Outdoorsman Lab Ultralight Sleeping Pad Review – Incredible Value!

When deciding where to allocate my money for my camping and backpacking adventures the first thing I consider is functionality. Is this something I need or is it a luxury item. Does the use justify the price? I can confidently say out of all the outdoor equipment I have bought over the years, this sleeping pad may justify the price as well as any other item I’ve ever bought. 

Not because it’s a great little sleeping pad but because I use it in almost every outdoor situation I’m in. We only have 2 of them but my children will fight over who gets to lay in the Outdoorsman Lab. We have various other branded sleeping pads. My previous favorite is the Sleepingo, but we also have a Moon Lence and an AirExpect sleeping pad. 

My kids actually fought over the Outdoorsman Lab sleeping pad because it was “more comfortable”. My daughter who is 15 told me that she felt more like she was off the rocks when using it. I had been using it as well but had not slept overnight yet. But the fact that my kids were  using it and loving it was definitely a good sign. You can see my daughter using it below at the Lake. 

But the sleeping pad aspect these is just the tip of the ice burg. We have used these for overnight sleeping twice now and loved them, but they get used over and over down by the lake or river or even just lounging around a fire. My son is part of a basketball team and his teammates frequent out home. They have used it for laying around on and sleeping on overnight. They really seem to like it. 

There are just so many reasons to throw this in your bag and bring with you to wherever you are going and you don’t want to haul chairs around. You can just sit on it on the ground or you can lay comfortably on it. Just look how small they roll up to. You can see it in my hand below for scale, this was after I had already taken it out and put it back. It will fit in it’s travel sack again without needing to labor over putting it away. 

I also wanted to call out how easy it is to blow up and put away. I saw some user reviews of people saying it takes more than 15 breaths to blow up. I’m really confused by this as it literally takes me 7 breaths for a full inflate. They are big breaths but its 100% fully inflated after 7-8 breaths. I also noticed no air escaping between breaths or when I put the valve back in. 

Putting it away is simply releasing the valve, you can just push it in or pull it out a bit. Either way, the pad deflates in just a few seconds. You fold it over a couple times and roll it up. Make sure to leave the valve on the end your not rolling to start with, that way you can release any extra air right before finishing the roll and putting it away. 

The versatility of the Outdoorsman Lab ultralight sleeping pad is truly is best feature. The light weight and small size of its storage makes it so easy to throw in a bag and almost forget about until you are unpacking. If you think you are just buying this to sleep on in a tent, think again! Get your money and use out of it and bring it to the beach! 

When we were at the lake we had two women stop by and ask us what it was? We told them it’s a sleeping pad but we use it as a lounging pad. They thought it was super cool and couldn’t believe its price point and said they would definitely be buying some! The functionality of these pads will stand out as the best thing about them, it will be money you won’t regret spending! 

We have already used the Outdoorsman Lab sleeping pad several times and have had no problems with them losing air or being punctured. We do have the peace of mind with a repair kit however, which is a nice bonus!