The engine's answer
Best side sleepers sleeping mat in mild summer nights, under €400
Trekology
Aluft 2 Premium
A thick, cheap air mat with a built-in pillow.
- Very thick for the price
- Integrated head baffle acts as a pillow
- Long enough for tall sleepers
- Low R-value — summer only
- Thin fabric and a basic valve
Find it at Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)
Why it wins, in numbers
Trekology Aluft 2 Premium is the sleeping mat the engine picked for this trip: €60 and 570 g, R-value 2.1, a 82% match on the questions asked. The kit around it comes to €340 of the €400 ceiling, leaving €60.
What the engine asked for: a sleeping bag rated to 6 °C or lower, a mat with an R-value of at least 1.5, a pack of at least 37 L, and €400 for all four; anything that falls short of these is flagged beside the item.
The kit it belongs to
Four items chosen together, not four separate winners. Swapping one moves the others.
- 3F UL GearLanshan 2The budget design that made trekking-pole shelters mainstream.Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)
- DeuterOrbit +5° SQA cheap synthetic bag for mild nights and rough treatment.Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)
- TrekologyAluft 2 PremiumA thick, cheap air mat with a built-in pillow.Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)
- ForclazMT100 Easyfit 50The cheapest full-size pack that is not a mistake.Bergfreunde · Trekkinn · Decathlon · Alpinetrek · eBay (used)
4.67 kg on your back · €340 of a budget of €400
- Tent
- 3F UL Gear Lanshan 2: €130, 1.10 kg, Season rating 3, 50% match.
- Sleeping bag
- Deuter Orbit +5° SQ: €90, 1.50 kg, Comfort rating 5 °C, 50% match.
- Sleeping mat
- Trekology Aluft 2 Premium: €60, 570 g, R-value 2.1, 82% match. Strongest on: Sleep style.
- Backpack
- Forclaz MT100 Easyfit 50: €60, 1.50 kg, Capacity 50 L, 50% match.
What the runners-up gave up
Each of these still leaves a kit that closes — the budget holds and the pack shuts. This is where each one lost.
- Naturehike R5 InsulatedA high R-value on paper for a remarkably low price.Naturehike R5 Insulated — €80, 750 g — gives up Price: €80 against the winner's €60. It scores 69% to the winner's 82%.
- Robens Vapour 60A warm self-inflating mat for people who distrust air mats.Robens Vapour 60 — €110, 900 g — gives up Price: €110 against the winner's €60. It scores 64% to the winner's 82%.
- Klymit Insulated Static VA genuinely warm mat for around a hundred euros.Klymit Insulated Static V — €100, 700 g — gives up Price: €100 against the winner's €60. It scores 64% to the winner's 82%.
Questions this trip raises
- How much does the whole kit cost?
- €340 for all four items, €60 under the €400 ceiling. Prices are indicative euro list prices; the shops set their own.
- How much does it weigh?
- 4.67 kg base weight — tent, sleeping bag, mat and pack together, before food, water and clothes. The pack is rated to carry 16 kg comfortably.
- Is Trekology Aluft 2 Premium warm enough on the ground at 8 °C?
- Its R-value is 2.1. For nights near 8 °C the engine requires at least 1.5, which it meets.
Change an assumption
This page answers one trip. Yours is not that trip — adjust the nights, the budget or the company and watch all four re-rank.
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