Resizing A Thermarest NeoAir Xlite Sleeping Pad
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.พ. 2018
- After picking up this sleeping pad at a recent REI Garage Sale I decided after doing the initial repair of the holes on it that I would go ahead and cut it down closer to a torso length pad.
I give you a quick step by step run through on how to do it in this video. It was VERY easy to do. Hopefully this video will help you out if you are considering doing it to your own sleeping pad. For what its worth I have no idea if this would actually work with other brand sleeping pads. If I happen to find one I can test on perhaps I will!
Original idea for this video come from this video:
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YOU DIDN'T SAY WHICH END TO CUT !!! NOW, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO INFLATE IT ???
I did this to two separate Thermarest Neo X Lite pads, it worked on both. I admit I did it first on my small sized one that I don’t really like just in case it did not work. I shortened my 77 inch long wide version down to 51 inches, which is the size that works for me.
Chris, do you still have this pad? Is it still holding up well?
Great video. Exactly what I was looking for.
Hope it helps you on yours! Its all pretty easy!
I did this as a repair of an opened seem on Exped Winterlight. It works!
Great video. Have seen a few people this, so far all have seem to not have an issue. Thanks for sharing, it's a little hard for someone to bring them self to trying this, seeing it work is a help.
Certainly understandable. It's a pricy little pad. I'd hate to chop it up and have it not work. Even paying the cheapness I paid for it I was concerned 😳
Hi. I assumed that you meassured the desired length while it was inflated.... otherwise with the pi factor one would end up with something shorter than intended... ? I bought the large one with this very project in mind. I hope that it has worked well for you. Thank you. Thermarest would do well to include the wider shorter options. :)
Actually measured where I wanted to cut it while inflated. I gave it a couple additional inches too in case I made a mistake. It's good to double check to be safe. It is quiet strange they don't offer the pad in regular wide
By far the easiest way to repair holes in it I've found too, thanks for making this vid, it brought my pad back to life again!
Glad it helped! Quiet easy just to chop a hole off and reseal haha
Thanks, that’s even easier than I thought.
Yup. Was a breeze to do!
It took me a minute to figure out why a cut-down pad weighed more than my X-lite. Then I realized your were working with a 25" wide pad. I'm not the brightest bulb in the socket. That extra width makes such a difference, especially with a quilt. Great job.
I was able to tailor it to my specific like height wise too which is nice. No more than I need. No less than I dont!
I love it. I'm only 5'9" and a side sleeper so getting a 25" pad (discounted, of course) and cutting it down would give me that precious width but losing the wasted length. Never realized it was this straightforward. Nice work.
Thankyou!
Excellent video save the extra material you can use a cheap pool float value and put in with seam grip you can cut the round hole for value with $3 grommet kit makes great rss cushion
Yes it was helpful.
Nice modification!!
Thanks man. Hopefully it stays solid in the long run. Others who have done it before seem to have had great success!
I'm surprised you didn't seal up the wast end and do some testing on it
I did this with a therm a rest self inflating mattress I used sand paper to remove the foam inside thanks
Good idea, glad it worked out. Thanks for watching!
Awesome video. I never would've thought it could've been that simple to do that... meaning that I figured there's a special manufacturer super glue.
Anyway, it looks like in a field repair situation you could heat up your snow peaks mug and use that as an iron. You should try that out on the cut off piece.
That would be a cool video to test out. Wish I didn't toss the extra material out! Now you got me wondering haha
I have an xTherm with a very very slow leak that I can't find and was thinking about shortening it. This looked really easy!
it was very easy! I found another pin hole in this pad after the initial repair video. I fill the bathtub half way and place a small portion of the pad in at a time. Had the girlfriend push on the part sticking upright out of the tub while it placed my hands on different parts of the material underwater since how you have you hands can actually stop air from coming out of the hole. We were able to find it really quickly that way. Just did one fairly small section at a time until we saw the bubbles. We both also wore headlamps for additional light. It helped a lot haha!
I need to be patient and keep looking. :)
Keep trying! If possible have another set of eyes too. Anna was the one who saw the leak at first. I didn't even notice it. My hand was right next to it.
You can also spray it down with soapy water. The leak will cause little bubbles. Do a section at a time. I had a really small leak in my old 20 year old thin orange thermarest that took awhile to find. It helps to blow it up very full (careful) and be patient.
I tried the soapy water - I think just need to go very very slowly and get the sides better.
Great video and a real good idea to pick up a discounted pad because of a few leaks to cut it down and put it back into use. Just wondering what temp did you set the iron at and did you try going hotter or cooler to experiment on some of the left overs. Thanks for sharing man.
I tried a few settings and test runs on some of the scrap pieces. I tried initially at a medium heat and it did not suffice. Turned it up as high as the iron would go and that worked very well. Standard household iron. Nothing fancy!
Nice modification. What setting did you use on the iron? Thanks for sharing.
Hey man, did you need to use glue or something or just heating the material worked?
Awesome! We found a pad at the REI yard sale in Bozeman last year for cheap but it was way too long for my spouse. I should have purchased it and chopped it. I'm kicking myself right now!
That is unfortunate! But, also a good excuse to go look for another one 😂
Hello,
Do you know if it also works with the sea to summit ultralight insulated?
Thanks
Chris, to add to Myles. any update on how the pad is holding up?
I wonder if it's possible with an exped mat or if someone tried it
I am 5 feet tall..shortening up my tensor pad. It is wat too long but nice and wide. Will give me much needed space in my durston axmid 1p tent.
Does anyone know if this would work on a Sea to Summit pad?
Wow 50” torso, must be for a giant. 😁
So the adhesive must be built into the entire length of the fabric which is pretty interesting!
I don't think that there is adhesive built into the fabric, I think that the fabric has just been melted together with the iron.
But hey, why didn't you mop the pad? That is why I am watching!! Thanks for this video.
Do you have a long term review of this somewhere? I’d be interested to see what the longevity and durability is of a DIY seam on a shortened pad
Unfortunately not, I actually ended up selling this to someone while clearing out excess gear thinking I was going off on a long distance hike. From what I read though, there are many people who have tried this and the pads do hold up quite well
That's pretty cool. How did you learn to do that? I never would have thought to do a mod like that. Would be cool to make a pillow with the left over. I see from other comments the valve would be an issue.
Ya I thought about the pillow but lack of valve stopped that pretty quick haha. I did a few test runs on the extra material too score I did the actual pad. I found out about if from another video that's actually linked in the description. Guy who first did it uploaded it ages ago. It was super helpful!
DON'T THROW AWAY THE EXCESS PAD!!! Was looking to cut up a Thermarest to make a pad for my dog when we go backpacking!!!! I'll buy it from you Chris!!! Let me know!!!!
Wait!!!! LMAO!!!! I just realized it won't have a valve!!! 😂 DOPE!!! Anyways, thanks for the tutorial... I'll be watching this again when I do it!!!
I read the initial comment and thought "Oh no! I legit just threw away the material TWO DAYS AGO". It had been sitting on my floor for 2-3? weeks since I did this. Then the comment! I thought about buying a little nozzle and try to glue it in and trying to make a pillow or something out of the remainder but meh couldn't really be bothered. I actually cut the extra material down a little too doing practice runs to make sure it worked out on the main pad. Oh well!
LOL... its all good!!! Just great to know you can mod these pads... been scouring EBay for damaged Thermarest NeoAirs for a while..
Hard to come buy... next stop... local landfill 😂
I feel ya! I looked around on craigslist and some forums hoping one may pop up but it never did.This one was fate. Found it right as I was about to leave the Garage sale. Who ever initially picked it up didn't want to deal with the issues. Lucky me!
RESTLESS OUTDOORS you can use a pool float valve and sealant to make extra pad 😎
I didn’t see any glue or seal tape. Could you explain. Great idea.
No glue or adhesive needed at least on this type of pad. Just use a regular household iron at the highest setting and make sure the areas you are ironing together are completely clean and it seals no problem! It helps to go slow and kind of pull the material as you iron so no air bubbles form but overall it was exceptionally easy to do.
I saw neemor do one on his channel..great idea dude...cant wait to see the results..he never made a follow up vid though
I saw his video as well! I think he mentioned in the comments that it was still holding up strong.
I always liked the DIY stuff..im sure ya can't wait to test it...joe brewer does some cool diy stuff also..
I would love it get into making my own gear but don't know if I'd be willing to put the effort to learn. Had been considering picking up a sewing machine and maybe taking some classes at a local craft store. Maybe I will!
I'd buy some gear off ya..if all the cottage peeps said that they'd never have started.i was looking for a bit and reading alot of articles about some of the company's got started..get the machine to have fun atleast...hope you get out there on a thru or a bunch of awesome warm weather trips This year?
Ya it would definitely be a labor of love in the beginning haha. Hoping to do the Long Trail in Vermont this summer. In theory, I have the money where I could go do the PCT but think I am going to aim for that next year instead. Will see what happens!
it’s been roughly 8 months since you have posted this video, and it just came up on my feed. Anyhow, during the passed 8 months, have you used the pad, and how has the mod held up?
I suppose better late than never haha. I actually took this out only once and didnt care for the cut of length at all. Ended up going back to my regular size. I sold it to someone else but to the best of my knowledge it is still in one piece!
Chris (or anyone else),
Do you see any reason why I couldn't do this with an Uberlite? I want to get a large, for it's width, but make it shorter. Thanks for the videos.
I have successfully done it with an Ultralite.
Thinking of doing the same. Did you try it?
I got a large as a side sleeper for the width. 1 oz for every 6.416 inches cut. If i wanted to take the length to 70 inches id only loose 1 once and void the warranty. You can save 2 oz but you have to take at least 13 inches off. And, Since the bottom is narrower there is less weight per square inch. 77in / 12oz = 6.4 inches per oz.
so Im not sure if you said. How many inches did you cut off? Trying to get a feel for how many inches equals 4oz.
not positive if Im being honest. I didnt measure the actual length cut. Just made marks up to around my knee and cut
Curious how this turned out long-term???
Did it leak/have any other issues?
Awesome vid though, thanks for the tip!
Ended up selling the pad to someone but to the best of my knowledge it is still functional
@@ChrisGoesOutdoors That's great! I have a large xtherm I'd like to cut about 2 feet off of.
Wish thermarest would sell short wide pads...
@@Worleywoods I think they just started selling the regular length wide pads at least for the xlite, not sure about the xtherm. Maybe short wide will come at some point too!
Oh this is awesome as I’ve been looking for a 25” wide torso pad 52”-66” and can’t find one. I don’t like my arms laying on the ground when I sleep on my back. Seems like you either have to go long to get wide or 20” to go short. Makes no sense. I’m going to give it a go!!
Très intéressant ! Ece ce que tu a mis de la colle sur le bord ?
If you make sure the edges are clean on both sides all you need is a regular house iron set to the highest setting! I don't know why or how but it seals the two layers together. No glue necessary!
Google Translate: Si vous vous assurez que les bords sont propres des deux côtés, tout ce dont vous avez besoin est un fer à repasser ordinaire réglé au maximum! Je ne sais pas pourquoi ou comment, mais il scelle les deux couches ensemble. Pas de colle nécessaire!
ChrisGoesOutdoors merci beaucoup pour la réponse 🤪🤪🤪
Does this still work? Any leaks? Any updates?
I think so. I ended up selling it to a guy. Didnt like my feet dangling off the pad. Never heard any issues from him
And you've just created what many folks really want - a shorter 25 inch NeoAir Xlite pad. Now, if you can take household instruments and somehow eliminate the f*&$ing noise of the pad...
from experience the sound does significantly lessen the more you use it. The one I used on the AT has nearly no crinkle at all anymore. Not sure I could recreate that with household items though haha
Backcountry Edge exclusively sells a NeoAir Xlite "Max" pad that is the length of a "regular" Xlite (72" long, 20" wide) but is the width of a "large" (77" long, 25" wide). However, for reasons that I can't fathom, they made it rectangular and it's listed as 2 ounces heavier than their large sized oval pad.
www.backcountryedge.com/therm-a-rest-neoair-xlite-max.html
Still holding?
to the best of my knowledge yes. I ended up selling this. Was not a fan having my legs dangling off the end
So no adhesive of any kind is needed.
Correct. No adhesive needed just the pad and a hot iron!
Great for those who sleep in the fetal position