Unigear Sleeping Pad Review - Budget Backpacking Gear
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In this camping gear review, I give a run down of the various features of the Unigear Inflatable Sleeping pad, as well as my own personal experiences with the Unigear pad for backpacking.
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Specs and Features as per the manufacturer:
Comfortable & Stability: The sleeping pad’s wave air tubes support your weight, keep you comfortably cradled in the middle of the pad, you won’t bottom out if you roll on your side. 2 Inch thickness of cushioning provide unrivaled comfort, stability and support, great for sleeping in any position
Durability & Warm: The durable 40-denier ripstop nylon polyester with TPU coating helps prevent tearing, offers the right balance between low weight and durability. You don’t need to worry about punctures or leaks. Thickness material limit heat loss for better support and warmth (R-value 1.3)
Ultralight & Ultra-compact: Unigear sleeping pad with ultralight weight(Only 507g/1.1lb) and compact packed to the size of a 1-liter water bottle, Inflated size is 74”x24”x2”, which is ideal for outdoor activity like fast-and-light backpacking, traveling or camping
Easy to Inflate & Deflate: This sleeping mat with one way valves for inflation and deflation, blowing air into this inflatable sleeping pad really is a breeze! Which allows quick to inflate (10-15 breaths) and super fast deflate(only one second). Includes repair kit with 4 self-adhesive patches for fixing punctures in the field
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Just picked one up and I am super impressed by it. If it holds up and lasts then I think it will be one of my best outdoor/camping gear purchases ever.
The pad appears to be very cost-to-quality efficient. We are still rocking our Klymit Static V's... love the side baffles. This would be a great option to those however. Thanks for showing it to us!
You and Darwin onthetrail have inspired me to go on my first solo overnight hike tomorrow. Been camping a lot but never hiked. Dipping my toes in with a short 13 miles. Base weight came in at 13lbs as I'm just taking gear I already owned. We'll see in the future if I go the true ultalight route!
That's awesome. Congrats on you first hike and have a blast!
Also congrats on having a great name
Thanks for the link!! Just ordered it. The pad I have for motorcycle camping sucks so bad. Hope this works better.
Hey Joes, how did you like the pad? Thinking about buying it.
Great videos, Sintax77! I really enjoy your hike videos and budget gear reviews. Section hiking the AT is something I want to start doing with my boys. They are 8 and 10 now. Not quite sure they are ready, but we're doing some day hikes. These budget gear reviews are extremely helpful since I'll have to outfit 3 people. Happy Hiking!
I think you're thinking of the Thermarest Prolite- A self-inflating pad which is about 2+ inches thick and weights 20+ ounces (at least mine does). It has memory foam and doesn't pack down as small as a nalgene. The better comparison size-wise would be the Thermarest NeoAir X-Lite which is 12 oz and packs as small (or smaller?) than the Unigear. The big difference between the Unigear and NeoAir Xlite would be price obviously (Thermarest NeoAir X-lite comes in over $120+) , weight and R-Value. Thermarest NeoAir X-Lite has an R-Value of 3.2, the Prolite is 2.4 and the Unigear is 1.5. X-Lite wins on warmth to weight ratio... and of course you pay for that.
I got the Outdoor Vitals insulated pad when I bought thier pillow that you reviewed. Only did a quick one night camp out with it and it's the most comfort I ever had on the trail. I ditched the bag pump it comes with it, I just blew it up with my mouth. Go the extra tall/wide one, probably gonna order another one for my wife.
I used that pad out in Utah I loved it too. It's a great option for anyone looking for something thicker and willing to spend just a little bit more. I actually linked it as a thicker option in my vid description :)
Mine has now developed a leak unfortunately. It hasn't seen a huge amount of use and I have looked after it, so I bit annoyed. Will try to repair it or buy the newer version.
22" is wider than most pads, do you happen to know how manufacturers determine R value or how they measure it
Id br curious to see if the valve is compatible with the shnozzel pump bags some of the other manufacturers are selling now. Hate blowing wet air into my pads
I live in Australia and generally just use a straight single layer hammock with no insulation for sleeping as it sometimes only gets to 30C during the night in Summer, this sleeping pad would be great as a redundancy for if the weather makes a cold turn to put inside your hammock for insulation 🤘
Amazon, just delivered mine! I found it very comfortable, i am 6'1, 300lbs. When i first saw and relized how thin it was i said oh crap this won't work, but i was wrong. Its fine for side sleeping or back. Because of width and low profile, i didn't feel like i would fall off. Only complaint its slick like all sleep pads are. I would actually call it sleeping mat. I travel a lot sometimes i don't know if I'll have a bed so it will be using this as my emergency back-up sleeping pad. Good bye static v2! Oh yes love the valve system and thanks for the stuff sack tip.
psst use amazon as a search engine and then buy it straight from the source. skip the pay bezos part.
That's awesome. Glad to hear that. I think it's a solid balance of cost and quality.
great video,I am in the market for a new pad and this helps me i will look at that one 2' is 1-1/4 thicker than i'm used to .
No longer available:(
Thanks for the review! I'll need one or maybe two when we go out west next summer
Nice. Busting out the tent for out west?
We used a tent in 2016 for our trip to Wyoming. It worked good because of the lack of trees in the higher elevations. The cheap Walmart pads sucked! lol I always trust your reviews more than others so we will order items through your Amazon links. It has been extremely wet in Michigan this week with the flooding. The backpackers must hate it since so many are in the area for our fall near peak colors.
Iv ordered one ..iv had a lot over years ..thermarest self inflators ..vango . Various others .. for £27 UK. Why not , the size did it and fast inflate . Cant bear the big pads ..
Looks like one of those flexible bridges for the old Tyco electric race car sets from the 80’s. 😂
I bought a self-inflatable military pad on eBay (says it’s a Thermarest and only $20) but it’s only about 35 mm thick fully inflated. It’s great for warm weather in a hammock but I don’t know about as the mercury drops.
But how well does it work in a Hammock?
you're always better off with an underquilt in a hammock than a sleep pad as they tend to move around.
Mine will be here in a couple days. Thanks for your review and 20% off link!!!! Looking forward to your CO. vid :D
Thank you Sintax! This really looks like a great pad!
Where was this review last spring? Sounds similar to the Trekology sleep pads I bought only they are 3 inches thick with a pump bage, a bit noisy and my husband complains about slipping down or off the mat in his mummy bag (won't fit inside). Did you run into either of those issues with the uni-gear?
how well does it work for your hammock
Thank you for sharing. Great review as always.
Is there an inflation bag option for that pad? How is it for side sleeping? Thanks.
this is the kind of item I do not have, I just have a standard twin air mattress that blows up to 8 inches ans is very bulky and a yoga mat I put under it. I would still put a foam pad under this one for extra protection against punctures
Any idea if it’s compatible with a big Agnes pumphouse?
I ordered one and will try it out and compare it to my klymit static v. Thanks!
How did it go?
Did you use this inside of your hammock?
Thanks for the video, looks like a great deal.
Thanks Sintax!
Hey brother, ok.... it looks like a nice pad however i don't tent sleep . I hammock and have a nice 2 layer hammock. My blue rollout yes from walmart, works awesome. Would this product..... in your opinion work better in a 2 layer hammock?
use a thermarest. it has x+ the r value
Great video thanks
you mentioned "stacking" the pads in the winter. would you ever stack a hammock? I have the double layer chameleon, would there ever be a time to use the pad in there WITH the under quilt below it all???? I'm talking winter camping in the Catskills.
I've never done that personally, but I've definitely read trip reports from hammock campers who have done just that for additional warmth in winter.
I just use my bag with my spare clothes as my pillow normally, just a rain coat, fleece jacket, and it normally works for me, are the inflating pillows worth it?
You're fond of saying 'pad' lol 😜 Good review!
Haha :) Thanks, Corvus.
The valve is great, hate those brass nozzles. My camp pillow has. The same valve.
New tent???
Yeah, those valves are pretty convenient. That's actually Mike's Nemo Losi 3p tent that we've been using on our tent trips here there for years now.
Sold!
This isn't a Neptunia related video?
would YOU use this in a hammock rather than UQ??
Now that I've invested in underquilts - No. I wouldn't use any pad in a hammock instead of a quilt system. I've used them for a while prior to that though and it wan't the end of the world. They're an excellent way to get started on the cheap. Now days I just use them for ground sleeping trips.
If I can throw my 2 cents in, I use a static v luxe in my hammock year round and my underquilt in cooler months. I sleep better with the inflatable pad (not the foam ones) in the hammock. It seems to help with shoulder squeeze. To each his own.
Did you use this in a hammock or on the ground?
Tenting in Colorado.
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123 kid
way too large....