[mark20]

https://www.beemat.co.uk/collections/bouldering-mats/products/beemat-caley-bouldering-crash-pad-mat

Anyone seen these out at the crags? As cheap as you'll find a pad these days I think. (have found them for £120 on other sites)

Similar size to the DMM Highball & Alpkit Mujo, but bit thicker than both, and slightly cheaper.

Made by a foam/matting company so hopefully would be reasonable, but it would be good to hear if anyone has seen/used one?

[Oldmanmatt]

Not seen them out, or used that mat, however, we’ve been buying Beemat as a preference for the wall for a few years now.
Much better quality than Olympic gymnasium or, well, any of the other brands we’ve used.

[mrjonathanr]

They make a lot if stuff for gymnastics, fwiw

[dunnyg]

Also interested to hear any reviews!

[Paul B]

All I can say is I've spoken to them a bit recently in the context of home wall padding (through Newitts) and they've been really helpful.

A few friends with substantial home structures seem to have used them for that and are pleased.

In general though it's a bad time to be buying foam. There's a Europe wide shortage of a certain chemical used to make it and I believe prices have gone up around 40% in the past few months.

[Fiend]

Not enough bees, 3/10, WNB.

[bolehillbilly]

I miss read the thread title as beer mat and assumed it was a step down in quality and price from the trusty bar towel I started bouldering with 

[lagerstarfish]

I miss read the thread title as beer mat and assumed it was a step down in quality and price from the trusty bar towel I started bouldering with 

Same here

[Anti]

I always thought the Psychi pads were £100 but it seems they're a lot more now? Sure I bought one for £99 a few years ago, and was about to comment that it's been a great second pad!

[Bradders]

I always thought the Psychi pads were £100 but it seems they're a lot more now? Sure I bought one for £99 a few years ago, and was about to comment that it's been a great second pad!

I bought a Grivel pad for £69 in maybe 2015; saw the exact same pad recently in Go Outdoors, no obvious upgrades or improvements, on sale for £160....

Surely taking the piss? Even if foam costs have increased 40%, they must still be making a massive margin now.

[Anti]

I always thought the Psychi pads were £100 but it seems they're a lot more now? Sure I bought one for £99 a few years ago, and was about to comment that it's been a great second pad!

I bought a Grivel pad for £69 in maybe 2015; saw the exact same pad recently in Go Outdoors, no obvious upgrades or improvements, on sale for £160....

Surely taking the piss? Even if foam costs have increased 40%, they must still be making a massive margin now.

Haha bonkers. Nevermind bitcoin, should've hoovered up pads. Especially with covid inflation.

[CrimpyMcCrimpface]

No comments about their pads but I bought their Ballet Barre for the wife in Oct and the quality seems good. Also a good price.

[Danny]

I bought their smallest one as a 3rd / 4th pad. Deeper and cheaper than most of the sit pads on the market. It's ok ish. A bit softer from new than anything I've used before, but does what I want it to do. I actually bum-rocketed onto it at the weekend while it was perched over a boulder edge and it did pretty well (no bottoming out). You can see it perched on the boulder here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CItOtprDpnN/?igshid=1ot8fytarbiwp

[Danny]

You can all fuck off with the donkey line comments in advance

[RobK]

I always thought the Psychi pads were £100 but it seems they're a lot more now? Sure I bought one for £99 a few years ago, and was about to comment that it's been a great second pad!

£110 on their website. They do a £160 version, from what I can gather the difference is it's reversible and maybe has different strapping?