Exped Downmat UL7

[Wowbagger]

I took delivery of one of these today. It's lighter than the Pump version and you blow it up using a stuffsack with a nozzle.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/7rDPptI5iF4&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/7rDPptI5iF4&rel=1</a> shows a good-looking young man pumping up his downmat. I have to say that, at the first attempt, it took me a lot more than three bags full of air to inflate the downmat.

[Canardly]

What happens in periods of high humidity does that affect the down content?

[PH]

. I have to say that, at the first attempt, it took me a lot more than three bags full of air to inflate the downmat.

The guy in this link gives a better demo of the pump, with some useful tips.
It takes me about four bags full to inflate the large size Synmat, but who's counting, the point is it's so much easier.

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=37623.msg1253135#msg1253135

[Aushiker]

That stuff sack as a pump looks like a great idea.  I have got the Exped Pump Pillow which works but takes a lot more pumps than the sack does going by the video.

The pillow is a good pillow but not so great as a pump.

Andrew