Therm-a-Rest - NeoAir XTherm NXT
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"It’s is SO MUCH more quiet than the s7 it ramped up the suction power from 4000 to 19000 yet I can let it clean my office room while being in a call now."
"Extremely quiet compared to our last one to the point where we can have it running while my partner is in work meetings (besides emptying water and dust bin, but that is 10 seconds of loud x 2)."
"pads that lift on carpet so you can run it while the baby naps"
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"I had mine staked down in packed sand during a rainstorm that dropped 1.5”-2” per hour for 3 hours according to a ranger station nearby and it took it like a champ."
"My old Breville lasted 10-11 years ... I got the new one 3 years ago with the air fryer option … if it breaks tomorrow I would figure out how to get it again - I seriously love it."
"after heavy and extreme and I mean extreme use in a very dirty environment, after a year the range suddenly cut down... I felt like I'd gotten my measly 20ish buck worth from them and didn't fault jlab due to the extreme circumstances I used them in daily. ... I work in a hot asa filthy steel mill and the fact they lasted a year was impressive to me."
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"I sleep all night and no body aches."
"I side sleep and roll around all night and don’t hit the ground with my hips. ... I am 6’4” and was weighing 250 for most of my use of that mat. Hence why I don’t mind an extra pound for a comfortable sleep at night. I am weighing 220 now and don’t touch the ground at all with the mat partially deflated."
"I'm a side sleeper and these things are an absolute godsend. Once they're in, I don't feel a thing."
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"I had a Big Agnes for a decade. ... It sprung a leak on a trip this time last year. ... I found the leak on a seam and called to ask about repairing it. ... They asked for a pic, which I sent as well as a pic of the valve cut off (per their instructions) and my new pad arrived in a few days. No charge. ... I’ll never buy a pad from a different manufacturer again."
"if they fail (which out of all the matt's ive had over the years are the most reliable) the customer service is second to none, you will get a replacement."
"For me the thermarest warranty has been worth its weight in gold ... every interaction I’ve had with them has been amazing, no questions asked replacement or repair"
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"Just had my second camp out with it. 0 issues with warmth at 50F , unsurprisingly. Also at 60f I didn ’t sleep hot so that ’s nice too."
"I can take it down to like 25-30F very comfortably."
"20 degrees F comfortably from below. Quilt wasn't up to it"
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"horrifically expensive"
"I tested Oura and returned it for this reason."
"price of replacement parts is a huge reason i recommend sebo vacuums. ... every time i have to look up a part for a miele vacuum i already know it ’s going to cost 3x-4x what it should."
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"It does NOT handle the Florida heat at all. ... Constant shutdowns while driving and parked have rendered it absolutely useless. ... Viofo's solution? Kick it down to 1080 / 2k and hope works. It did not. ... The camera is seriously flawed."
"the xtherm sucks in hot summer."
"When you put the rain cover on top it blocks all of the openings leaving very little air flow. ... When it is hot at night it’s pretty miserable in there. ... The only thing you can unzip is the front door to the porch and if it rains that night congrats you are hot AND wet."
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"Both times I’ve hiked the PCT my thermarests have popped in the desert . ... My first one had multiple holes and was a write-off."
"Inflatables take a lot of babying, they often get holes. ... If a pad pops once every 10 weeks, you’ll have to replace the pad at least twice on a thruhike. Of course, some pads don’t pop, it’s just that they often do pop or leak at some point. I don’t want to spend 100-200 dollars on something that’s gonna fail after a couple weeks. ... “ often they do pop or leak at some point” meaning most pads will pop eventually. Once it pops or leaks, even if it’s once, the pad has failed and it doesn’t effectively function unless repaired or replaced. ... Based on anecdotal personal evidence, which of course isn’t a great measure, a lot of pads pop or leak without making it through a full thruhike. One failure is too many for me. There’s no other piece of gear, besides socks and shoes, that fail as often as pads. ... I’ve had one fail in as little as 2 days and I currently have one that has yet to fail after like 70 nights🤷♂️."
"leaked out the valve all through Washington, leaving me on the ground multiple times per night, waking me up every hour or so."
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"it's so ridiculously loud I can't use it!"
"Only real con is that this thing is CRINKLY ... definitely the loudest pad I've used ... would honestly be a dealbreaker"
"potato chip bag noise effects"
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"it always makes back and hip issues worse."
"I hate my NeoAir, I don’t find ThermaRest pads comfortable at all. ... I sleep like shit on the NeoAir. I wake up multiple times every night off the pad, slide around, bottom out and my body hurts in the morning."
"I couldn’t wake up without lower back pain after spending the night on the Xtherm."
Adubue 1.0It's tough to find a quality sleeping pad with an R-Value of 5 around the $100 price point. What type of weather will you be hiking in? My off the cuff recommendation within your budget is the [Kylmit Static V (Insulated) ](https://amzn.to/4irkjTc). It's got an (alleged) R-Value of 4.4. I have their non-insulated version of this pad as a spare pad that friends borrow for summer hikes. It's lightweight and comfortable. I've heard that the insulated version (linked above) is on the "Meh" side of the spectrum for R. If you really need an R-Value of at least 5, I'd go higher and go with a [Thermorest](https://amzn.to/4htamDn). I don't like being cold at night 😂 I've got a slightly older version of this pad and it's super warm and comfortable, though it's a little "crinkly" when you move around.
aslak1899 1.0I don't think the comfort is the best for the Xtherm, but it's comfortable enough for me. And very warm, I have yet to feel cold when using it (in Norway and Iceland for instance).
bro_nica 1.0THIS! The new one is perfectly fine! I´ve used it on a 10 day trip above the arctic circle and i slept really well, every single evening!
grindle_exped 1.0I find the xtherm nxt pretty quiet if it's well inflated. It's more comfy but noisier if softer.
Thanks for your review - great to hear from someone with it. And the price point is fantastic. Fyi, I've got a thermarest xtherm and it uses 70D nylon on the bottom. But it was £180 2nd hand, so not really comparable ;-)
locomocoboy 1.0I was not a fan of the XTherm. I don’t like the baffle system on it and its super loud!
Natural_Law 1.0One has an R-value of 5.4 and the other is a 7.3. No brainer for a cold sleeper. I have the warmer (7.3) pad for winter use. And to make sure my youngest stays warm when family camping.
oeroeoeroe 1.0Looks good! The thickness is my least favourite aspect of the Xtherm NXT. Though to be frank, even if this was available when I bought mine, I probably would have went with Thermarest out of conservativeness, for winter I appreciate "tried and true" products and brands.
Xtherm has for long been the standard inflatable for winter use. NXT version are newer, but there hasn't been any issues with them. Some find them uncomfortable and prefer other brands, but others (including me) are happy with them. R-value/weight is great. Xtherm has quite thick nylon on the underside, Xlite has thinner, lot of the generic complaints about "Neoair" durability might be actually from different model. Also, Neoair -series is probably the most widely used series of air mattresses, so there are more complaints to echo around as well. Rab makes quality gear, but that mattress doesn't have much going on for it, except for the price. Looks like heavier and less time-tested piece. I haven't tried that, though.
redskelly 1.0You get the XTherm because you want the warmest pad available. Not for comfort. All pin cushion/dimple patterned sleeping pads experience heat loss at the dimples in extreme cold temps, requiring them to be fully inflated in extreme cold to mitigate the terrible heat loss at those dimples. Which makes it uncomfortable to sleep on. Thermarest’s baffle design does not have this issue. Rapide/Helix design, I prefer for most temps above freezing. When you can let some air out, enjoy the dimpled pad comfort, and not freeze. This is all anecdotal.
RiderNo51 1.0The Thermarest NeoAir is indeed lighter. At just 12 ounces the semi-mummy arguably the best quality sleeping pad in this range and weight. But it's also not cheap. The NeoAir Xtherm is the cold weather version, R 7.4, and 16 oz. The Nemo Tensor Extreme is rectangle, R 8.1, and 18 oz. Both the Thermarest and Nemos are quieter than they were in the past. Also, the more you use them, the more quiet they get. Agree the Thermarest pump sack is the worst of the bunch, no question, but I've gotten mine to work enough. The Rapide is usually warm enough for most people 3 seasons, and the reason to buy it is indeed it's thickness, and the sides being raised. Agree the Exped 5R is good for most people. It's a simple, comfortable, rectangle. R 4.8, and 1lb 4 oz. That's certainly heavier than the Thermarest but $50 cheaper.
The Thermarest NeoAir is indeed lighter. At just 12 ounces the semi-mummy arguably the best quality sleeping pad in this range and weight. But it's also not cheap. The NeoAir Xtherm is the cold weather version, R 7.4, and 16 oz. The Nemo Tensor Extreme is rectangle, R 8.1, and 18 oz. Both the Thermarest and Nemos are quieter than they were in the past. Also, the more you use them, the more quiet they get. Agree the Thermarest pump sack is the worst of the bunch, no question, but I've gotten mine to work enough. The Rapide is usually warm enough for most people 3 seasons, and the reason to buy it is indeed it's thickness, and the sides being raised. Agree the Exped 5R is good for most people. It's a simple, comfortable, rectangle. R 4.8, and 1lb 4 oz. That's certainly heavier than the Thermarest but $50 cheaper.
I own the XTherm and have been very happy with it, and Thermarest as a company in general. Great stuff.
These are two very high end backpacking sleeping pads. Xtherm is going to be warmer. It also has a slightly thicker bottom fabric. This is built to even handle sleeping on the snow, so warmth shouldn't be an issue. It costs more though. Or were you thinking of the Nemo Tensor *Extreme*? Which is even warmer than the Neo-Air Xtherm. While I like the valve on the Thermarests, I like the pump sack a lot more on the Nemo. If you shop at REI, they have a sale coming up from November 14-24.
spleencheesemonkey 1.0I recently switched from the Thermarest XTherm NXT as I just couldn’t get comfortable on it. I loved the weight and small size of it when packed down and I really wanted to like it. I tried different levels of inflation, pillow under my knees etc, but in the end I just couldn’t avoid waking up with significant lower back pain. I went for the Exped Dura 8R MW which is HUGE when in my pack but god damn that thing is comfortable. I don’t have any concerns about its longevity either. It’s robust AF. It’s the cost, quality, weight triangle I guess.
I couldn’t wake up without lower back pain after spending the night on the Xtherm.
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