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Even though we’re in a bit of a mid-season lull for outdoor camping, clearance sales on all kinds of gear are going live every day. REI, for example, just padded its deals section with big discounts on bestsellers like this stretchy rain jacket and this packable puffer jacket. But plenty of kit gear is also going on sale, including this massive sleeping pad from one of the best brands on the market—it’s $100 off and selling fast.
Exped’s MegaMat Auto Sleeping Pad is now on sale for $300, which is a rare 25% off of the retail price of $400. Exped is the leader when it comes to in-vehicle comfort with its wide range of sleeping pads and accessories that make spending the night in your car, truck, or tent a treat. This inflatable mattress doesn’t have a ton of reviews yet, but those who voted have given it a near-perfect 4.7-star rating and say that it is “comfortable” and “easy to set up and put away.” To make using the mattress even easier, add on this powerful but small air pump, also from Exped, which is 40% off right now.
Exped MegaMat Auto Sleeping Pad in Moraine, $300 (was $400) at REI
Car camping and overlanding are fun when you can get a good night’s sleep, and most people like to use a rooftop tent to accomplish that. They can be pricey, though, so the next best thing is an inflatable sleeping mat that’s made specifically for your vehicle, like this one from Exped. It will fit most mid-size trucks, compact SUVs, and wagons, and uses a special 3D construction with vertical sidewalls to give you a large and comfortable sleeping surface. The asymmetrical shape is made to tuck into wheel wells to maximize the sleeping area and keep it from moving around at night. Comfort is enhanced with the soft and stretchy surface fabric and open-cell polyurethane foam bumps up insulation and horizontal air channels reduce weight while still keeping the mat firm. The mattress is self-inflating but you can adjust the feel with a low-profile inflation valve and the large deflation valve makes packing it up quicker and easier.
Satisfied shoppers called the sleeping pad “incredible” and said that it has “made camping much more accessible.” One said, “Comfort is above anything I could have imagined considering my time spent on the ground tent camping.” Another customer agreed and said that the “foam inner tube system is great for dialing in your firmness. You can have a very soft feel and with a few pumps of the included air pump you can make it very firm.”
Other customers appreciated that the mattress was well-made. “It feels like a $400 mat,” said one, while another said that the “mattress itself holds up well and is more comfortable than a traditional air mattress or sleeping pad.” Others liked that it was “quiet” and there was “hardly any movement transfer” while sleeping. Most were glad that it “deflates easily” but noted that it does “take some work but is worth the extra effort.”
Those interested in comfortable car camping need to up their sleeping game with either an expensive rooftop tent or splurge a little for a thick and comfortable mat. This in-vehicle mattress from Exped is just the ticket for veteran and newbie car campers or overlanders alike. It’s super comfy, extremely well-made, and fairly easy to set up and put away—plus it’s a rarely seen 25% off right now for a savings of a cool $100.
