Denali self inflating mattresses,advice sort.

Bought one of the Ultimate camper Mats for the Queen on our recent Canadian jaunt. She was very happy with it. I was using the ever faithful Thermarest which is now 15 years old. One thing to be aware of with the Denali is the load limits. Yep I'm the first to admit that I'm carrying a bit of "extra" condition these days but they will give way at the seams if you are a larger person, particularly if you add extra stress to them by dropping onto them. Best to kneel down onto the tent floor and then onto the mattress rather than dropping directly onto them, particularly if you like them blown up tight. Good value though. Outback Al managed to get a very good quality mat at a steal from Kathmandu during their sales. I think it bore their name as well. It seemed better quality than the Denali, similar to that of the Thermarest.

Cheers Mick

Darter,

It all depends on how often you intend using the mats. If you intend to use them regularly then definitely go with the Thermarest, they are more expensive but of a higher quality and will last much longer.

It is like anything to do with camping and 4wd driving, quality costs.

I think that Denali is a home brand from Anaconda.

We have just been on the road with another couple that has the BLackwolf ones that you mentioned and they are very happy with them.
I plan on getting the same before the next big trip as well, I had a look at he Denali ones and compared the two and visually the quality looks the same. The Denali one is 10cm longer, I am tempted to get them as they are substantially cheaper but I keep hearing a nagging wife sound in my head of " you should of paid more and got the good ones"
They may be just as good but I am not prepared to take he risk

We use the self inflating Roman 'moon mat' and are happy with them. We did buy the thickest ones though. I'm not sure how the quality compares to the thermarest ones, but we have been using them for 8 years now.
Leanne

OK,thanks everyone who took the time to give advice,I'll likely end up getting the 'Black Wolf' one in link,the Delani one I purchase will be useful for occasional family members and friends that come out camping.