Exped Mini Pump

This product was bought to help inflate my exped down mat. However the valve on my mat is one of the older ones (2006 or 2007 ish) and sadly this mini pump does not fit. It was designed and works for mattresses post 2010. That being said I have discovered that I can use it to inflate my thermarest Neoair (2017) so it was not a total failure for me. It does what is is meant to do which means I can dispense with the stuffsack inflate routine which I find cumbersome when using a bivi. Now I just need to find a solution for my older exped down mattress.

I bought this to inflate my exped synmat mw. Its good points are that it packs up very small and is light but it does take about 3 minutes to inflate the mat which is longer than I had expected. If you want to inflate your mat quickly this is probably not for you. But on the other hand if you are camping you will probably have lots of time to spare. Have only used it the once but the materials seem good and its looks like it will be quite durable. You can also squeeze it into the mat carry bag at a pinch.

I bought the Exped Mini Pump to use with my Exped Synmat UL7 and have been very happy with it. I had a choice of products to buy to inflate the mat and I chose the Mini Pump over the Pump Bag or Pillow Pump as it was the cheapest option and seemed like it would be the best option for using in a confined space such as a tent. Upon receiving it, I gave it the recommended 24hrs out of it's stuff sack to re-inflate the foam and it will now inflate the Synmat UL7 MW in under 1 minute. Overall I'm pleased with it, if you are thinking of purchasing a pump then consider the Mini Pump, it is easy to use, packs up small, is lightweight at 45g and half the price of the other options. It's main selling point though is that it should drastically extend the lifespan of your Exped mat (Over inflating by mouth), which lets face it, aren't cheap to replace.

Not quite good enough for 5 stars as only seems to work well once warmed up. Took a while to become usable once out of it small bag. However it did the job it required to do. Cheap alternative to the large bag type inflator.

Second Mini Pump I've had, the first for a Downmat (to prevent breath contamination of the down) and this one for a Synmat LW. The size of the Synmat and placement of the inflation valve at one end makes blowing it up by mouth in a solo tent a little tricky. The Mini Pump requires much less body contortion / yoga skills than blowing up by mouth. Weight is only 40 odd grams, and you can reduce it a little by leaving the stuffsack at home and pushing the pump inside your mat stuffsack. Takes me less than 2 minutes to fully inflate a 9cm x 197cm x 65cm mat, but if you give it more effort you could be even quicker than that. A better solution than the slightly awkward to use Exped Schnozzle Bag, and only surpassed by a built-in pump as featured on some Exped mats. However, these come with a considerable weight penalty versus the Mini Pump. Great, simple product and as always on the doorstep within days thanks to Facewest.