Nemo Cosmo Insulated Sleeping Pad Review

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Product DescriptionSpending a night outdoors doesn't need to mean spending a night without sleep, or the next day with a sore back. The CosmoTM series pads offer a level of comfort, an easy setup, and a versatility well beyond a typical camping pad. These pads have a plush 3" thickness, durable fabrics, a raised portion at the head end to supplement your pillow, and best of all, a built in foot pump for quick and easy inflation. The Insulated model has a layer of PrimaLoft® insulation built in for protection against cold or hot ground. The baffles in CosmoTM pads run across their width, perpendicular to your arms and legs, making their contours barely noticeable. These pads include a stuff sack, compression strap, and repair patches. For transcendent comfort that will truly rival your bed at home, check out the PillowtopTM accessory, which adds an inch of foam and a machine washable microsuede cover to your CosmoTM Insulated pad.

Nemo Cosmo Insulated Sleeping Pad

Customer Reviews:* I have tried so many sleeping pads, and I have different ones for different camping situations. My favourite sleeping pad to this point for kayak camping, and motorcycle camping has been the Exped Synmat 9 Deluxe. I like the fact that it has a built in pump, as well as synthetic insulation, is 3" thick, and it rolls up quite small (the size of a football), is light-weight, and is reasonably affordable. What more could you ask for? I have purchased 4 of them and they are great. I use them with Camptime roll-a-cots (wide) for a fantastic tent sleeping system.Well, I just received the Nemo Cosmo insulated sleeping pad from Amazon. I was curious to try it out, as it has a built in pump just like the Exped, but it is foot operated rather than hand operated. It is also insulated, 3" thick, and rolls up small. It is also priced similarly to the Exped. It appears to be essentially an Exped clone. Or is it? I thought I'd try it out on my livingroom floor to test the foot-pump feature. The Exped's hand-pump can be a bit awkward to use, and takes upwards of about 2 minutes of pumping for me to fill the pad fully with air. I was surprised by how quickly the Nemo inflated with the built-in foot pump. It took me about 30 seconds (yes - that is not a typo) and it was technically much easier than the Exped to do (partly due to the simplicity of the one-way inflation valves of the Nemo). Wow. This is a major plus. The pad itself felt just as comfortable as the Exped and it appears to be less noisy when moving around on it. Extra plus here. When it came time to deflate the pad, I opened the dump valve and was surprised to find that the pad suddenly, and remarkably almost completely deflated by itself. Wow. Another plus here. I quickly and easily folded it and rolled it up just like I do with my Exped pads. It fits nicely and conveniently in a small sack provided by Nemo with the pad.What can I say? Well - the Exped Synmat 9 Deluxe is a great pad. However, I've had a durability issue with one of them. One of the baffles let go and my pad suddenly looked like it was suffering from a severe case of goiter. Not good. However, the others have held up fine. If the durability of the Nemo Cosmo Insulated Air Pad is as solid as the Exped Synmat 9 Deluxe or better - this will be my new favourite pad. While the Exped is relatively easy and quick to setup, it is simply no match for the Nemo. At the end of the day, when your journey is coming to an end and you are tired and want to set up your equipment quickly and efficiently - the convience of the Nemo is hard to beat.*Update* - August 19th, 2011.I have now used the Nemo Cosmo Insulated Air Pad on several occasions - including a 3200 KM motorcycle camping trip as well as some car camping. It is now my favourite sleeping pad. It appears that Nemo has upped the ante for these types of pads based on how conveniently and quickly it inflates and deflates, and how compact, lightweight, warm, and comfortable it is. The fact that it doesn't squeak (i.e., doesn't wake you up) when you change sleep positions at night is a bonus that you and your tent companions will appreciate. I still haven't had it long enough to comment on durability - but so far it is holding up great. I suspect that this pad will prompt other manufacturers to re-design their pads to compete. I'm still trying to find things to nitpic about it. I suppose it would be nice if Nemo made a wider version (30") available but I think most will be satisfied with the current size. This will now be my "go to" pad for all kinds of camping adventures. I plan to purchase a few more. * I did quite a bit of research for which sleeping pad to purchase. I have been using a much thinner Thermarest Prolite 3 that I've owned for many years. But, now that I'm older, I find that I do not sleep well on the ground with a thin pad like I used to and have been suffering with this pad for the last couple years and finally I decided I really need to get something thicker. I purchased the Prolite because of it's extremely compact size and light weight and didn't want some bulky pad like the original Therm-a-Rests that I used when I was in Boy Scouts (I still have them too). But now that I'm starting to go backpacking more, now that my son is in Webelos, I really need something more comfortable.I looked at several air pads as these give the thickness and the compact size along with relatively light weight. I narrowed down my choices between the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir, Big Agnes Insulated Air Core, Exped Downmat 9, Exped SynMat 7 and the Nemo Cosmo. I was able to try a few of them but not all of them since REI and other retailers in my area didn't have them on hand. I didn't like the Neo-Air because it didn't have much insulation and had a low R value as well as it felt like it could easily be ripped - the duct tape on the sample pad at REI didn't help with that conclusion either. I wasn't impressed with the built-in pump of the Exped SynMat 7, it was much faster just filling it with your own lungs. I was also told that using your lungs for the Downmat 9 wasn't a good idea as that could cause mildew to grow on the down, so I ruled that one out since the pump on the SynMat was so bad, I didn't want to deal with that on the Downmat 9 too.While I wasn't able to try out the Nemo Cosmo, it simply had better "stats" than any other pad. It inflated to 3" thick, it was insulated and it was wider and longer than the Exped for a better price. I decided to try my luck and ordered the Nemo Cosmo from Amazon without being able to first check it out and there were not too many reviews (just 1 on Amazon at the time of purchase). That first review though, was very good and helped convince me to give it a try. Thanks Nanabijou! As that review stated, the pump is much quicker than the Exped. I also liked the built-in head-pad (slightly raised at the head end of the pad) which I think is a nice touch. The pad was also thick enough to lay on my side. I like to turn about when I wake up in the middle of the night, usually a few times the first night and then it lessens the more nights I'm out in a row. I didn't matter if I was on my back, stomach or side, it was comfortable, unlike my previous pad. The material of the pad also feels like it would be tough to rip. It comes with a sack and a repair kit too. I really hope this pad lasts for a long time. And if I want to have even a more luxurious night, I could purchase the pillowtop cover that would add another 1", but so far I don't think I need that.I'm glad I bought it and hopefully adding another 5 star review will help others decide as well.