Alpkit Numo: initial review and comparisons

Alpkit Numo: initial review and comparisons Video Clips. Duration : 4.90 Mins.

After starting off with closed cell foam mats 20 years ago I progressed onto Thermarest self-inflating mats shortly after and haven't looked back since. I've had several versions of Thermarests and other inflatable mats over the years, slowly progressing onto thicker mats after getting into hammocking and finding sleeping on the floor increasing less comfortable. At times I still like to kip on the ground with friends in bivvies and so have been searching for more comfort. Enter the air beds. I've liked the look of these since the Neoair came on the scene but was put of by the price and also I tried one in a Cotswold Outdoors shop and didn't actually like it. The pack-size was always the deal-breaker for me as I do a lengthy motorcycle tour every year and pack size is the key factor, not weight. Since getting into hammocking the floor has never been as alluring at is used to be and I've found even my 5cm mat not as comfortable as I'd like so the search went on. I've looked at the Numo for a while now and found very little actual 1sthand reviewing online of them. Having had other gear from Alpkit, I decided to give it a go and got one last week. First impressions are very small (great) and light (also great). The thickness of the mat was a welcome surprise and I found it really comfortable. You can feel the warmth immediately from the insulated section of the mat. It seems more comfortable to how I remember the Neoair being but I guess you'd need a back-to-back test to ...