2026-06-01
Sleeping Mat for Bikepacking
I wanted a sleeping mat for bikepacking and hiking. Of course, it wanted the lightest, warmest, coolest, cheapest, smallest, and most durable one. Turns out, that's not how it worked. Created a short table to compare all of them. Maybe it helps someone. Sortable. P.width and P.length stand for packed dimensions.| Brand | Type | R | Weight (grams) | Price (GBP) | length (cm) | width (cm) | Pump | S.Length (cm) | S.Width (cm) | Shape | Surface | P.width (cm) | P.length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Agnes | Rapide SL Insulated Long Sleeping Mat | 4.8 | 545 | 134.99 | 198 | 51 | Pump sack | Long | Regular | Rectangular | vertical; quilted | 10 | 19 |
| Big Agnes | Rapide SL Insulated Wide Long Sleeping Mat | 4.8 | 692 | 169.99 | 198 | 64 | Pump sack | Long | Wide | Rectangular | vertical; quilted | 11 | 20 |
| Flextail | R05 Zero Mummy Long Sleeping Mat | 5.6 | 556 | 104.99 | 196 | 65 | Electric Pump | Long | Wide | Mummy | vertical; U-shape | 12.5 | 23 |
| Exped | Ultra 5R LW Mummy Sleeping Mat | 4.8 | 568 | 169.99 | 197 | 65 | Pump sack | Long | Wide | Mummy | vertical | 14 | 31 |
| Paja | Alpine Insulated Sleeping Mat | 6 | 618 | 154.99 | 195 | 65 | Pump sack | Long | Wide | Mummy | quilted | 15 | 25 |
| Big Agnes | Rapide SL Insulated Reuglar Sleeping Mat | 4.8 | 510 | 134.99 | 183 | 51 | Pump sack | Regular | Rectangular | vertical; quilted | 10 | 18 | |
| Mountain Equipment | Aerostat Down 7.0 Regular Sleeping Mat | 5 | 680 | 149.99 | 185 | 54 | Pump sack | Regular | Rectangular | vertical | n/a | n/a | |
| Nemo | Tensor All-Season Regular Sleeping Mat | 5.4 | 445 | 169.99 | 183 | 51 | Pump sack | Regular | Rectangular | quilted | 10 | 25.5 | |
| Rab | Ionosphere 5.5 Sleeping Mat - Regular | 5.5 | 703 | 159.99 | 183 | 51 | Pump sack | Regular | Rectangular | vertical | 12 | 24 | |
| Flextail | R05 Zero Mummy Sleeping Mat | 5.6 | 522 | 94.99 | 183 | 55 | Electric Pump | Regular | Mummy | vertical; U-shape | 12.5 | 23 | |
| Rab | Hypersphere Ultra 7.5 Sleeping Mat - Regular | 7.3 | 607 | 164.99 | 183 | 51 | Pump sack | Regular | Rectangular | 14 | 24 | ||
| Exped | Airmat Lite Plus 5 | 1.7 | R750 | R50 | 183 | 52 | Self | Regular | Rectangular | vertical | 10 | 26 | |
| Exped | Ultra 5R LW Mummy Sleeping Mat | 4.8 | 568 | 169.99 | 197 | 65 | Pump sack | Long | Wide | Mummy | Vertical | 14 | 31 |
| Exped | Airmat Lite Plus 5 | 1.7 | R750 | R50 | 183 | 52 | Self | Regular | Rectangular | vertical | 12 | 26 |
Ultimately bought the Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated Wide Long Sleeping Mat because it was the smallest. Decided to buy via https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/ and did not regret it.