Black Diamond  Mondo Crash Pad

The good: *Fits perfectly in the trunk (44") of SUVs w/ raised wheel wells *Longer, like a strip, good for traverses and problems that don't move straight up. *Stiff and holding structural integrity *Water resistant fabric The Bad: *Buckles SUCK. Very hard to adjust and slide, almost impossible to remove w/o trimming the webbing that holds it in place. *Shoulder straps are not adjustable, in terms of height. *Shoulder straps are not padded. Pad is 20.6lbs, can easily add 10lbs+ of extra gear inside, making total carrying weight 30lbs+ Much to be desired, at price point, when compared to competitors

It's great; big, thick, good handles, etc. But since it tore two inches in the bottom on the first use, I do want to tell Black Diamond to make the bottom in a material that is stronger. It doesn't matter if the material is waterproof if there's a whole in it. As it is, I need to repair it. And therefore I seek information from Black Diamond's web site but have still not found any. In the future, I'll just have to avoid sharp rocks. Now, I'm just looking for some good support and to get back to bouldering with my pad! As I'm now more interested in my friends getting another pad to see if more durable, I'll recommend another one than this one. Otherwise, I wouldn't.

Alot of pad snobs say the workmanship has gone backwards and the pad is inferior to competitors. It's still getting high usage from me. I use 2 my 2 mondos for any serious project I am working on, and they need to be doubled up when getting 5m above the deck. That's the nature of bouldering, I'm sure in the future pad technology will continue to improve, but for now I would'nt consider it a serious session if I didn't have my mondos!

I really like it but they cut the corners a bit short on functionality and details. ie: they could have added a little metal loop so we could tie a packpack or another pad to it, i had a shoemaker add a strap and loop on the top of it to be able to clip and carry another pad, which made it perfect.

I didn't like to boulder before I got a Mondo. I hate falling and want to preserve my body for big routes in the Alpine, the Mondo makes me feel safe when I am up high, and it's great training for the mountains to carry it around :) I don't boulder with out it!

Sometimes I curse it on the carry in but it's worth the curse words when I'm on a highball with a less than perfect landing and builds confidence when in a vulnerable body position when I bust...especially when bouldering alone...

This is our go to pad for bouldering. Stiff after many uses and large enough to cover the higher boulders. Still need a smaller pad to squeeze into the shorter sit starts, but who wouldn't want this pad at the top.

Nothing like the previous versions! The external fabric is really poor and tears very easily. Not exactly what you expect when you spend that kind of money!

Huge, soft, easy to carry and burley. Have been using it for a couple of years without hiccup.

This is the best option for something durable and big that carries well on the back.