Nemo Cosmo Air with Pillowtop Sleeping Pad Review

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Product DescriptionDECENT FEATURES of the Nemo Cosmo Air with Pillowtop Sleeping Pad Available for Tuo Luxury, Tuo Cub, all Astro and Cosmo sleeping pads Weight and dimensions vary by model. See PIllowtop Product Chart on page 25 for information on specific models The SPECS Fabric: Washable Polyester Microsuede Nemo products cannot be shipped to Japan. Please don't hate us.

Nemo Cosmo Air with Pillowtop Sleeping Pad

Customer Reviews:* After a terrible night's sleep on a cheap queen-sized air mattress with my wife in our new tent, I headed to a specialty store (EMS) in search of a high quality sleeping pads. Upon a glowing recommendation of a saleswoman, I picked up one of the rather expensive Nemo Cosmo w/pillowtop to try. The integrated foot pump is genius, allowing rapid inflation to as firm as you could want, without getting dizzy from trying to blow into a tube. "Self-inflating" sounds nice until you have to wait for it, and it still doesn't get as firm as you might like. And I found the horizontal baffles of the Nemo Cosmo far more comfortable than the vertical baffles of some other air pads on display in the store --an immediate deal-breaker for the vertical baffle pads for me. The size is also nice, as I find the 20"W pads (like the Nemo Astro, and most others) too narrow; I've heard the 30-32"W pads like the 30" Therm-a-rest DreamTime XL are quite luxurious, but I haven't had the pleasure of trying one. As for comfort of the Cosmo Nemo (with pillowtop, as I haven't actually tried it without the comfy pillowtop), I was very pleased; I tested it in the house a few nights at first, and I never felt the floor --and I often sleep on my side. No apparent air leakage over several consecutive days, or perhaps even weeks, too! Now, the best part (for me) is that Nemo makes a double-wide pillowtop which can handily house a PAIR of the Cosmo air pads. So I ordered 2 more Cosmo pads from Amazon (planning for my son to use the single one I'd already acquired locally), along with a double-wide Cosmo pillowtop (from the only place I could find it this late in the fall season). When they all arrived, I knew I had made a good decision! I don't know of a better double-wide sleeping pad on the market. Fully inflating both pads, I didn't notice any gap whatsoever in the center between them, with the double-wide pillow-top on. Superb! And we'll be able to adjust the firmness of each side independently, which might prove useful to tailor comfort to each of us. Expensive, but well worth it (to me). I should note that we expect to just be car camping, so I can't comment on the packability of this sleeping system for backpackers. I know it's not the lightest pad available, but the fact that we/you have the option of leaving the pillowtop behind is a plus, as that almost halves the weight and bulk, I believe. And even with the pillowtop, the Cosmo Nemo is still about half the weight of other 4"H pads like the aforementioned Therm-a-rest DreamTime series, which I'm sure are total non-starters for backpackers. Finally, both the air pads and the pillowtop appear quite durable, so I have no worries about easily puncuring the pads, esp. with the pillowtop's extra protection. * Right out of the box I knew this product was in a entirely different class than the therm-a-flat mattresses at all the local backpacking stores. The stuff sack it comes in looks cool and even has a built-in side pocket to store the included repair kit. The build quality is phenomenal. I wouldn't think twice about sleeping on the floor of a thumbtack factory with this thing. Ok, it's probably not thumbtack proof, but you get the idea. The inflatable material is very thick, non-compromising and reassuring. Remember when Crocodile Dundee said 'That's not a knife... this, is a knife!'? That's what this mattress says to everything else on the market.What I really like about this pad is it's versatility. I'm a recovering ultralight backpacker who is ready for a little bit of comfort in exchange for a better night sleep. In spring/summer/fall I can get away with carrying just the inflatable portion without sacrificing comfort. In colder climates, car camping or even travel destinations without adequate beds, I can take the pillow top and sleep in luxury. You really just can't get the quality and versatility anywhere else without sacrificing price or weight.I love the built-in foot pump too. I've learned that this thing sleeps best about 65% full of air, so that's about 35 pumps of the foot which takes about 60 seconds to inflate. Compared to therm-a-waits, I can be ready to go to bed as soon as I want to be without huffing and puffing and waiting for those self-inflating alternatives.In short, this sleeping pad is a very high quality product which offers comfort, versatility and portability. I'm extremely pleased with my purchase. I sleep as well on this as I do in my luxury pillow top bed. In fact, I slept on it for three nights straight in my living room just to be sure. It's that amazingly comfortable.In fact, while I had it set up in my living room several people have been over and tried it out. They agree this pad is unbelievable and all want to buy one.If you like quality and comfort, rest easy with this decision.