#EXPED DEEPSLEEP MAT REVIEW PRO#

Now, they’re on a mission to make car camping accessible to everyone with an SUV or hatchback, no matter what car you drive. The first Luno was designed for a Subaru Outback, which was incredibly well received. With any purpose-built product like this, there are going to be a few key features that make it different from anything else on the market. The Luno air mattress is not just any old air mattress! It’s designed and built specifically for car camping and for your car. VIEW THE LUNO AIR MATTRESS Luno Air Mattress 2.0 Features Once you get your system nailed down to a fine science (it took me about two nights), it’s smooth sailing from there on out.

#EXPED DEEPSLEEP MAT REVIEW PRO#

Pro Tip: load up the footwells with your gear and then inflate the base extenders partially to fill any remaining space.Īdditionally, you can move items to the front seats, front footwells, and your roof rack if you’ve got one.

You could do the same with other gear you may have, like bags or other camping equipment, and put them in the rear footwell on the other side of the car. I always car camp with a YETI Roadie 24L cooler, which fits perfectly in the rear footwell of my Subaru and is the same height as the base extender. The base extenders are great, but you probably need the space to store things. Load your gear into the footwell instead of using the base extenders. Tips for Car Camping with Your Luno Life Mattress The problem is that, at night, when you inflate your mattress, you have to find a place to put all your gear that isn’t the back of the car. Two people means you need more sleeping space and you’re probably carrying twice as much gear. However, if there are two of you, things do get a little more complicated. That way, I’m basically traveling with a made bed, and I don’t have to set it up every night. If I’m on a weekend trip, I actually just leave my Luno set up on the right side of the car and keep all my gear organized on the left side of my car. If you’re solo car camping, you can inflate just one side of the mattress and use the other half of your car for storage. Both sides also have a unique inflate/comfort valve that allows each side to be inflated to personal preference. If you’re sleeping two, just inflate both sides. One of the best features of the Luno is the ability to inflate either one half or two halves of the mattress. There is a little bit of a learning curve when you first get the Luno Air Mattress 2.0 in the mail, and you might need to read some reviews or social posts (there are also instructional videos) to wrap your head around it.

And honestly, it’s comfortable enough to feel like one.

Sure, the Luno is an air mattress, but in reality, it’s your bed. Whether you’re car camping with your partner for a weekend getaway, or you’re a dirtbag on the road for eight months out of the year, Luno serves both purposes without reservation or prejudice. And that thing is a good night’s sleep, whether I’m parked in the wilderness, the far desert or even a Walmart parking lot. It’s what it offers so efficiently, that I seem to have fallen in love with. And for a product that seems so simple (I mean, it’s just an air mattress, right?), it almost feels strange that I’d be raving about it at all.īut it’s not the mattress itself, necessarily. If I’m being honest-I’m not easily impressed. If you read other articles on this site, you’ll see I’m hard-pressed to recommend any product with this much aplomb. It’s the pinnacle of car camping without getting a full-on camper van…and for a fraction of the price. And if you want to be as comfortable while you’re doing it, Luno is the answer. If you’ve ever thought about living the vanlife, car camping is the place to start.

It is a great mat and it works well for us. It is nice that it has separate ports for inflation and deflation. We are fairly light (122 - 125 lbs) so it is definitely thick enough for our comfort. It takes just a few seconds of putting air with the pump to make it very firm. So we purchased a small battery powered air pump to make it even firmer. It will fill up mostly on its on as it is self-inflating, but it is still rather soft. It seems the wider the mat the longer they are, too, in spite of the fact that MOST people are just not that tall. It was very hard to find a wider mat that was not also 77 or 80 inches long. Most people are not longer than 72' and the space we have for it is exactly that long. We are thrilled that it is only 72' long. We did have to wait for a while for it to arrive. We purchased the 1 x Exped DeepSleep Mat 7.5 Sleeping Pads, Medium Wide, 7640445451635 from Camp Saver and got a great price.

Exped deepsleep mat review