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What stops the ground stealing your heat — the part most people under-buy.
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Gossamer Gear
ThinLight Foam Pad
Sixty grams of foam that does three jobs and sleeps on none of them well.
- R-value
- 0.5
- Weight
- 60 g
- Thickness
- 0.3 cm
60 g€30Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir UberLite
The lightest full-length mat worth sleeping on.
- R-value
- 2.3
- Weight
- 250 g
- Thickness
- 6.4 cm
250 g€220Nemo
Switchback Short
A torso-length foam mat for people who have decided their legs can cope.
- R-value
- 2.0
- Weight
- 275 g
- Thickness
- 2.3 cm
275 g€45Therm-a-Rest
Z Lite Sol Short
The Z Lite cut down, for ultralight trips and second mats.
- R-value
- 2.0
- Weight
- 290 g
- Thickness
- 2.0 cm
290 g€40Exped
Ultra 1R
Exped build quality with the insulation taken out.
- R-value
- 1.3
- Weight
- 350 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
350 g€140Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT
The default answer for three-season backpacking, and deservedly.
In your kit - R-value
- 4.5
- Weight
- 354 g
- Thickness
- 7.6 cm
354 g€230Nemo
Tensor Ultralight
Nearly 9 cm of quiet comfort for under 400 g.
- R-value
- 2.8
- Weight
- 380 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
380 g€200Alpkit
Numo
A light summer air mat for a third of the usual money.
- R-value
- 1.9
- Weight
- 390 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
390 g€70Sea to Summit
Ultralight
The uninsulated version, for hot nights and nothing else.
- R-value
- 1.1
- Weight
- 395 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
395 g€110Therm-a-Rest
RidgeRest SOLar
The other indestructible foam mat, with a slightly better R-value.
- R-value
- 2.6
- Weight
- 400 g
- Thickness
- 1.5 cm
400 g€45Naturehike
Ultralight Egg Nest
A very cheap, very light summer mat with the usual caveats attached.
- R-value
- 1.3
- Weight
- 400 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
400 g€45Therm-a-Rest
Z Lite Sol
Indestructible, cheap, and it will never once deflate at 3 a.m.
- R-value
- 2.0
- Weight
- 410 g
- Thickness
- 2.0 cm
410 g€55Nemo
Switchback
The other closed-cell mat, with slightly deeper nodes.
- R-value
- 2.0
- Weight
- 415 g
- Thickness
- 2.3 cm
415 g€60Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XTherm NXT
Winter-grade warmth that still packs like a summer mat.
- R-value
- 7.3
- Weight
- 439 g
- Thickness
- 7.6 cm
439 g€270Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT MAX
The XLite widened to 64 cm, which changes more than it sounds.
- R-value
- 4.5
- Weight
- 450 g
- Thickness
- 7.6 cm
450 g€250Nemo
Tensor All-Season
Four-season warmth, three-season weight, and unusually quiet.
- R-value
- 5.4
- Weight
- 460 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
460 g€230Klymit
Static V2
The cheap air mat that started a lot of people backpacking.
- R-value
- 1.9
- Weight
- 460 g
- Thickness
- 6.5 cm
460 g€60Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT Large
The XLite for people the regular size leaves with cold feet.
- R-value
- 4.5
- Weight
- 460 g
- Thickness
- 7.6 cm
460 g€270Sea to Summit
Ether Light XT Insulated Women’s
The Ether Light with more insulation where it is usually needed and less length.
- R-value
- 3.5
- Weight
- 460 g
- Thickness
- 10.0 cm
460 g€200Big Agnes
Zoom UL Insulated
Big Agnes at ultralight weight, with the warmth kept in.
- R-value
- 4.3
- Weight
- 460 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
460 g€190Sea to Summit
Ether Light XT Insulated
Ten centimetres of air for people whose hips hate the ground.
- R-value
- 3.2
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 10.0 cm
480 g€200Sea to Summit
Ultralight Insulated
A well-priced three-season air mat with no bad habits.
- R-value
- 3.1
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
480 g€150Exped
Ultra 3R
Exped build quality at a three-season weight.
- R-value
- 2.9
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
480 g€170Forclaz
MT900 Air L
The value pick that is genuinely warm enough for spring and autumn.
- R-value
- 4.0
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
480 g€120Naturehike
Ultralight Air
The budget end of the air-mat market, with the expected caveats.
- R-value
- 2.5
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 6.0 cm
480 g€50Forclaz
MT500 Foam
The cheapest sleeping surface here, and it will outlive the tent.
- R-value
- 2.0
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 2.0 cm
480 g€30Deuter
Astro Pro 400 Mat
Deuter’s light air mat, sensibly specified and sensibly priced.
- R-value
- 3.4
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
480 g€160Outdoor Vitals
Ultralight Insulated Pad
A well-priced insulated mat from a direct-to-consumer maker.
- R-value
- 4.0
- Weight
- 480 g
- Thickness
- 8.0 cm
480 g€130Exped
FlexMat Plus
A thicker closed-cell foam mat, which turns out to matter.
- R-value
- 2.2
- Weight
- 490 g
- Thickness
- 3.8 cm
490 g€60Jack Wolfskin
Ultra Lite Mat
A tidy, unremarkable summer mat that is easy to buy anywhere.
- R-value
- 2.4
- Weight
- 520 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
520 g€120Forclaz
MT500 Air L
A cheap, long, perfectly adequate summer mat.
- R-value
- 2.5
- Weight
- 550 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
550 g€70Sea to Summit
Comfort Light Insulated
The middle of the Sea to Summit range, and a sensible place to land.
- R-value
- 3.7
- Weight
- 550 g
- Thickness
- 6.3 cm
550 g€170Trekology
Aluft 2 Premium
A thick, cheap air mat with a built-in pillow.
- R-value
- 2.1
- Weight
- 570 g
- Thickness
- 9.0 cm
570 g€60Nemo
Astro Insulated
A cheap, thick air mat with an integrated pillow baffle.
- R-value
- 2.6
- Weight
- 590 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
590 g€130Zenbivy
Light Mat 25
A mat designed around the bed system it belongs to.
- R-value
- 4.5
- Weight
- 590 g
- Thickness
- 6.4 cm
590 g€190Big Agnes
Rapide SL Insulated
Thick, warm and better value than most of its rivals.
- R-value
- 4.8
- Weight
- 600 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
600 g€180Exped
Ultra 5R
Down-filled insulation for cold ground at a fair weight.
- R-value
- 4.8
- Weight
- 620 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
620 g€220Alpkit
Dumo
Insulated, affordable, and warm enough for most of the year.
- R-value
- 3.9
- Weight
- 620 g
- Thickness
- 6.0 cm
620 g€100Forclaz
MT900 Air L XL
Two metres of budget mat, warm enough for shoulder season.
- R-value
- 4.0
- Weight
- 620 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
620 g€150Exped
DownMat HL Winter
Down-filled insulation for snow, at a weight that still walks.
- R-value
- 7.0
- Weight
- 630 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
630 g€250Nemo
Tensor Extreme Conditions
The warmest mat here, for ground that is genuinely frozen.
- R-value
- 8.5
- Weight
- 640 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
640 g€280Nemo
Quasar 3D Insulated
Nemo comfort at a price that does not require a conversation.
- R-value
- 3.3
- Weight
- 640 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
640 g€170Vaude
Performance 3.5
A light self-inflating mat from a maker that publishes its footprint.
- R-value
- 3.5
- Weight
- 640 g
- Thickness
- 3.5 cm
640 g€120Mountain Equipment
Aerostat Synthetic 3.0
A straightforward insulated air mat from a mountaineering house.
- R-value
- 3.1
- Weight
- 640 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
640 g€150Therm-a-Rest
ProLite Plus
Self-inflating, robust, and hard to puncture into uselessness.
- R-value
- 3.2
- Weight
- 650 g
- Thickness
- 3.8 cm
650 g€130Alpkit
Airo 180
A cheap self-inflating mat with more R-value than its price suggests.
- R-value
- 3.4
- Weight
- 690 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
690 g€90Salewa
Diadem Extreme
An alpine-leaning mat with a winter R-value.
- R-value
- 5.5
- Weight
- 690 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
690 g€180Vaude
Norrsken
Straightforward self-inflating comfort from a responsible maker.
- R-value
- 3.0
- Weight
- 700 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
700 g€100Sea to Summit
Ether Light XT Extreme
Ten centimetres of air with a winter R-value underneath it.
- R-value
- 6.2
- Weight
- 700 g
- Thickness
- 10.0 cm
700 g€260Klymit
Insulated Static V
A genuinely warm mat for around a hundred euros.
- R-value
- 4.4
- Weight
- 700 g
- Thickness
- 6.5 cm
700 g€100Exped
Ultra 7R
Snow-camping warmth without a foam mat underneath.
- R-value
- 7.1
- Weight
- 730 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
730 g€260Alpkit
Cloud Base
Winter-capable warmth at a price that undercuts everything comparable.
- R-value
- 5.5
- Weight
- 730 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
730 g€130Therm-a-Rest
ProLite Apex
Self-inflating comfort with enough R-value for a cold shoulder season.
- R-value
- 3.8
- Weight
- 740 g
- Thickness
- 5.0 cm
740 g€160Big Agnes
Rapide SL Insulated Wide
The Rapide widened, for people who wake up on the floor.
- R-value
- 4.8
- Weight
- 740 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 cm
740 g€210Naturehike
R5 Insulated
A high R-value on paper for a remarkably low price.
- R-value
- 5.0
- Weight
- 750 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
750 g€80Sea to Summit
Comfort Plus Insulated
Two independent air chambers, so a puncture is an inconvenience.
- R-value
- 4.0
- Weight
- 780 g
- Thickness
- 6.3 cm
780 g€200Klymit
Static V Luxe
Very long, very wide and very cheap — the summer luxury option.
- R-value
- 1.3
- Weight
- 780 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
780 g€90Therm-a-Rest
Trail Lite
The dependable self-inflating mat for car-adjacent camping.
- R-value
- 3.4
- Weight
- 800 g
- Thickness
- 3.8 cm
800 g€90Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir Topo Luxe
Ten centimetres thick and rectangular, for people who value the night over the day.
- R-value
- 3.7
- Weight
- 810 g
- Thickness
- 10.0 cm
810 g€200Multimat
Adventure 25
A cheap British self-inflating mat that turns up on a lot of first trips.
- R-value
- 3.0
- Weight
- 850 g
- Thickness
- 2.5 cm
850 g€60Exped
Dura 5R
The tough version: same warmth, much harder to destroy.
- R-value
- 4.8
- Weight
- 890 g
- Thickness
- 7.0 cm
890 g€200Robens
Vapour 60
A warm self-inflating mat for people who distrust air mats.
- R-value
- 4.5
- Weight
- 900 g
- Thickness
- 6.0 cm
900 g€110Robens
PrimaCore 90
A thick, warm self-inflating mat for people who have given up on grams.
- R-value
- 5.8
- Weight
- 1.10 kg
- Thickness
- 9.0 cm
1.10 kg€130