OT QOMOTOP Ultra Thick Self-Inflating Camping Mattress, Ultra Comfortable Side Sleep Friendly 4 Inches Thick Sleeping Pad, 80"×28"(Single), Portable Roll-Up Floor Guest Bed

Firstly I am a Retired BSA Scout Master and an avid camper.But at my age I demand comfort when overlanding and car camping.I purchased the Mondo king XL mat and then committed to by a second for my wife even though the thermarest 2018 model is still $140.I saw this Qomotop on Amazon and took the plunge.To myself for $75 I 'll give it a shot .If it does not meet the quality of thermarest or Exped I will go with another Mondo King 2018.First self inflation was easy I did use the bag to top it off to let the mat inside foam expand totally.Called first seasoning.Next I called my daughter who is a nursing student asked her to lay down on both mats and give me her opinion.She stated the Thermarest was harder and the Qomotop was softer and felt more like a bed mattress.Apparently Qomotop made theirs like the newer model of thermarest and Exped but at a third of the price!Campers I didn't believe any of the reviews!!But listen to one who knows if you are not concerned with who manufactured it this is the best comfort self inflating mat regardless of price.They even give a 3 year warranty!!!Save the money and buy this while the price is low it will be going up!!Well done to the manufacturer!

OK I bought this for a camping trip and had the good sense to try it out in real world conditions before relying on it. Here's what I learned.1) Does not inflate by itself. It does not inflate sufficiently to be used as a cushion by itself. There is no magic here which causes it to have greater air pressure inside it than the surrounding air pressure. What is going on is there is open cell foam inside this mattress which is deflated when you first get it. The self-inflating part happens when you open the valve (more on that later). The problem is, the open cell foam inside does not inflate all that much on its own. It stabilizes its pressure to the surrounding atmosphere and stops, which means it's perhaps half way towards being a full air mattress. This is not enough to really be called any kind of cushion.Because of the above, you are required to use the bag it comes with to inflate it, by attaching the bag to the valve as others have described. . The problem here is the bag is not so easy to attach to the valve or to keep attached to the valve. In the dark or under a camping LED light at the end of a long hike I could see it being a nightmare- trying to find it, mate the two pieces then have them keep separating.It takes quite a few bag to inflate the mattress and each one risks the two becoming separated. Additionally, the whole bag as inflation device is quite clever in once sense but the reality of it is it is an effortful and awkward sort of process as you have to separate the sides of the empty bag from each other manually and then roll the end of the bag to try to capture whatever little air may be between the sides so you can squeeze, roll, crunch, or otherwise coax the air into the mattress.Until you've tried to actually do this over and over you should not suppose you have some special skills which will make this easy.Then there's deflating this thing. Listen to the people telling you it's hard. It's hard. The foam resists being squeezed, like foam does, and the more of it you roll, the more of it there is to resist so as you go along it really takes all your strength to keep rolling. Worse, the air is free to go not just forward of where you've rolled, which is what you want the air to do, but to the side of the hand-pressure you're exerting on it. So you have to sort of keep moving your hand from side to side, chasing the air up towards the valve. Under the ever increasing pressure the accumulating foam is exerting back on your hands and the larger and larger roll of foam being manipulated it feels like trying to knead a gigantic roll of dough, except this dough pushes back. Finally you''re lying on it. kneeling on it etc. etc. just trying to get it small enough to get back into the bag. It will take at least three such full rolls to get it small enough to put back into the sack.I bought this because of the good reviews and am taking the time to write and rate this because I wouldn't want anyone to get out in the woods with this and not know what to expect.I strongly recommend that you do a full walk through of this- and any camping gear you buy- in your back yard or apartment before setting out into the back country with it so you know exactly what it involves. It's important to keep in mind- if not simulate- the conditions under which you will required to operate under in your dry run.For me, I quickly realized there was just no way this was going to work, even if it didn't leak, deflate etc. etc. As designed it would have been just too troublesome and exhausting to operate day after day.Hope this helps.

I'd been comparing high-end self-inflating camp mattresses looking for comfortable camping trip sleep for myself and tall/large teen son. Was ready to buy the highly rated (4.75) but pricey REI Dreamer XL when I saw this. Go ahead and check yourself- they are very similar. It's long enough that your pillow won't fall off and you can stretch your legs and feet. Supports a 240 6'4" person who moves and side sleeps effectively.I have a Sleep Number bed at home. Finding that this mattress was a bit firm for my taste (without inflating more)- I simply turned it into an adjustable bed- How? Open a small portion of the inflation valve from intake mode and leave a little room on the side of the valve so it's not completely on intake. This way the mattress will intake or expel small portions of air as you turn. I will be storing this inflated as many other makers of similar mattresses recommend.

Bought two of the smaller ones for my smittybuilt roof top tent ( rtt) wow what a difference!!!! Inflates to a full 4" combined with my original mattress I know have a 6" mattress and when deflated I can leave it in the tent. It's easily the best upgrade. Valve design is genius. Super affordable compared to the competition. It fits like a glove. Thanks for making a affordable product. Can't comment on durability as I've only slept on it two nights but seems well made.

We got this for our family cabin trip as the “inflatable” bed. The bed wasn’t use for camping, but we have it inside the house as a travel bed and it works perfectly!The packaging was interested but josh like any other memory foam item- if you want to stuff it back into the bag- it was a workout!It comes with a carrying bag with a strap that really tighten the bed- it works well when we need to pack it back into the car.No strange memory foam smell at all and it was thicker than expected! We slept on it for 3 nights and was happy with the purchase

Blew up very easily, love the feature of using the bag to blow it up because now we don't have to lug the electric pump around and worry about electricity. Took a nap on it and slept like a baby. We have a plush top mattress for our bed and this feels very similar, basically firm (from the ground) but soft on top (from the mattress itself). It seems like it would be impossible to roll it up as small as when it came, but with some effort I was able to get it smooshed down enough to go back in the bag. So far MUCH more comfortable than our queen air mattress, which always deflated partially and moved around too much when your partner rolls over or gets up in the night. Very pleased so far. Worth the investment.