Klymit also suggests that if the dry air pump is used that it can cause the pad to leak air if pump is not immediately removed from port.įeatures: Klymit, in my opinion, has indeed reinvented the sleeping pad! Their breathable, Loft Pocket Technology claims to "allow the sleeping bag to loft down into the open spaces in your pad, turning cold spots into warm spots by creating convective heat traps". Klymit suggests between 0 and 25 pumps are all that is needed after the initial two breaths, and I agree. Although it's not necessary, I'm able to "dial" in a more finished rigidness that I prefer in a sleeping pad that I'm unable to acquire from breaths alone. Klymit includes a Dry Air Pump with this pad. On longer trips, a week or more, I would certainly bring the repair kit, weighing approximately 10g, along. If the pad suffers a puncture wound, I may too have to suffer for a short period of time as a result. I leave both the stuff sack and the repair kit at home during short two or three night excursions into the wilderness. In above picture, courtesy of Klymit, the pump is attached to the valve that is otherwise permanently attached to the pad.
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With the exception of temperatures below freezing, I feel comfortable enough to make a concerted assessment of this sleeping pad.Įase of Use: Three substantial breaths, Klymit suggests 4 or under full breaths, in the oral port and it's inflated! I've also found the oral valve to be quite a bit easier to use than the leading brand of inflated sleeping pad, I own. I've used this pad for close to 9 months and as many backpacking trips all within the confines of "but it's a dry heat" southern, AZ and the Sonoran desert traveling vertically through 6 different biotic life zones in temperatures, measured in fahrenheit, ranging between the mid 30's up through the 80s. Pictured above, courtesy of Klymit, the oral valve is on the bottom with the dry air pump/release valve on the top.
Whew, that's quite a bit to assert to, but is it comfortable enough, will it perform as well as Klymit suggests and will the Inertia X-Lite stand up to these assertions? Let's take a look…
Klymit claims the Inertia X-Lite is the lightest, the most compact, most durable, torso-length ultra-lightweight, three-season, warmest in cold weather, embodying cutting edge sleeping pad technology, providing good comfort, only breathable pad on the market, and, last but not least, state-of-the-art solution sleeping pad in existence. Ultra-Packable: Low-bulk materials make the XLite mattress the most compact NeoAir mattress ever - as packable as a water bottle.The Klymit Inertia X-Lite sleeping pad is a minimalist's dream at 173g for a sleeping pad, but will this inflation-style pad provide a comfortable night sleep?.