy at a sporting goods store. I found some plastic tubing at a hardware store to adapt the pump to the Exped valve. As a warning many of my friends have purchased Expeds after they tried mine and have loved them. One of them didn't blow it up before an eight day trip and found it had a broken valve the first night. She joined the ranks of Exped lovers with the replacement however. These are well made and the rest of our pads have held up well.

Good Purchase No Issues Image: 5 Stars
by PATRICK HERMAN
OK so I read all the reviews on all the pertinent websites. Only issue I saw repeated was dealing with the inflation of the mattress. I just got mine and after getting acquainted with the unit I can tell you loading this mat with air is a breeze. The push air bag that doubles as pillow is a true winner. If you want top of the line this is the tool so go for it!

VERY WARM Image: 4 Stars
by Anonymous
THE MAT HAS EXTREME HEAT AND IS PUT TOGETHER WELL. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THE INFLATING OF THE PAD. THE STUFF SACK TO BLOW UP THE PAD IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HASSLE TO USE WHERE THE ENDS MEETTHEY KEEP ON SEPERATING WHEN TRYING TO FILL IT AND IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR IT TO FINISH FILLING. OTHER THEN THAT IT'S GREAT.