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Alpenwert breath-inflated mat, 18.7 oz review

A 531 g (18.7 oz) mat that publishes both its flat and its inflated dimensions — an honest distinction most listings skip — and no thickness and no R-value.

What this listing puts on record

A weight of 531 g (18.7 oz), a 40D material, an ergonomically shaped outline said to support a natural sleeping posture, inflation by breath, and dimensions given twice: 225 × 70 cm (88.6 × 27.6 in) uninflated and 190 × 60 cm (74.8 × 23.6 in) inflated. A repair kit is in the box.

Two sets of dimensions, and why that is the right way to do it

225 × 70 cm flat. 190 × 60 cm inflated. As the chambers round out they pull the fabric in — 35 cm of length and 10 cm of width, on this mat.

Most listings publish only the flat figure, and a buyer measuring their tent gets a pleasant surprise and a buyer measuring themselves gets an unpleasant one. Publishing both is a small piece of honesty and it is worth noting.

The number that decides comfort, missing

Thickness. Nowhere in the listing. A 531 g mat is thin by definition, but how thin decides whether a side sleeper’s hip finds the ground through it, and that is not a question the page answers.

The number that decides warmth, also missing

R-value, with no standard named. ASTM F3340 exists precisely so that figures from different makers can be compared, and there is nothing here to compare.

What the repair kit says

It is in the box, stated plainly. An air mat is one thorn from useless, and a maker who supplies patches with the mat has thought about the second night as well as the first.

Before ordering

Check 190 cm (74.8 in) against your own height, and plan the warmth around the sleeping bag rather than around the mat.

Availability

The American Amazon store returned nothing, so the buy link opens a local search rather than a page that is not there.

Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Publishes the flat and the inflated dimensions separately, which is the honest way to describe a mat that shortens as it fills
  • A low published weight of 531 g (18.7 oz) with a 40D material behind it
  • A repair kit is stated as included, which on an air mat is the accessory that matters

Compromises

  • No thickness at all, so how far a hip sinks towards the ground is unpublished
  • No R-value and no standard, and an ergonomically shaped mat gives no clue to its insulation
  • No packed size in centimeters, only a claim that it stows easily

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom

Specifications

R-valueNot published on the listing — no insulation figure appears in the listing
Standard quotedNone named — no ASTM F3340 reference appears in the listing
ThicknessNot published on the listing
Packed sizeNot published on the listing — described only as taking up very little room in a pack or a case
Weight531 g (18.7 oz) — stated, with no label saying what is counted
Width60 cm (23.6 in) inflated, from a 70 cm (27.6 in) flat width — both stated
Length190 cm (74.8 in) inflated, from a 225 cm (88.6 in) flat length — both stated
Fabric denier40D — stated as the material; the fiber itself is not named
Inflation methodBy mouth — stated as a few puffs; a repair kit is included
Amazon referenceB0BXFMHYDF
EAN4260760680751

What people ask before buying

Why are the flat and inflated dimensions different?

Because filling a mat pulls the fabric in as the chambers round out. A mat cut at 225 × 70 cm (88.6 × 27.6 in) flat sleeps at 190 × 60 cm (74.8 × 23.6 in). Most listings publish only the larger number; publishing both, as this one does, is the more useful and the more honest.

Is 190 cm (74.8 in) long enough?

For most people up to about 180 cm (70.9 in) tall, yes, with the head on a stuffed jacket or a pillow. Above that your feet will be over the end and on the ground, which is where the missing R-value stops being an abstract question.

Does Alpenwert publish a R-value?

No. Not published on the listing — no insulation figure appears in the listing. What the listing does publish instead is the fabric denier: 40D — stated as the material; the fiber itself is not named.

Our score

7.8/ 10

A light mat whose dimensions are described more carefully than almost anything else here, and whose thickness and warmth are not described at all. Buy it on the 531 g (18.7 oz) and the 190 cm (74.8 in); do not assume it insulates.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

Lightweight trips where 531 g (18.7 oz) and a 190 cm (74.8 in) sleeping length are the specification, and warmth comes from the bag.

The camping gear guides it appears in

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 200.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

What we look at on this camping gear

Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.