Well folks it has been some fun around here. :lol:
1-30-2112 I placed an order with Campmor after checking there catalog and then there web site about the Thermarest Neo Air X-Lite self-inflating air mattress. 72 inches long , 20 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches thick. Weighs 12 oz and packs the size of a Nalgene water bottle. I specified that I wanted the self inflating one , gave the stock number ( 40055 ) and the sales person agreed with me on the item and what it would do.
Hot Dog , an air mattress that is really light weight , packs nice and small and weighs next to nothing , just the medicine for this old body to lay on when camping in a tent and packing everything in. For some reason the ground seams a lot harder now then it did in the past years.
Well it arrived and I tried it.
So after two weeks ( 02-14-12 ) I posted a review on Campmors web site. Campmor say's to list the Pros with the Con's when posting a review of the item......I Did. My guess is that Campmor does not want honest reviews on there web site , especially ones that highlight there goof up's. :roll:
Then I called Cascadedesigns who make the Therarest mattresses about it not being self inflating as advertised by campmor.
To regress ..... I left the mattress lay out for two days , it never inflated itself. So I blew it up and left it for a couple of days ,inflated , then deflated it and tried it again to see if it would inflate itself .... NO WAY. This is not a self inflating mattress so I posted that review on Campmor web site.
I explained all the steps I went threw with it and that it was not as advertised on the self inflating aspect like any other thermarest mattress. Guess what they have NOT posted my review as of this date and probably never will so I posted it on here.
Smelling a rat in the woodpile I called Cascadedesigns and ask them about it. You guessed it , they advised that all of the Neo Air mattresses are not self inflating and you have to huff and puff to blow them up.
I asked why did Campmor advertise it as self inflating if that is not the case. They had not heard about the advertisement and as we talked they were sending an e-mail. They did not say to who but it is not hard to guess especially since the guy I was talking with told me he was looking at there ( campmor ) web site.
SHOCK , SURPRISE , Now when you look at the advertisement it does not say self inflating and my review of the mattress still has not been posted. Campmor knows I purchased it ( a conformation by e-mail when I purchased it ) and have not had a word from them about there mistake , it is causing me to lose faith in them or at lease in there advertising. I guess they don't know there are a lot of other places on the web to order gear from.
If you are thinking of one .......
It is light weight , packs nice and small , has to be manually inflated , has a non slippery coating which keeps it from sliding around in the tent , is 2 1/2 inches thick and very comfortable. Plus the way it is designed it has a good insulation factor to help on keeping the camper warm during the night. The last part is really nice since I like to use a quilt over me at night.
Down side is the cost for one but as they say , you get what you pay for , sometimes I guess it depends on the advertising. :roll:
Before you ask.... Yes , I was seriously thinking of sending it back but I wanted a light weight , thick air mattress for the tent and it is one. It is packed right next to the tent.
1-30-2112 I placed an order with Campmor after checking there catalog and then there web site about the Thermarest Neo Air X-Lite self-inflating air mattress. 72 inches long , 20 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches thick. Weighs 12 oz and packs the size of a Nalgene water bottle. I specified that I wanted the self inflating one , gave the stock number ( 40055 ) and the sales person agreed with me on the item and what it would do.
Hot Dog , an air mattress that is really light weight , packs nice and small and weighs next to nothing , just the medicine for this old body to lay on when camping in a tent and packing everything in. For some reason the ground seams a lot harder now then it did in the past years.
Well it arrived and I tried it.
So after two weeks ( 02-14-12 ) I posted a review on Campmors web site. Campmor say's to list the Pros with the Con's when posting a review of the item......I Did. My guess is that Campmor does not want honest reviews on there web site , especially ones that highlight there goof up's. :roll: Then I called Cascadedesigns who make the Therarest mattresses about it not being self inflating as advertised by campmor.
To regress ..... I left the mattress lay out for two days , it never inflated itself. So I blew it up and left it for a couple of days ,inflated , then deflated it and tried it again to see if it would inflate itself .... NO WAY. This is not a self inflating mattress so I posted that review on Campmor web site.
I explained all the steps I went threw with it and that it was not as advertised on the self inflating aspect like any other thermarest mattress. Guess what they have NOT posted my review as of this date and probably never will so I posted it on here.
Smelling a rat in the woodpile I called Cascadedesigns and ask them about it. You guessed it , they advised that all of the Neo Air mattresses are not self inflating and you have to huff and puff to blow them up.
I asked why did Campmor advertise it as self inflating if that is not the case. They had not heard about the advertisement and as we talked they were sending an e-mail. They did not say to who but it is not hard to guess especially since the guy I was talking with told me he was looking at there ( campmor ) web site.
SHOCK , SURPRISE , Now when you look at the advertisement it does not say self inflating and my review of the mattress still has not been posted. Campmor knows I purchased it ( a conformation by e-mail when I purchased it ) and have not had a word from them about there mistake , it is causing me to lose faith in them or at lease in there advertising. I guess they don't know there are a lot of other places on the web to order gear from.
If you are thinking of one .......
It is light weight , packs nice and small , has to be manually inflated , has a non slippery coating which keeps it from sliding around in the tent , is 2 1/2 inches thick and very comfortable. Plus the way it is designed it has a good insulation factor to help on keeping the camper warm during the night. The last part is really nice since I like to use a quilt over me at night.
Down side is the cost for one but as they say , you get what you pay for , sometimes I guess it depends on the advertising. :roll:
Before you ask.... Yes , I was seriously thinking of sending it back but I wanted a light weight , thick air mattress for the tent and it is one. It is packed right next to the tent.
