That definitely beats my pad then. How is it holding up? Mine has loads of holes in the cover, the straps are knackered and the edges of the foam look like a dog has been at them.
JamieG, yours sounds almost identical to mine, little 1x1 m grey and black Beal jobby purchased from Go Outdoors by my brother about the same time. Still in regular use owing to the fact it fits beautifully inside an organic simple pad and weighs fuckall.
I had a megagrip one of about 2000 vintage in irregular use until it was lost at sea a couple of years back (along with my dropzone). I think hongkongstuey got it for me at a cheap price as he was working at the climbing shop in Stoke, he can probably age it more accurately from that than I can.
It was stashed safely at the back of a big cave where the sea would never reach.Didn't factor in North Sea storms.