Therm-a-Rest NeoAir® Micro Pump

Before I bought the NeoAir® Micro Pump I read the Amazon reviews and I really couldn't understand why some people were giving it 5 stars but others were saying it was useless 1 star. If you're wondering the same I believe the answer is below:The small instruction leaflet that comes with the NeoAir® Micro Pump is not very clear. When it refers to the valves on your actual Therm-a-Rest inflatable mattress the diagram is not great unless you already know what you are looking for/at. Your mattress probably has two types of values, a Red Winged Value and also a blue circular Twinlock Value which you unscrew counter clockwise to reveal a grey thread (see the grey thread indicated by the yellow arrow in attached photo). The NeoAir® Micro Pump will only inflate your mattress correctly if you have unscrewed the blue circular Twinlock Value to reveal the grey thread (if the blue curcular Twinlock value is closed you will not be able to see the grey thread). You do not need to unscrew the Red Winged Value in order to inflate your mattress but if you do not unscrew the blue circular Twinlock Value then your mattress will not inflate very effectively.I have found the NeoAir® Micro Pump to work extremely well for such a small lightweight item but unlike powerful car pumps it is not fast and you should not expect it to pump your mattress up to be completely solid/rigid. I view the NeoAir® Micro Pump as the perfect solution for inflating your matress 90% of the way (whilst you're busy putting up your tent or doing other things) and then you'll just need to put the last 10% in using a couple of manually breaths to make it perfectly solid/rigid ready for sleep.In an ideal world the NeoAir® Micro Pump would be a little quieter and it would be more powerful but it is so small and light that I'm very happy with the compromise. Using the NeoAir® Micro Pump also reduces the amount of breath moisture inside the matress so should reduce the chances of mould long-term.

It is lightweight and small, but that is where the positives end. It is quite useless device, especially for this premium price. You need to use 2xAAA batteries so not very practical for longer trips. Internal battery would make more sense since most people carry powerbanks anyway. The most frustrating is the power though. It takes absolute ages to inflate my NeoAir XTherm pad. Returned the item, bought a cheaper alternative which is of similar size, with built in battery and inflates 10x faster.

This works well for pumping up the mattress, assuming it is a model which has a non-return valve and winglock. Some reviewers may have tried to do this on the self-inflating versions, which require more power to add more air.It is not very powerful, so it is recommended to completely flatten out the mattress before inflating.When deflating, it doesn't seem to remove all the air, since it looks like the area around the valve empties quickly and restricts the flow from from the other end of the mattress. I used it to get most of the air out, then started folding the mattress to get rid of the rest.Note that it is easy to accidentally twist the cap shut when putting it on, which will prevent it from working, as I found out myself!

Things I like:affirmative clicking onto the thermarestNot obnoxiously loud (but it does take more time than the flextail)Batteries will last a long time (I use rechargeable)Small & lightweightWell constructedThings I don’t like:Batteries.. would of preferred usb chargingNot as powerful as the flextail - takes about 3-4 minutes longer (but you don’t have to baby sit it like you do with the flextail - you literally just plug it in and get on with other things while it works)All in all, the thermarest pump is superior & I would recommend to any compatible thermarest owner.

Firstly I shall say that this pump does inflate my Topo Luxe XLarge but it takes 30 minutes, not 3 as advertised. If you wanted the pad to be very firm you would still need to add a few bagfuls of air. For me it inflates it just to my liking which is on the soft side and I'm happy to get on with other things around camp while I wait. It works with rechargeable batteries so no problems there. The pad needs to be completely rolled out and flat too. On the twin valve mat I have you cannot use the deflate option but that's not a problem as it deflates pretty quickly on it's own, I suspect if the pump did fit it would probably take longer to deflate rather than speed the process up. Considering its size it doesn't do a bad job but I suspect there are better options available.

This is a crappy product, it is not powerful and it does probably take 15 min to barely fill the mattress with fully charged batteries. I had to finish it off with my mouth. It is lightweight but who cares if it doesn't pump?! I have a Thermarest mattress, so I wanted to test it but it is not good. I recommend the pumps from Flextail Gear, they are much more powerful and it fits the valve. I got the Max Pump 2 Pro.

A tiny little pump that barely adds any weight and saves lots of time inflating a Thermarest. Deflating also works very well. It’s not exactly cheap, but overall it’s a good little tool.

I bought the Therm-a-Rest Neo Air Micro Pump on the 1st June 2024 but did not use it until my holiday trip starting on 8th July. The pump failed after the 8th night of camping. I am not entitled to a return/ replacement as the failure occurred outside the 30 day window. The pump was sold by Amazon Export Sales LLC and there seems no easy method of contacting them. An expensive item for so little use.

I recently bought a Thermarest sleeping pad; it is somewhat self inflating but requires blowing up further for maximum comfort. I spent a minute or two trying to inflate it by blowing into it but decided to buy the recommended air pump. When it arrived I was skeptical such a small, lightweight pump would be effective; but to my surprise it inflated my sleeping pad fully in just a couple of minutes. It also helps in deflation, although I found it was not really necessary as the pad deflated adequately by kneeling on it as I rolled it up. In summary, the pump does its job quickly and quietly and is small and light enough not to cause any issues. Twenty years ago I was happy to blow up my air mattress when camping, now I enjoy the luxury of having a tiny pump fully inflate my Thermarest pad.

Small,compact RELIABLE and priced right.

ottimo

Deux piles pour trois semaines d'utilisation c'est une affaire qui marche plutot bien

Positiv:- sehr klein (kann mit meiner kleinen Hand umgreifen)- leicht (ausser die zwei AAA Batterien-angenehme Lautstärke (nicht lautlos)-es macht seine Aufhabe korrektNegativ:-es dauert so um die 12 bis 20 Minuten, je nach Größe der Isomatte (in der Zwischenzeit kann man sich um andere Sachen kümmern, also man kann es verschmerzen)-recht hoher PreisFazit: ich würde es wiederkaufen, da ich keine Lust habe, 15 Minuten lang meine große Isomatte mit Pumpsack aufzufüllen.