R-value carries the warmth; thickness decides whether your hip lands · review
An EVA foam pad with a carrying strap and a non-slip face — on a listing whose title calls it half an inch thick and whose bullets, details line and description all call it one.
A foam sleeping pad, lightweight, for camping, cots, tents, backpacking and yoga, non-slip and waterproof with a handle, in black.
Wakeman states a length of 72 inches to fit extra wide cots, with 1-inch-thick premium foam; a weight of 0.6 lbs and 7 inches tall when rolled, with a carrying strap; a non-slip texture and a waterproof surface; use as a floor pad, for car camping, as an RV mattress topper or for yoga; and product details reading EVA foam, 72 by 24 by 1 inches, rolled 24 by 7 by 7, 0.6 lbs, with a carrying strap, in black. The title reads 0.5-Inch Mat.
No R-value. No standard.
The title is alone.
Title: “Lightweight 0.5-Inch Mat”. First bullet: “the 1-inch-thick premium foam material”. Details line: “(H) x 1"". Description: “Lightweight 1-Inch Mat”.
Three lines agree with each other and disagree with the title.
This shelf’s introduction makes thickness the second figure and ties it to one question: whether a side sleeper’s hip reaches the ground through a compressed mat. Between half an inch and one inch of EVA, that is the whole answer.
What nothing else here publishes.
Foam on a nylon tent floor slides, and a mat that has traveled in the night is a mat with a shoulder off the edge — which this shelf’s buying tip says undoes the rating.
It is also what makes the mat usable on a cot, which this listing is partly sold for: a smooth pad on a taut cot bed does not stay anywhere.
The rolled size, published and honest.
Seven inches of diameter is a cylinder strapped to the outside of a rucksack.
This shelf’s introduction: closed-cell foam never punctures and never packs small. Four mats in this group pack to between 8.6 and 13 inches; the three foam mats pack to 20, 23.6 and 24.
The one decisive figure, absent.
The listing says the waterproof surface “helps keep you warm and provides protection from the cold, wet ground”, which is the claim an R-value would quantify.
Five of the eight mats in this group publish one, between 1.7 and 4.3. This is not among them.
Wakeman’s instructions carry the use. Nothing here replaces them, and nothing on this page describes any product as safe.
The American Amazon store was listing it at about $22 at the time of writing.
Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on October 8, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| R-value | Not published |
|---|---|
| Standard quoted | None |
| Thickness | Published four times and inconsistently: 0.5 inch in the title, and 1 inch in the first bullet, the product details line and the description |
| Packed size | Rolled: 24 × 7 × 7 in — published |
| Weight | 0.6 lbs — about 272 g (9.6 oz) by the maker’s figure; the shipping weight is about 617 g (21.8 oz) |
| Width | 24 inches — about 61 cm (24 in) |
| Length | 72 inches — about 183 cm (72 in) |
| Fabric denier | Not applicable — bare EVA foam, with no face fabric |
| Inflation method | None. EVA foam |
| Amazon reference | B01LW97F6T |
| EAN | 0886511976627 |
One inch, by weight of evidence. The title says "Lightweight 0.5-Inch Mat"; the first bullet says "the 1-inch-thick premium foam material", the product details line gives "(H) x 1"", and the description repeats "Lightweight 1-Inch Mat". Three lines against one, and the three agree. This shelf's introduction makes thickness the second figure and ties it to a specific question — whether a side sleeper’s hip reaches the ground through a compressed mat — so the difference between half an inch and one inch of EVA is the whole answer to it.
Where the mat is in the morning. A foam pad on a nylon tent floor slides, and a mat that has traveled is a mat with a shoulder off the edge — which this shelf's buying tip says undoes the rating. A textured face is a small thing that nothing else in this group publishes, and it is also what makes the mat usable on a cot, which is the other thing this listing is sold for: a smooth pad on a taut cot bed does not stay put at all.
Rolled to 24 by 7 by 7 inches, which is published and is the honest answer: seven inches of diameter is a cylinder strapped to the outside of a rucksack, not something that goes inside one. This shelf's introduction says closed-cell foam never punctures and never packs small, and this is the second half of that sentence. Four of the eight mats in this group pack to between 8.6 and 13 inches long; the three foam mats here pack to 20, 23.6 and 24 inches.
Close prices, same category: comparable camping gear. We keep only the specifications all of them publish, because a column with gaps compares nothing.
| Model | Price | R-value | Standard quoted | Thickness | Packed size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakeman 75-CMP1009 foam pad | $22 | Not published | None | Published four times and inconsistently: 0.5 inch in the title, and 1 inch in the first bullet, the product details line and the description | Rolled: 24 × 7 × 7 in — published |
| Stansport 503-B Pack Lite foam pad | $22 | Not published | None — as on all eight mats in this group | 3/8 inch — about 10 mm (0.39 in), the thinnest in this group | Not published. Straps are supplied to keep the pad rolled |
| fitply Folding XPE foam pad | $25 | Published as an insulation rating of 2.1 | None. The listing states only that the pad "has been tested to standard" — the hedge this shelf's introduction warns about | 0.36 inch — about 9 mm (0.35 in) | Folded to 23.6 × 5.6 × 4.9 in |
| FUN PAC 01 mat with pillow | $30 | Not published | None | Published twice and differently in the same bullet: the heading reads 3" thick, and the text gives dimensions of 78 × 27 × 8 inches | Not published. Stated to be weighed and sized "only like a water bottle" |
A cot, a tent floor or a mattress topper, where thickness is read off the right line
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 400.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
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.
R 2.1, standard unnamed · XPE foam with aluminum film · 70.8 × 23.6 × 0.36 in · 0.7 lb
A folding XPE foam mat with a heat-reflective aluminum film and a published insulation rating of 2.1 — "tested to standard", with the standard never named.
Best for: A foam layer that packs flat rather than rolled, with a figure behind its warmth
≈ $25
531 g (18.7 oz) · 190 × 60 cm (74.8 × 23.6 in) inflated and 225 × 70 cm (88.6 × 27.6 in) flat · 40D material · inflated by breath · repair kit included · no R-value
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.
Best for: 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.
Built-in foot pump · 40D nylon/TPU · 78 × 27 in · 3 in in one line, 8 in in the next
The widest mat in this group at twenty-seven inches, with a built-in foot pump, a built-in pillow and side buttons to join two together — and a thickness published as three inches and as eight.
Best for: Two mats buttoned into a double bed, with no separate pump or pillow to pack
≈ $30
