Description
Ships in 1-2 business days | Based in Redwood City, CA | Est. 2021
A super ultralight air pump for the backcountry
For the weight of less than two nickels, you can now almost silently inflate your sleeping pad with no extra effort in about 3 minutes! Just hook this ultralight micro inflator up to your phone or power bank and sit back and relax (or set up the rest of camp) while it does the work for you.
You might still need to add an extra breath or two at the end to get to a firmness that you enjoy on your mattress pad.
Features:
- Takes about three minutes to quietly inflate most sleeping pads
- Connects to USB-C standard phones or chargers to power and uses less than 1% of an iPhone's battery capacity (cannot connect to iPhones with lightning charging cables)
Includes:
- Alpenblow micro inflator
- Nozzles to fit Thermarest (WingLock™), NEMO™, Sea-to-Summit™, EXPED™, ZenBivy™, and Big Agnes™ pads
Nozzles to connect with additional sleeping pads can be found in the expansion pack.
*FAQ: How does it compare to the Pad-Pal by Rex Creations? Both are great pad inflators and both weigh about the same! The Alpenblow takes a bit longer to inflate (about 3 minutes to inflate) but it is substantially quieter and can inflate when connected to your phone.
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Specs:
- Energy usage: 18 mAh at 5V
- Noise Level: 48 dBA (similar to a moderate rainfall)
Sizing: 50mm x 35mm x 15mm
Weight: 0.28oz | 8g
Materials: Stainless steel and glass fiber reinforced nylon
Made in USA
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United StatesOnly OK
Likes - Extremely quiet- astoundingly lite - astoundingly small footprint so it’s super easy to pack Dislikes- At $60, this thing is really over priced. Especially when you consider that adaptors for the classic Thermarest and Nemo valves are not included. Poor product decision to be the highest priced item in a niche and then nickel and dime customers for a part that costs literally a few Pennies to make. - it does not deflate, only inflates. If it had been available at the time, I would have gotten the Pad-pal by Rex Creations.
United States3 Minutes & 3 Breaths!
This can fill up a regular uberlite in 3:00 and 3a large in 3:30. 3 breaths to finish to finish and it’s done. It is also incredibly quiet which is great for getting to camp late. The only reason I can think people have issues with it is the intake can be blocked slowing it to a crawl but this is easy to avoid.
United StatesDidn’t work
Pump is not strong enough to fill my sleeping pad. Ran pump for 10 minutes and pad looked as though nothing had changed. Craftsmanship of pump looked great, was really hoping it worked
United StatesWorks good
This inflator is very small and quiet. I have a Tensor pad, so the first thing I had to do was remove the pink adapter that came installed on it and put the correct nozzle on. The adaptor is slightly flexible, but I did end up gently using needle nose pliers to get it off the rim. The same with stretching the correct one on. It reminded me of what it's like to fix a flat on my road bike... I also felt like I had to be super careful not to break anything, and I'm definitely not going to be changing that out every time I use it. My partner has a different brand pad, so I guess he'll have to bring his own inflator. It took 3min45sec to fill the Tensor and I had to add 3 breaths to get it to the level I prefer it. I plugged it into my phone to run and the battery dropped 1%. I can't speak to the longevity of it and I can see it'll have to be packed and handled gently, but I feel like at 0.3ounces, it's a good replacement for my 3.1ounce foxtail.
United StatesInflates in 2 min
This will inflate my Exped Ultra 3R Mummy in about 2 minutes. I only need to add one breath to finish it off. Amazing. Very quiet, very low current draw. I'll be storing this in my cook kit for protection. Happy customer!
