Any thermarest testers here?

[randyg45]

Seems they have a new product, the NeoAir. http://www.thermarest.com/product_de...?pID=134&cID=1

I have sleep/back issues, so unless there's some awfully bad buzz I want to be the first kid on the block with ione of these puppies

[jrwiesz]

Seems they have a new product, the NeoAir. http://www.thermarest.com/product_de...?pID=134&cID=1

I have sleep/back issues, so unless there's some awfully bad buzz I want to be the first kid on the block with ione of these puppies

$150 for an air mattress? Go for it.

[Jayboflavin04]

Look at the MSR hyperflow......It gets awesome reviews on here. MSR and thermarest are both owned by cascade design

[randyg45]

Look at the MSR hyperflow......It gets awesome reviews on here. MSR and thermarest are both owned by cascade design

Which one of us is headed north on the southbound trail? I can't find an msr sleeping pad.

[randyg45]

$150 for an air mattress? Go for it.

Well, yeah, true enough. But if I put a thru together comparing lost income to expenses is sorta like comparing Oprah on the treadmill to Nimblewill on the ECT/AMT

[Franco]

"Look at the MSR hyperflow......It gets awesome reviews on here. MSR and thermarest are both owned by cascade design"

Apart from belonging to the same group of companies , what do they have in common ?
So I suppose if you ever have a bad experience with a Rexona. Dove or Lux product you will also stop buying Bertolli Olive Oil or Lipton branded food ?
Come to think of it, I am not sure I really like Omo, better stop buying Knorr products, you never know that guy that made the soap powder could be working in the kitchen as well.
BTW, the brands I mentioned are all part of Unilever.
( I stopped using Nikon when I found out it was connected with Mitsubishi. Don't like those cars much)
Franco

[jrwiesz]

I stopped using Nikon when I found out it was connected with Mitsubishi. Don't like those cars much[/B])
Franco

Isn't this a contradiction, in your own terms?

I like Nikon optics, but, don't necessarily have to buy a Mitsubishi auto.

[saimyoji]

Isn't this a contradiction, in your own terms?

I like Nikon optics, but, don't necessarily have to buy a Mitsubishi auto.

sarcasm, maybe? Not quite sure though.

[WritinginCT]

That pad looks interesting. Packs down to the size of a 1ltr bottle supposedly. That's cool.

And hey, if a $150 pad keeps you out there longer -go for it.

[Jayboflavin04]

Generallly not a good idea to buy something the first year it comes out. Example being the hyperflow, i love thermarests, and own a msr sweetwater. Sometimes large companys are so anxious to get the new product out there. They really dont get the bugs worked out!

[GeneralLee10]

Generallly not a good idea to buy something the first year it comes out. Example being the hyperflow, i love thermarests, and own a msr sweetwater. Sometimes large companys are so anxious to get the new product out there. They really dont get the bugs worked out!

Once I met a wise old man called my Grandfather he would say the same it all applies to new products. All though it does sound good the small one is what I would go for, but I will not do to the price and the 1st year out on the market. Get one tell use and the company how nice it is and how crappy it maybe it would help them out.

[randyg45]

That's pretty good advice. I bought a Vega the first year they were out.

I guess some of us don't even learn the hard way.

[Jayboflavin04]

I think I am going with a womens prolite 3. 10 dollars cheaper, two oz heavier than the neo air, and about 70 dollars cheaper and about 10 dollars cheaper than the mens. who cares if it is purple or pink......

[rusty075]

You should check the archives of the Backpacking Light Yahoo Group. Jerry Goller (of http://www.backpackgeartest.org/ ) has been testing prototypes of it for several years now.

[Dogwood]

So, Ok did anyone get the Neo air yet. I would like to hear any reviews! What I got so far is the cost and compactabilty. Anything else, about the gear, please?

[Jayboflavin04]

wont be able to purchase retail until april.......this is from the therma-rest website

[randyg45]

I think I am going with a womens prolite 3. 10 dollars cheaper, two oz heavier than the neo air, and about 70 dollars cheaper and about 10 dollars cheaper than the mens. who cares if it is purple or pink......

A big reason for my interest is that I need the large, primarily for the width but also because of the thickness.

[randyg45]

You should check the archives of the Backpacking Light Yahoo Group. Jerry Goller (of http://www.backpackgeartest.org/ ) has been testing prototypes of it for several years now.

Rusty, that was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Thank you.

[Franco]

Yes that was me indulging with what I thought was an obvious bit of sarcasm, the point being that the Neo -Hyperflow connection is not much closer than a Nikon is to a Mitsubishi car.
Franco

[Powder River]

http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Ne...-light-airbed/

http://www.feedthehabit.com/outdoors...est-and-exped/

Nice pictures there of the pad and the packing size...