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Dec 27, 2012 at 10:38 am #1297404
Last weekend I was in IKEA and saw a sit pad they had on sale for $1.99, normal price $2.99. I have yet to try it on the trail, but using it at home it seemed pretty solid and folds up fairly small. After removing tags it weighed 88.5 grams.
Is anyone else using one of these?
Dec 27, 2012 at 10:42 am #1938598Interesting… and certainly a good price.
All those Nordic-sounding names they give to their products… I always wonder if those are real words — or just made-up marketspeak — like Häagen-Dazs??
Dec 27, 2012 at 1:30 pm #1938633Good find on the sitpad.
Yup, those are real words. Usually in some way related to the product, sometimes in a double meaning or tongue in cheek sort of way. Upptäcka means discover, very straight forward name for a series of travel gear.
Pruta is the name of one of their Tupperware sets, and means to haggle or bargain, implying of course that you would be cheap to keep your dinner left overs.
Jämka, meaning to reconcile, is the name of their other set of plastic food storage containers.
Smaska, meaning somewhere between a munch and a slurp, is the name of their sippy cups and other kids eating utensils.When it is not a real word it is a place name, like the Karlstad couch, or a proper name such as the Ivar shelf, not nearly as much fun in my opinion.
Dec 27, 2012 at 2:10 pm #1938644Good to know. Thanks, Katy.
Dec 27, 2012 at 2:56 pm #1938659its amazing what you can find at department/outlet and other such stores …
it makes you wonder at the outdoor industry trying to get you to spend $$$$$$$
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Dec 27, 2012 at 8:00 pm #1938718Ikea's travel section always has a few good buys. I use the sit pad, travel pillow and slippers (3.7 ounces) as my camp shoes.
Dec 28, 2012 at 12:31 pm #1938848What are the dimensions of the pad? IKEA's web-site doesn't actually tell you.
Looks like it might be a useful item, and easy to wipe off, too.
Dec 28, 2012 at 3:09 pm #1938882Looks just like the Montbell folding sit pad. Nice find, thanks for sharing. Not in our nearby Ikea store. Which stores do you find carry this item?
Dec 31, 2012 at 7:59 am #1939552I bought mine in Schaumburg, IL. I provided a link to it on IKEA's website and they do have a store inventory search for checking your local store.
I will get dimensions tonight when I get home.
Dec 31, 2012 at 8:37 am #1939565or just made-up marketspeak — like Häagen-Dazs??
WHAT? Häagen-Dazs doesn't translate into "love handles"? or "thunder thighs"?
Dec 31, 2012 at 3:11 pm #1939692It is about 40cm x 30cm and 1cm thick. Folded up it is about 10x30x4.
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