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#25 Re: Inflatable Pads
January 22, 2024, 01:04:15 pm
i can confirm the large snap pad i own is the nicest pad i have to fall onto, the foam on the inside is all sectioned into almost airtight pods so when ou lamd on it it slowly disapates the energy. the problem is it weighs a fuck ton and I'd never carry it in on a big walk in.

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#26 Re: Inflatable Pads
January 22, 2024, 02:05:43 pm
Yep, well impressed with the flashed tech, it really worked and was the nicest landing I've experienced. I would have bought one if they'd been reasonably priced.

Unlike the couple of times I've experienced landing on inflatable pads - awful. Plus, I second what others have said about inflating SUPs - a fucking chore. And they're heavy.

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#27 Re: Inflatable Pads
January 22, 2024, 02:23:50 pm
https://youtu.be/GaSMlvwppYc?si=Auk-eE5VC08hdNY-

Saw this video, and thought could work, until I saw the price for the airbeds for the larger gentleman

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#28 Re: Inflatable Pads
January 22, 2024, 02:25:38 pm
The Flashed Ronin weren't inflatable they just had this method of moving air around inside the pad. UKC article anout this.

Fantastic bit of noughties advertising in there:



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#29 Re: Inflatable Pads
January 22, 2024, 05:09:33 pm
Unlike the couple of times I've experienced landing on inflatable pads - awful. Plus, I second what others have said about inflating SUPs - a fucking chore. And they're heavy.

Do people not use 12v (powered from your #vanlife weapon of choice) or battery powered compressors for these kind of things?

 

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