Cheap Sleeping Pad Experiment#5: Yuzonc

Type “Yuzonc sleeping pad” into Amazon search and you’ll find this cheap pad for $27.98. It has over 2,000 reviews for a 4.4 out of 5 average. Well, I’m going to give it 2 stars. Let me explain.

Like some other sleep pads, this one is one you air up by stepping on a pad. It took 73 steps, it was pretty easy.

It has a built-in “pillow” as you can see. Well, it’s very comfortable and I liked it a lot until I woke up in the morning to a flat pad. It leaked. So I aired it up and tried again on my two-nighter. Same thing, woke up to a flat pad. Oh well, you can’t win them all. I do have a glimmer of hope — maybe the nozzles weren’t shut tight, I don’t know. I have it aired up now, I’ll see if it eventually leaks again. On to the next one …

Cheap Sleeping Pad Experiment Entry #4: TOBTOS

For just around $40 you can get the TOBTOS sleep pad on Amazon. It inflates to an incredible 6 inches (that’s what she said) so let’s talk about it.

To inflate it, you simply open the nozzle on the foot pad, while making sure the nozzle on the other end is closed. Then you step on the pad, which pushes air into the pad. It took me exactly 64 steps to get it fully inflated, and while I think it was slightly annoying, it’s way better that blowing air into it with your mouth. It can also be inflated with an air pump but that’s cheating, right? Here’s the final product:

They weren’t lying — it’s 6 inches thick. One end has a built-in “pillow” which is nice. It stayed aired up all night, and it was comfortable. The material feels really cheap, I have to admit. I’m not sure how many nights this will last before getting a hole poked in it, but I’m sure it’s worth the price paid. Also, deflating it and rolling it up into its stuff sack is really easy. I’ll give this 4.5 stars out of 5, I just worry about the thin material is all. Once again I am proving that you don’t need to spend $200 on those ridiculous sleep pads made by the good camping companies. In a pinch, you can sleep comfortably for under $40.