Big Agnes Clearview Air Pad

I bought this because I have a bad back and can only sleep on air due to arthritis of the spine. I was concerned how I was going to be able to sleep on a recent trip to Las Vegas. I called and the very helpful sales person sent this right out to me, and assured me if it didn't work I could return it. Well, it saved my trip. I put about 1/3 air in it and plopped it on top of the mattress and was able to sleep very well. I weigh a lot and it held up fine. It is so small and compact that it fit in an outside pocket of my carry-on luggage and took up very little space. Heck, it would have even fit in my purse, which is amazing. I probably won't use it again for some time, so I don't know how long it will last, but it certainly saved my trip! Thank you Backcountry!!!!!!

Anyone who's traveled in Asia will know that the beds in hotels are not the most comfortable. I travel specifically in Southern China for 2 weeks+ and a good sleep is vital. I bought this pad and actually put it on top of the "mattress" in my hotel because the beds there are so hard that I have bruises from sleeping on my side. This pad worked wonderfully! It was small, light, and provided comfort all night, not losing air. I also bought the cocoon silk mummy liner sheets and put those over the air pad. It was wonderful.

My only gripe is that I bought petite size and felt like I would easily roll off the pad and needed a bit more width. I'm a small person, 5'1" and 105 lbs. so I thought petite would work, but I think I should have just got the regular size.

Packs incredibly small and lightweight. Very reasonably priced too. I will use this pad on every summery trip less than seven nights. I'm still afraid I'll "pop" it on an extended or cold trip and spend too many nights on the ground. Haven't yet though. By the way I use the mummy not rectangle version. My single gripe is an odd one. This pad comes with the sturdy reliable screw valve you may be used to with a thermarest pad. While this is a great valve, You have to blow it up and get your moist breff all up in it. I wanted to be able to fill it with an adapter on my frame pump, but I am excited to see the science experiment that's bound to occur through the clearview material!

I took this pad on a bike ride across NY state that involved a week of camping in parks and school yards. The pad does a great job; it is certainly comparable to a good ThermaRest but it takes up no extra space. The pad slips into the Big Agnes sleeping bag pocket and when deflated, stores with the bag in the bag's stuff sack. It does not need to be stored separately. The only minor complaint is that you have to blow it up all by your lonesome. It does not self-inflate. I would highly recommend this pad if you already have a Big Agnes sleeping bag.

I just had this pad up in the adirondacks and I've got nothing but good things to say about it. It packs down smaller than a nalgene bottle and weighs less than most 3/4 length pads. My tent mate even commented on how comfortable it looked and said I didn't move once during the night so I must have been comfortable. Our campsite was very rooty and I didn't feel a thing. I'm 5'2, 130lbs and the petite worked great for me. I can't comment on it's long term durability yet so far so good.

I'm very happy with the Big Agnes Clearview Air Pad. Four of my kids slept on this pad this weekend and all 4 raved about it. The regular size (20 x 72) fit inside their Big Agnes Gunn Creek sleeping bag slots. The pad was easy for them to blow up and very comfortable to sleep on. The pad folded down very small and was easily stored inside the sleeping bag stuff sack along with their Big Agnes Air Core pillows without straining the sacks' seams.

This is the lightes Pad you can find (except not having one). The Pad lives up to the name it carries, you will not feel any rocks period! I have 5, and my kids can blow these up in less than 5 minutes. One word of warning, keep the DEET spray away from this pad. My son got some on one and it fused the plastic together. Ended up with a hole trying to pull it apart.

I got this sleeping pad for my husband and a similar one for myself - they were great to sleep on, nice and thick so you will not feel the lumps of the ground, but they do tend to get noisy when the sleeping bag slides around on it.

It's the first sleeping pad that I've ever owned, but it's gotten the job done for several trips. I used it mostly in the summer time, but it was comfortable, easy to blow up, and didn't deflate halfway through the night.