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Exped Ultra 5R Mummy Sleeping Pad
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Sleep well under the stars with the Exped Ultra 5R Mummy sleeping pad, whether you're a 3-season camper who runs cold or a year-round backpacker looking to keep your pack weight to a minimum.
Key Details
Insulated
Yes
Pad Thickness (in.)
3 inches
Weight
Medium: 15.7 ounces
Medium Wide: 18.9 ounces
Long Wide: 19.6 ounces
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- Made from 20-denier, recycled ripstop polyester that's up to 3 times stronger than comparable fabrics and uses less carbon, energy and water to produce
- Nonslip finish helps keep you on the pad
- 3 in. thickness provides ample comfort on rocky, rooty and uneven terrain
- Air-insulated with Airmat Technology™ for fast and light adventures in warmer temperatures
- Interior hydrolysis-resistant laminate is impervious to bacteria and moisture, which can degrade typical polyurethane coatings, ensuring an airtight mat for many years
- Internal welded baffles separate air chambers to create a fully cushioned and stable sleep surface and prevent cold spots without excessive weight and bulk
- Internal synthetic insulation is laminated to both the top and bottom of each baffle, ensuring consistent warmth and R-value rating use after use and year after year
- Proprietary 60 g Texpedloft microfiber insulation
- Head-to-toe air chambers allow the pad to become slightly wider when weighted; their vertical orientation also reduces end-of-baffle welds, increasing the pad's lifespan
- Oversize outer chambers form the Exped Comfort Cradle, helping to keep you centered and secured on the pad
- Durable, easy-to-use, one-way Flat Valves provide a high volume of airflow so you can quickly inflate/deflate the pad
- Flat Valves also eliminate the hard-to-soft interface of standard pad valves, reducing wear points and prolonging pad life
- Includes a Schnozzel pump bag for inflation (2.1 oz.), a stuff sack for protection during transportation, and a repair kit with adhesive and fabric patches
- Tapered design saves weight and reduces bulk when packed
Imported.
View all Exped Air Pads| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Sleeping Pad Type | Air |
| Sleeping Pad Shape | Mummy |
| Insulated | Yes |
| Insulation Type | Synthetic |
| R-Value | 4.8 |
| Repair Kit Included | Yes |
| Stuff Sack Included | Yes |
| Packed Size | Medium: 4.9 x 9.1 inches Medium Wide: 5.1 x 9.1 inches Long Wide: 5.3 x 10.6 inches |
| Sleeping Capacity | 1-person |
| Pad Thickness (in.) | 3 inches |
| Dimensions | Medium: 72 x 20.5/13.8 x 3 (L x W shoulder/foot x D) inches Medium Wide: 72 x 25.6/16.5 x 3 (L x W shoulder/foot x D) inches Long Wide: 77.6 x 25.6/16.5 x 3 (L x W shoulder/foot x D) inches |
| Weight | Medium: 15.7 ounces Medium Wide: 18.9 ounces Long Wide: 19.6 ounces |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Sustainability | Contains recycled materials |
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Mark
Seattle, WA
I preferred this over the Thermarest NeoAir NXT
1 year ago
I ordered both the Exped Ultra 5R and the Thermarest XTherm NXT and tried them out side-by-side in my home, and then slept on the Exped in the field. I have also camped on a Thermarest NeoAir XLite in the past. I am primarily a back sleeper and occasionally end up on my side. I tried long and wide versions of both new products. Both are very good products, but I preferred the Exped Ultra 5R for the following reasons. The taller side baffles act as guardrails and help keep me from sliding toward the edge and getting a sensation of instability or falling. The Exped material is also less slippery. I found the Exped's vertical baffles slightly more comfortable than the Thermarest's horizontal baffles. I also prefer Exped's dedicated in and out air valves to Thermarest's all-in-one. I was worried the slimmer mummy profile of the Exped might be too narrow in areas, but did not find it to be the case once I tried it. The disadvantages of the Exped 5R compared to the Thermarest would be slightly higher weight, slightly larger packed size, and lower insulation for extreme winter temperatures. Both pads felt very comfortable to me, but I ultimately had slight preference toward the Exped.
Age:25–34
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'1"
Yes , I recommend this product
Trish
Washington
Comfy for a side sleeper, narrow but I stayed on
10 months ago
I've only had this out one night so far and I would say not perfect but pretty good. The inflation/deflation is great and it is very easy to get back in its sac. I love the light high volume bag from inflation. The taper on it is a bit extreme. It was totally fine for me, a side/back sleeper with plenty of rotating, and I didn't have any trouble with falling off but I'm not sure it will go as well when I have my dog in the foot of my sleeping bag. My previous pad was a mummy style too, but a bit wider/longer so we will see. It is not as noisy as some but definitely not silent. I was out on a warm night and it was fine temperture-wise but will need more testing.
Age:35–44
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'6"
Yes , I recommend this product
Audrey
NJ
Finally found it! Older, side sleeper..
2 years ago
Love this pad. I have been looking for a pad eith all of these qualities!
Age:45–54
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'5"
Yes , I recommend this product
ben_revity
Minnesnowta
good pad, dumb shape
2 days ago
I really wanted to like this pad as I do think it's in general a very comfortable and well-made pad. But whoever designed the mummy shape has apparently never the shape of an actual human being. In most mummy-shaped pads, the widest part of the pad is where your shoulders and hips rest. On this pad, the widest part is inexplicably ABOVE the shoulders around the neck head, and then tapers aggressively down from there. The pad also tapers aggressively ABOVE the widest point. So not only do you have width where you don't need it (head/neck) and lose width where you need it (shoulders/hips), but you can't effectively strap a pillow to the pad because the strap will just work its way off due to the sharp taper at the top of the pad. I've looked at the rectangular version of the pad but I really wish I could shave a little weight and bulk off by having a mummy pad that does what a mummy pad is actually supposed to do - maintain width where you will need it and shave width (and therefore weight and bulk) where you don't need it, namely, below the hips. I would really reconsider buying and keeping this pad if Exped re-released it in a more conventional mummy shape.
Age:35–44
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:5'9"
No, I do not recommend this product
thetotoromonster
Western WA
This is my 2nd Exped sleeping pad!
1 year ago
I bought this after owning the Exped Ultra 3R Duo for a few years, since I recently switched from a sleeping bag to a quilt. The 2-person pad spoke for the quality and comfort, so I knew what I was getting into. I went for the higher R-value for the solo pad because I don’t get the benefit of a human furnace beside me LOL I have taken this sleeping pad on a handful of trips already. It’s really excellent. I do prefer the vertical baffles (never had an elbow fall off the sleeping pad) over horizontal. I have used this down to the 40s with absolutely no issues, probably would be comfortable into the high 20s as well. I am 5’ 7” and 140 lb — medium wide fit fine and probably medium would fit fine as well. I have had a little bit of envy for the lighter XTherm/XLite pads, but I saw the perfectly sized XTherm at the REI Good & Used section. After spending time testing it out, I actually decided to walk away without buying it. The fabric is more slippery and the insulation does have the faint potato bag crinkling sound (I heard it is improved though) that I am certain would be much louder in the backcountry than it is in a busy store. It’s not to say that this sleeping pad is dead silent. It makes some rubbing sound when you toss and turn on it. I prefer to bring a sleeping bag liner and I use it like a fitted bedsheet, so I am laying on the sleeping bag liner. I also do this to protect my pad against anything poky in the tent. Bonus: I use the pump sack (Schnozzle) as a dry bag/compression bag for my quilt. I was carrying it anyway, so why not make itself useful. I disliked the pump sack on the competitor air pads. Nemo’s has a tiny opening. Thermarest pump sacks were smaller and also had leaking around the seams.
Age:25–34
Weight:125–150 lbs.
Height:5'7"
Yes , I recommend this product
Lori
1 year ago
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