Awesome sleep pad. Borrowed a used one 6 years ago and it worked for me EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for 5 months on a NOLS course in Patagonia, and we put all of our gear through the worst of it. I returned it to my friend and bought my own finally - have had it on over a dozen backpacking and camping trips over the last 5 years, still in excellent condition. It seems if they're built right, they'll work for years, so if you got a bad one like some of these reviews say, return and get a replacement - just bad luck for some folks it seems. I wouldn't call them "self inflating" as I just fill it up with breath, the foam doesn't self-expand all the way, and the stuff sack has a weird exterior flap for some purpose I've yet to discover, but judging purely on main product durability, comfort, and performance here demands 5 stars EASILY.
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