What is the Comfort Plus Insulated Mat?
This innovative mat is perfect for backpacking, travelling and mountaineering in cold conditions thanks to the super warm Exkin Platinum and Thermolite insulation, exceptionally comfortable dual layer construction and the ability to deflate and inflate the upper and lower of the mat independently.
What is it made of?
Insulation: Inside the mat, you'll find super warm Thermolite and Exkin Platinum insulation to provide enough warmth for winter seasons. Exkin Platinum reflects your natural body heat back to you, while Thermolite insulation prevents convective heat loss over time. If that wasn't enough, the Ether Light includes an anti-microbial treatment to avoid future issues when warm, moist air inevitably becomes trapped inside.
Outer Fabric: The mat is made using a combination of lightweight, quiet and grippy 40D and 30D Nylon fabric. The combination of these two weight of fabric give you a mat that will pack down to almost nothing, almost weighing less than a 500ml bottle of coke, but also gives you extra protection and reassurance when the ground underneath you is a bit harsher then you'd like.
What are the features?
Featuring one of the most innovative and advanced systems of inflation and deflation available, the Comfort Plus allows you to inflate the upper and lower of the mat to different pressures, optimising your comfort depending on the conditions. If you're a little on the light side and require less inflation, you're able to deflate the top half to the optimum level, whilst still leaving the lower half firm enough to protect you against rough terrain. Alternatively, heavier users can inflate both the upper and lower to a firmer pressure to avoid heat loss.
Providing further comfort is Sea to Summit's Loop Baffle Air Sprung Cell technology. Larger air pockets are created by using many looped TPU baffles which connect the top and bottom fabric layers with their Air Sprung Cell dot weld pattern. The looped baffles allow the top and bottom layers to be positioned further apart creating larger pockets of air when inflated that require less fabric overall.
Included with the mat is a repair kit and an Airstream pumpsack which is integrated into the stuffsack and allows effortless inflation. Deflation is also quick and simple and can be fine-tuned during use thanks to the cleverly placed valves.
What is the R-value?
This matt has an R-Value of 4.0 which in real terms means that this matt makes a great 4-season adventure buddy and will keep you toasty even up to sub-zero temperatures. R-Values are an international standard of insulation and (in simple terms) indicate the materials ability to reduce heat flow through conduction, radiation or convection. Therefore the higher the R-Value, the lower the heat transfer and the greater the insulation properties of the material.
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4.0 R-value
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Two layers allow independent pressures
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Exkin Platinum reflects body heat
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30D/40D ripstop nylon outer
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Air Sprung Cells distribute weight evenly
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Included stuff sack and pump
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Lightweight and packable