Therm-a-Rest Ultralite 3/4

Paul Cummings
Reviewed: 20 July 2007

VERY LIGHT, BUT WHY NOT USE FULL LENGTH VERSION?

light

not great comfort

I think I would always take the weight of the full length version, and sometimes I use my basecamp for comfort. But it is very light.

ROSS LEWIS
Reviewed: 24 January 2005

LIGHT BUT CAN YOU AFFORD IT?

Very light and is great for those events were you need to keep weight down to a mininum.Packs down very very small.

Very expensive!!!!!!!!!!! Thats all

If you have the cash this is a must for those trying to keep there weight down as much as possible. This is one of the first things I put down on my list of things to take with me on any camping trip,MM etc

Jon Peterson
Reviewed: 12 December 2004

REALLY AWFULLY SMALL AND LIGHT INDEED

Small. Light. No, smaller and lighter than that. It's tiny.

I can handle the narrowness and the 3/4 lengthness, but it's also thinner than standard thermarest - and if you are bony like me that means your hip bones hits the ground if you sleep on your side.

It's a pain to get back into the original stupidly-small stuff sack. So I tie mine up with string, which makes more sense anyway.

I pack _very_ light and tend to buy the smallest lightest version of anything going. That's 'cos I'm a weakling. Anyway, this is a great product, but I might have gone for the thicker version in the end. Dang, its light though.

Martin Spires
Reviewed: 13 July 2004

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

Blow it up to your likeness. Go's into a bivvy bag no problem. Stuffsac good and stuffs anyway in the rac-sac. No dampness striking the old butts.

Need to be extra careful where any thorns or sharp stones are about, then you would check out the pitch anyway. No good for a tall person. I put spare hikky socks on as a extra precaution. on striking camp, you need to get the mat really airtight before it go's back into the sac.

A good mat,very compact,very light. A joy to sleep on. A bit pricey but a good investment for a decent night's kip. For real luxury, try one on top of a Karrimor mat.

chris ward
Reviewed: 21 May 2004

THE THERM-A-REST FOR BACKPACKING'

Good compact size when packed (unlike many self inflating mats), comfortable to use!

They aren't cheap are they . . .

It took me a long time to finally get a Thermarest simply because of the cost. I had a very compact air mattress and it just felt like I didn't need to spend the money. I was wrong. If you have no mat or a simple roll mat currently get one of these. The comfort is excellent (from such a thin mat - how do they do it?) and importantly the insulation from the cold ground - very noticable at minus temperatures - is excellent. Just remember to put your feet on your sack or spare clothing to keep them warm. Not cheap but nevertheless very good value.