Tests & reviews

Sea to Summit - Ether Light XT Insulated Mat - Sleeping mat tested

Praise vs. Criticism

Davor

18.10.2022

Comfortable pad

Really comfortable pad

Advantages
Compact
Lightweight
Comfortable
Surface not slippery
Easy to inflate
Insulates well
Easy to pack up
VS

Maksym

13.10.2024

This should be illegal to sell as sleeping mat

It is 3 am in the quiet camping place and I simply can not sleep. The reason is this sleeping mat. It is so awfully loud squicking that you wake yourself up every time you even move your hand. It seems like every time you even think to move it starts this noise.
I cannot imagine a product that is so far from its intended purpose. I would say its so noisy and loud it ruins the idea of sleep.

I would even suggest that it should be mandatory to label noise level in decibels like they do for car tires, that could save someone from mishap of suffering sleepless night like I and my family on our journey today.

Advantages
Lightweight
Easy to inflate
Disadvantages
Leaky
Noisy
Squicky

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This is what other customers say:

Davor
18.10.2022
Comfortable pad

Really comfortable pad

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Lightweight
    Comfortable
    Surface not slippery
    Easy to inflate
    Insulates well
    Easy to pack up

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Maja
16.09.2021

46% have found the reviews
by Maja helpful

Amazing!

It's not only awesome looking but also super comfortable. Quiet! For the pump sack I use Exped's one - it's larger and inflates faster.

  • Advantages
    Comfortable
    Robust
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
    Compact
  • Disadvantages
    Pump sack

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Maksym
13.10.2024
This should be illegal to sell as sleeping mat

It is 3 am in the quiet camping place and I simply can not sleep. The reason is this sleeping mat. It is so awfully loud squicking that you wake yourself up every time you even move your hand. It seems like every time you even think to move it starts this noise.
I cannot imagine a product that is so far from its intended purpose. I would say its so noisy and loud it ruins the idea of sleep.

I would even suggest that it should be mandatory to label noise level in decibels like they do for car tires, that could save someone from mishap of suffering sleepless night like I and my family on our journey today.

  • Advantages
    Lightweight
    Easy to inflate
  • Disadvantages
    Leaky
    Noisy
    Squicky

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Luís
25.08.2023
Very confortable

Used it for a week while camping on top of a sleep mat, I am very satisfied very comfortable, the only way were you would feel the floor is if you are sit instead of being lay down.
Also packs quite small

  • Advantages
    Easy to inflate
    Comfortable
    Lightweight
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Compact

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Question from Katerina
09.06.2023
Hi, what's the warranty on this product?

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Sander | Customer Service
09.06.2023 09:24

Hee Katerina!

This is 24 months (2 years) warranty from Bergfreunde.

Greetings,
Sander

Question from Olegs
15.08.2022
Pump suck

Hello ! Tell me please about pump suck ? it's come include ore not ?
Thank you .....

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Adrian (Community) | Customer Service
15.08.2022 12:53

Hi Olegs , Yes ! The stuff sack is integrated with an Airstream™ Pump !

This is what customers from around the world say:
Marcus
20.07.2020

89% have found the reviews
by Marcus helpful

  • Advantages
    Lightweight
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Compact
    Comfortable
    Price / performance
    Easy to inflate
    Surface not slippery
Eric
16.04.2020

62% have found the reviews
by Eric helpful

  • Advantages
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
    Robust
    Compact
    Easy to inflate
Daniel
28.03.2020

84% have found the reviews
by Daniel helpful

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Comfortable
    Easy to inflate
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
Marianne
02.04.2023

85% have found the reviews
by Marianne helpful

  • Advantages
    Easy to pack up
    Surface not slippery
    Comfortable
    Easy to inflate
  • Disadvantages
    Leaky
Christian
10.01.2022

100% have found the reviews
by Christian helpful

  • Advantages
    Robust
    Comfortable
    Lightweight
    Surface not slippery
    Insulates well
    Easy to pack up
    Easy to inflate
Daniel
19.11.2022

60% have found the reviews
by Daniel helpful

  • Advantages
    Surface not slippery
    Easy to pack up
    Comfortable
  • Disadvantages
    Doesn't insulate well
Udo
02.05.2023

100% have found the reviews
by Udo helpful

  • Advantages
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
    Compact
    Comfortable
  • Disadvantages
    Slippery surface
Dirk
08.06.2025

  • Advantages
    Easy to pack up
    Lightweight
    Insulates well
    Surface not slippery
    Comfortable
    Easy to inflate
Rashpal
06.03.2024

The thread was edited on 07.03.24

I definitely don't recommend this mat

The mat I brought was a rectangular wide.
The sea to summit mat that I brought from this company. Had 4 punctures from the welds. In one day.
Now its durability is now a concern for me. Especially when they are all in a diagonal all next to each other. Its welds will not hold for much longer. And I'm on a long tour. The mat is only used in the tent. And a ground sheet is used. And only stay at campsites. Before I purchased this mat I was assured that it is durable. A cheap 12 pounds have lasted a year. And still OK. I will leave another review later on my tour.

Product images by Rashpal
  • Advantages
    Surface not slippery
    Comfortable
  • Disadvantages
    Leaky
    Doesn't insulate well
Liska
17.09.2023

Product images by Liska
  • Advantages
    Easy to pack up
    Price / performance
    Lightweight
    Easy to inflate
    Comfortable
  • Disadvantages
    Packed dimensions
Christian
20.08.2023

  • Advantages
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
    Comfortable
    Easy to inflate
gautier
18.12.2022

  • Advantages
    Lightweight
    Comfortable
    Compact
    Insulates well
thamar
27.07.2022

72% have found the reviews
by thamar helpful

  • Advantages
    Robust
    Comfortable
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
    Easy to inflate
    Surface not slippery
Johan
28.05.2022

  • Advantages
    Robust
    Insulates well
    Surface not slippery
    Easy to inflate
    Easy to pack up
    Price / performance
    Comfortable
    Compact
    Lightweight
Alex K.
10.02.2025

  • Advantages
    Easy to inflate
    Insulates well
    Compact
    Price / performance
    Lightweight
  • Disadvantages
    Slippery surface
Bertan
24.08.2024

The thread was edited on 24.08.24

  • Advantages
    Comfortable
    Easy to pack up
    Insulates well
  • Disadvantages
    Leaky
Gerrit
17.09.2023

  • Advantages
    Easy to inflate
    Lightweight
    Easy to pack up
    Comfortable
    Compact
    Insulates well
Alfred
17.11.2022

  • Advantages
    Insulates well
    Lightweight
    Easy to pack up
    Compact
    Easy to inflate
    Comfortable
Clemens
17.06.2025

  • Advantages
    Compact
    Comfortable
    Lightweight

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