Sleeping mats
Two 12 cm mats with a pump built in — where does the difference land?
These two are the same idea built twice: a thick air mat with a foot pump in the mat, inflated in about a minute, published with a full set of dimensions. They differ on width, on the fabric each one names, and on a point this site keeps coming back to — one of the two publishes no weight at all, and the other weighs the package rather than the mat.
| Compared on | 83 cm wide air mat, 12 cm thick | air mat, 12 cm thick, 200 × 68 cm |
|---|---|---|
| R-value | Not published | Not published |
| Standard quoted | None named — no ASTM F3340 reference appears | None named — no ASTM F3340 reference appears |
| Thickness | 12 cm, from a 200 × 83 × 12 cm inflated size | 12 cm, given as an average thickness across ergonomic air chambers |
| Width | 83 cm | 68 cm |
| Length | 200 cm | 200 cm |
| Packed size | 32 × 14 × 10 cm deflated | 26 × 15 × 15 cm folded |
| Stated weight | Not published — the listing calls the mat compact and light and gives no figure | 1 kg, stated as the weight of the package rather than of the mat on its own |
| Fabric | 50D spring nylon with a waterproof TPU coating | 40D nylon with a TPU composite, with a maximum load given as 500 kg |
| Inflation method | Integrated foot pump, given as about 80 seconds to inflate, with a double-walled head valve that deflates in about one second | Integrated foot pump, given as 60 seconds to inflate, with a separate deflate valve emptying it in about 10 seconds |
Each tick belongs to its own line and nothing more. The row of ticks is not a score: the two verdicts underneath settle the page, because these two answer different questions on the trail.
The JATEKA is the wide one: 83 cm across, against 68 cm, which is the difference between a mat you stay on and a mat you roll off. It publishes the heavier fabric at 50D, the smaller deflated box, and a 16.5 cm integrated pillow measured separately. It also publishes no weight whatsoever, on a mat you are meant to carry.
The WARMTUYO is quicker to inflate and quicker to empty, at 60 seconds and about 10 seconds, and it is the only one of the pair with a figure on the scales — 1 kg, and the listing says that is the package, not the mat. At 68 cm it is the narrower sleep, and its 40D skin is the thinner of the two named fabrics.
It removes the separate pump sack, and it keeps your breath — and its moisture — out of the mat, which matters over consecutive nights. It also adds material to the mat itself, which is one reason a published weight is worth having and why an unpublished one is awkward.
No. A package weight counts the box, the bag, the repair kit and anything else supplied, so it is always the larger figure. It tells you what arrives at the door rather than what goes in the pack.
200 × 83 × 12 cm · 32 × 14 × 10 cm packed · 50D spring nylon with TPU · foot pump, 80 s · 16.5 cm pillow · weight not published
The widest mat here at 83 cm, with every dimension published, a 50D fabric, three patches in the box — and no weight anywhere.
Best for: Restless and broad-shouldered sleepers with room in the tent, who value 83 cm of width over a published weight.
≈ £37 / 30 €
200 × 68 × 12 cm · 26 × 15 × 15 cm packed · 1 kg package weight · 40D nylon with TPU · foot pump, 60 s · no R-value
A 12 cm air mat that publishes its inflated box, its folded box and its inflation time — and weighs the package rather than the mat.
Best for: Campers who want 12 cm under them and a folded box small enough to be planned around, and who can live without a mat-only weight.
≈ 28 €
Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.
