Exped Synmat Lite 5 Sleeping Mat review 

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Written By Chris Shirley MA FRGS

Cost ★★★★☆

Comfort ★★★★★

Overall Score ★★★★☆

Verdict: a well-made, relatively affordable, and comfortable sleeping mat to make base camp and camping adventures a little less rough!

The Exped SynMat Lite 5 Sleeping Mat is a light and comfortable inflatable sleeping pad designed for bikepacking, backpacking, and camping, and is made with a 75D polyester fabric that is durable and resistant to punctures, (although I still use it with a thin lightweight roll mat if using in particularly spiky forest floors!).

The pad weighs in at 655g, is large enough for a 6-foot-plus adult (its dimensions are 183cm x 52cm), and ends up around 5cm thick when fully inflated.

  

The pad also features a large, easy-to-use flat valve that allows you to adjust the firmness of the pad to your liking. The valve is designed to be durable and leak-proof, ensuring that the pad stays inflated throughout the night (although mine does deflate a little due to the cooler air where I use it).

 

It comes with a stuff sack and repair kit, which makes it easy to store and maintain, and most notably, a lot more affordable than other inflatable mats on the market. Although it’s now discontinued, I’d buy from the brand again.

Chris Shirley MA FRGS

About the Author:

Chris is the founder of Hiatus.Design, a mission-driven branding and website design company that works with clients all over the world.

Over the course of his life, he has travelled to more than 60 countries across six continents, earned two Guinness World Records, completed the legendary Marathon des Sables, summited Mont Blanc and unclimbed peaks in Asia, become a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and obtained a Masterʼs degree in Business Management (MA).

https://www.hiatus.design
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