Aldaron
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Alright, I know some of you are going to make fun of me for buying this, but I think it's a nice addition to my lazy-man gear.
It's called a Microburst, and it's a very small fan that can inflate your sleeping pad. It only weighs 2.3 ounces with batteries, so the weight is negligible. I started trying to find other solutions after my Big Agnes Pumphouse started taking 20 minutes or more to inflate a pad. I think it must have gotten some pin-hole leaks in it or the fabric failed, but it just wasn't working.
I used the Microburst this weekend on the trail, and it was nice. It has a little rubber nozzle, so I just attached the nozzle to the pad valve and went about my camp chores. Within about 4 or 5 minutes, the fan had inflated the pad as much as it could, and it only took two breaths from me to get the pad where I wanted it. The firmness from the fan may have been enough for some people, but I like my pads firm.
This was much nicer and easier than having to inflate the pad by blowing in it (which also puts a lot of moisture into the pad), and it was much faster and easier than using the old Pumphouse.
Anyway, start making fun of me for being lazy! But this thing is small, light, and it works...so I can take the ribbing!
It's called a Microburst, and it's a very small fan that can inflate your sleeping pad. It only weighs 2.3 ounces with batteries, so the weight is negligible. I started trying to find other solutions after my Big Agnes Pumphouse started taking 20 minutes or more to inflate a pad. I think it must have gotten some pin-hole leaks in it or the fabric failed, but it just wasn't working.
I used the Microburst this weekend on the trail, and it was nice. It has a little rubber nozzle, so I just attached the nozzle to the pad valve and went about my camp chores. Within about 4 or 5 minutes, the fan had inflated the pad as much as it could, and it only took two breaths from me to get the pad where I wanted it. The firmness from the fan may have been enough for some people, but I like my pads firm.
This was much nicer and easier than having to inflate the pad by blowing in it (which also puts a lot of moisture into the pad), and it was much faster and easier than using the old Pumphouse.
Anyway, start making fun of me for being lazy! But this thing is small, light, and it works...so I can take the ribbing!