Bushwalk Australia

My wife was in Spotlight so I ducked out to visit Anaconda yesterday. general waste of time but i did see what appeared to be a copy of the Thermarest Neo-Air for $140-
Knowing how the sale cycles work at Anaconda these should come in at 40% off in the near future and I was wondering if they may be worth a second look.

http://www.anaconda.com.au/Product/Camp ... d-And-Pump
Not the lightest but it is thick and was comfortable enough on the salesroom floor and they do look more robust than the real thing

It does look like a Neo Air but it is 3-4 times heavier so not a direct competitor
(listed at 1800g by Anaconda, 2000g (4.4lbs) by Target in the US)
Franco

Most of the weight is in the extremely heavy plastic bodied pump, I hefted it in the store and it weighs more than a kilo.
Not sure if I want to pump one up with my tired old lungs although I could, but the mattress itself is quite light

No insulation either by the looks of it. And around the same price as a genuine Neoair.

I had another look at it...
it is obviously aimed at campers (car campers...) not bushwalkers.
It is 13cm high by 66 cm wide when inflated so not something you would want to do without that pump, not that you could anyway given the very large valve.

Actually it was the large size that made me look twice.
The traditional size of bushwalking pads has always been marginal for me.
For summer I was looking for something a little lighter and more compact when packed than my winter kit.

Moondog55 wrote:For summer I was looking for something a little lighter and more compact when packed than my winter kit.

I just bought an Exped UL basic 7 for summer use, has no insulation value however it weights 300 and something grams and only cost 80 bucks

Wow
i just had a look at those
Thanx for the info, seems reasonable.

once postage is taken in to consideration amazon is probably the cheapest place to buy