Richietherocket
Adventurer
I ordered up an Exped SIM Comfort 7.5 based on recommendations here and from Overland Journal. Unboxed it, opened up the valve, it sucked air in for about 20 seconds and then stopped. Watched the videos on Exped website that it might need to sit out for a couple of days to "loosen up" and fill with air. Let it sit for a week and it never filled. Spoke with Exped and they were super helpful. Took some pics and they were able to determine that it had a bad valve. They sent me out a new one and I shipped back the defective one. Unboxed the new one and now 2 days later it has not filled with air either while the valve has been open.
I am wondering if these things just can fill at altitude? You can blow into it and it will fill and hold air but that negates the whole idea of self inflating. Any other Exped users have this issue? I am about to send it back to where I purchased it at (they did not have any in stock to replace the first one, that is why the first exchange with Exped happened). Any recommendations on a similar pad that works? I really like the 3" height since I tend to sleep on my side and move around.
Thanks
I am wondering if these things just can fill at altitude? You can blow into it and it will fill and hold air but that negates the whole idea of self inflating. Any other Exped users have this issue? I am about to send it back to where I purchased it at (they did not have any in stock to replace the first one, that is why the first exchange with Exped happened). Any recommendations on a similar pad that works? I really like the 3" height since I tend to sleep on my side and move around.
Thanks