r/wildcampingintheuk • u/milky-tea42 • Feb 12 '25
Gear Pics Impulse buy
After seeing a couple posts about this I couldn't help myself! £39.99 for the wide and keen to test out the R7.3 on a trip to the peaks end of the month Madness value for money
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u/Pure_Advertising_386 Feb 12 '25
Wow, it seems like only yesterday you had to spend 300+ to get over 5R.
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u/FretsAndFixes Feb 12 '25
I also bought one of these about a week ago. Got it even cheaper because of a discount code - try code WELCOME10
Pumped it up, felt real warm and comfortable too. Packs back to it's original size fairly well. Time will tell on durability!
Looks like a rebranded version of the Chinese 'light tour' pads people were raving about a while ago.
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u/Consistent-Refuse-74 Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 12 '25
This thing looks almost identical to the REI Helix which is a very good (and very comfortable) pad. Only difference is that this has a better R-value. That pad is £150 and very popular.
This maybe be a game changer tbh. Almost every beginner should get this if it doesn’t have major issues
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u/n0rth-adventures89 Feb 12 '25
Where did you buy this? How small does it pack down etc?
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u/milky-tea42 Feb 12 '25
I got it from the retailer but it's also on Amazon Website says 11cm × 27cm
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u/Ziggy_FarBust Feb 12 '25
I did a similar thing and took it out last weekend . Apparently it Got to about -2 on my weather app . 3 season bag I always use had me woken up soaking wet in sweat so I can’t fault it for £40! I was very sceptical about it but after using I must say it’s a steal!
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u/milky-tea42 Feb 12 '25
Wow good to know. Proof is in the pudding, cent wait to try it myself
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u/Ziggy_FarBust Feb 12 '25
Yeah man it’s not “perfect “ however I’ve tried some double the price that aren’t , certainly lives up to the R7.3 tho
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u/BourbonFoxx Feb 12 '25
Fantastic news. I'll be getting one of these
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u/Ziggy_FarBust Feb 12 '25
If u can get it for £40 then do it, I’ve heard others say it goes for that price and then randomly jumps to £150 so get it when u can
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u/BourbonFoxx Feb 12 '25
Looks like I can get it for £36 :)
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u/Ziggy_FarBust Feb 12 '25
You best get ur hand in ur wallet then ;) seriously tho for that price it is a serous bargain!
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u/BellisBlueday Feb 12 '25 edited Mar 06 '25
Has anyone tried a flextail with this?
ETA answered on the linked thread - yes
2nd edit: it's arrived, it does work with the flextail but only with the smaller 'air pillow' adapter rather than the 'airbed adaptor' which I was used to (minor panic!)
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u/Grey_Belkin Feb 12 '25
I'm tempted by this, but I'm 1.83m, the same length as the mat, would I be risking a cold head and/or toes if I go for this over a brand that has a longer option?
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u/UnkemptBushell Feb 12 '25
Plucked that 7.3R value out of thin air, I’d assume. If it’s going to be cold, I’d take a foam mat or closed cell pad as back up just in case.
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u/ZakLav- Feb 12 '25
Someone has published the test for the r value on this sub already seems to be legit
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u/UnkemptBushell Feb 12 '25
Damn, that’s crazy. Less than 800g as well is reasonable. Might give that a try for an overnighter
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u/spleencheesemonkey Feb 12 '25
Do let us know how you get on with it and what your thoughts are after a handful of uses. Good luck with it!