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REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular

Item # 778146

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Travel light and sleep comfortably—weighing less than 2 pounds, our ultracompact pad takes up precious little space in your pack.

  • X-Core foam insulation is cross-cored for maximum compressibility and weight reduction
  • Quick-closing, high-volume airflow valve allows the pad to inflate and deflate quickly
  • Rugged Taslan® nylon diamond-ripstop top surface has a nonslip texture; 75-denier polyester bottom surface resists wear
  • Grippy silicone pattern on upper surface helps keep sleeping bag from sliding off pad
  • Low-volume, tapered, mummy-shape design increases efficiency and compressibility
  • R-Value equals 3.2
  • Stuff sack (included) protects pad during transport and ensures a compact parcel every time

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Item 778146

REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular Specs

Specification

Description

Pad length (in.)72 inches
Pad width (in.)20 inches
Pad thickness (in.)1.5 inches
Dimensions - metric183 x 51 x 4 centimeters
Average pad weight (oz.)27 ounces
Average weight - metric0.77 kilogram
R-Value3.2
InsulationFoam
Packed size5.5 x 10.75 inches
Design typeInflatable
Sleeping pad shapeMummy
GenderUnisex

REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular Customer Reviews

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REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular
 
3.8

(based on 70 reviews)

81%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (62)
  • Packs small / compresses (61)
  • Comfortable (53)
  • Easy to inflate (49)
  • Durable design (36)

Cons

  • Slips easily (9)
  • Punctures easily (8)
  • Difficult to inflate (7)
  • Uncomfortable (7)
  • Packs large (4)

Best Uses

  • Backpacking (61)
  • Weekend trips (45)
  • Extended trips (40)
  • Car camping (29)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (36), Casual/ recreational (27), Casual adventurer (6)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Survivalist / minimalist (22), Comfort driven (12)

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Nov

2

2007

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

 
2.0

Comfy but UNRELIABLE

By tygerorange

from Wayland, MA

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Comfortable
  • Compact Roll Up

Cons

  • not durable
  • Punctures Easily
  • Slips Easily

Best Uses

  • Weekend Trips

Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

I have used this product for several dozen camping trips. After two or three trips it stopped holding air well. It also punctured easily. When it stay inflated in it quite comfortable though. It is also lightweight and compact. However, those things mean nothing if it has holes in it and doesn't stay inflated.

  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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Dec

9

2008

(5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

 
4.0

I would suggest this to all my friends!

By SarahMaze

from Covington, KY

About Me Casual Adventurer

Pros

  • Comfortable
  • Compact Roll Up
  • Lightweight

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Car Camping
    • Weekend Trips

    Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

    I originally bought the short sleeping pad and found that my feet were always cold so I bumped up to the regular size. It's great! It's practically the same size as the small when it's rolled up but provides a lot more comfort.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jul

    29

    2008

    (5 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    Good idea but NO!

    By LINES

    from St. Louis Mo

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Compact Roll Up
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Punctures Easily
    • Uncomfortable

    Best Uses

    • None

    Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

    I have used this pad maybe 6 times and its to the point it will not hold air at all. I have never used it outside a tent.

    I have tested it in my bath tub and there are hundreds of little holes in the pad. It was impossible to patch in any kind of way.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (5 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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    Aug

    14

    2008

    (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    NO GOOD

    By geoffallen50

    from Atlanta, GA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Compact Roll Up
    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Punctures Easily
    • Won't hold air

    Best Uses

      Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

      Don't buy this product. Bought two of these for a 3 month motorcycle adventure. Girlfriends worked for the first month then stopped holding air. Mine survived for two months, then same problem. Reading other reviews it seems as if this is a common problem. The leaks were mainly around the valve and unrepairable with the supplied kit. Pay the extra dollars for a thermarest.

      Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

      (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      13

      2009

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Poor comfort for the weight

      By NomadLuna

      from NM

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Easy To Inflate
      • Non Slip

      Cons

      • Bulky Roll Up
      • Difficult to roll up

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Weekend Trips

      Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

      I carried this pad on three backpacking trips and decided that it simply isn't worth it's weight and have decided to exchange it at REI for the Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Regular length closed pad.

      My favorite thing about the pad is that once rolled up, I could store it inside my pack - a bonus as I hate having anything outside my pack if possible. It is fairly comfortable, and I slept very warm in 37 - 45 degree temps with a 35 degree sleeping bag.

      However, at 27 ounces, its really not much more comfortable than a decent closed cell foam pad suxh as the Z-Lite or Ridge Rest (both are 14 ounces). While it did fit inside my pack, the width was larger than a rolled Ridge Rest or the folding Z-Lite. Deflating it to an optimum level and ensuring the smallest size to pack it each morning was a pain (as I pack it inside, it needed to be at its smallest). Rolling it TIGHTLY, siting on it, and even sucking air out of it was required to get it to the "fresh from the store" size.

      Cons: 27 ounces, time consuming to deflate and roll for packing, marginally more comfortable than lighter/simpler pads, cannot get wet, worries about punctures, sometimes having to adjust inflation level to achieve comfort.

      Pros: Slightly more comfortable than a foam pad, fits inside an internal frame pack.

      Overall, not a terrible pad, but I now prefer the piece of mind of having a pad that is waterproof, won't puncture, and is nearly half the weight of the Lite-Core.

      • Gift:
      • No
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      5

      2008

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Great light weight pad

      By YHWH1

      from Arlington, TX

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Compact Roll Up
      • Durable Design
      • Easy To Inflate
      • Lightweight

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Extended Trips

        Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

        I am mostly comfort driven but when i go deep to a camp site and weight is an issue i use this pad.

        Great pad, pretty comfortable and easy to roll up and carry.

        A+

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Comfort Driven

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jul

        15

        2008

        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Sleeping on the ground

        By TimBootz

        from Bothell, WA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

          Cons

          • Punctures Easily

          Best Uses

          • Extended Trips

          Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

          I choose to take this pad on a 73 day solo cycle trip throught the yukon territory. A mistake. The pad failed at the value 7 days into the trip and was unrepairable. There are sharp corners on the side of the valve that cause the fabric to tear after closing the valve. I slept on the ground for 50 more days before I reached civilization and was able to buy a closed cell foam matt. Cycling 60 miles a day I was looking foward to the comforts I thought this item would afford as well as the insulation from the tundra ground. Untill the valve is redesigned I cannot recomend this item. Since then I only use closed cell pads.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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          Dec

          30

          2008

          (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Great Pad

          By Ricotenorman

          from Rockford, Il

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Compact Roll Up
          • Easy To Inflate
          • Lightweight
          • Non Slip

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Car Camping
            • Extended Trips
            • Weekend Trips

            Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

            This pad worked amazingly! I got it because I needed insulation from the ground. Until now, I had hated using sleeping pads, but this one worked great! It was comfortable and kept me warm. The best part is that it rolls up so incredibly small!

            • Gift:
            • Yes
            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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            Dec

            16

            2008

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Sleeps Great

            By IrnGynt

            from Northern Virginia

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Pros

            • Comfortable
            • Compact Roll Up
            • Durable Design
            • Easy To Inflate
            • Lightweight
            • Non Slip

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Backpacking
              • Weekend Trips

              Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

              I've tried a few different mats and this one beats them all hands down. Sleeps almost as good as my bed. Extremely supportive and comfortable.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Comfort Driven

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              10

              2008

              (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              Awesome comfort for its weight class!

              By Jeremy the cool

              from Colorado Springs, CO

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Pros

              • Comfortable
              • Compact Roll Up
              • Durable Design
              • Easy To Inflate
              • Lightweight

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backpacking
                • Car Camping
                • Extended Trips
                • Weekend Trips

                Comments about REI Lite-Core 1.5 Self-Inflating Pad - Regular:

                Hasn't failed me yet! Holds air just fine, still inflates on its on, still just as comfy as when I first bought it 6 months ago! Couldn't be happier!

                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

                (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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