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True weight of Klymit Inertia X-Lite WITHOUT the pump, bag, & repair kit?

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Rusty Beaver BPL Member
PostedSep 26, 2012 at 5:46 pm

Klymit's website states 6.1 oz but I'm not seeing if that is the pad only or the pad, pump, sack, & repair kit combined.

Anyone?

PostedSep 26, 2012 at 6:06 pm

REI lists two weights for the pad, 6.1 oz without the pump and 7.9 with it. My guess is that the stuff sack and repair kit are not included, just so they can publish a minimum weight. Both the stuff sack and repair kit are very light.

I find that the pump is completely unnecessary – I can get it firm enough, and even TOO firm just by blowing in. Wish we could save the extra 0.2 oz by buying a pad without the pump valve.

PostedSep 26, 2012 at 6:08 pm

It's 6.9 oz with the pad, sack, and repair kit.
The pump is another ounce.

The pad alone is 6.1 oz.

I also have the Klymit Kinetic Vest, and so I use the one pump to handle both items.

PostedSep 26, 2012 at 6:48 pm

Hi Tom,
Have you used the mat inside your SB ?
If so could it work for someone that tosses and turns ?
(I often wake up with my sb upside down…)

PostedSep 26, 2012 at 7:09 pm

Hi Franco,
I have not actually slept with the Klymit inside the sleeping bag yet, but I plan on it when the weather gets colder.
It will be interesting to see what works best in terms of moving around on the pad inside the bag. I usually will turn from side to side at least once or twice a night, so we'll see how that works out.
I have room in my WM Alpinlite bag to turn side to side while inside the bag, so I expect that's what I will be trying first.

I can say that I have used it underneath the bag, and that works great, and the pad stays under the bag nicely, even when tossing and turning. I didn't get pitched off the pad at all. I used it under my MontBell SS Down Hugger Thermal Sheet, and I turned the whole bag with me because that bag hugs me tight. So, when I turned, the bag turned with me. And it stayed right on the pad. I don't know how it was able to do that, because I'm a pretty broad-shouldered guy that's wide across the body, and I didn't have to do anything special. It just stayed under me somehow. And it was quite comfy too. Neither my shoulder or my hips ever felt like they bottomed-out when I turned on my side, and I weigh 225. In fact, I was amazed that I had no aches or pains after sleeping on it. It was actually comfortable for me.

Rusty Beaver BPL Member
PostedSep 27, 2012 at 8:26 am

Thanks, all! I'm toying with the idea of combining one of these with a light and cheap auto shade for ~40 degree+ nights.

PostedSep 27, 2012 at 8:34 am

It will work fine.
I just had mine out recently at about 50*F with just a groundsheet under it, and it was plenty good. It would do 40*F just as well. No problem.

I plan to use mine below freezing inside the sleeping bag, with an Evazote 3/16" pad under the bag and a space blanket groundsheet under it all. I'll put my vest under my legs.

PostedSep 27, 2012 at 10:03 am

Klymit Inertia X-Lite Recon with stuff sack(no pump or patch kit): 6.625oz
Pad alone: 6.425oz

Brian Lindahl BPL Member
PostedSep 28, 2012 at 8:41 am

Wasn't a fan of the X-Lite inside the bag. The head portion is too wide, and it interferes with cinching of the hood in a mummy bag. You also need a pretty wide bag to be able to turn with it, otherwise you'll struggle keeping it under you, and not getting tangled up in the bag. It'd probably work well in a wide summer bag where you don't need a smaller bag or cinched-down hood for warmth. I was looking for something that I could use to add comfort to a CCF in cold weather, as well as work as a summer pad. The X-Lite was not it. It's a good secondary summer pad, when used outside the bag. For 2oz more, the Prolite XS, or for 3oz more, the Nemo Zor short, were the better buys for me. Much easier to sleep on, blows up just as quickly, but packing it down takes a tad bit longer, and they don't pack as small.

I chose the Nemo Zor short with a cut-down Evarest 1/8" pad, with a small section of 3/8 GG pad for the feet. Quick to blow up, quick to pack down, a wide foam backup pad and protection, for almost the same weight as the NeoAir X-Lite (~1oz heavier, but no awkward elbow drop-off, or noisy potato chip bag effect). Planning on pairing it with a 1/4" Evarest pad for temperatures down to 15 degrees (R 3-4). I'd add a full-length z-rest for true winter conditions.

My Nemo Zor actually weighed in at 9.1oz, not 10oz.

Rusty Beaver BPL Member
PostedSep 28, 2012 at 11:02 am

Thanks, guys! And Brian…thanks for your extra info. Good stuff. What is the Evarest you refer to though?

Ryan K BPL Member
PostedApr 20, 2016 at 9:48 pm

I thought I’d unearth this old thread, as I’m considering picking up the Klymit Inertia X-Lite.   I am usually a side-sleeper and just cannot sleep on CCF pads unless I find the softest bed of pine needles to camp. I picked up 3 Klymit Static-V version 1’s a couple years back for me and my family and we’ve been really happy with them (my son is asleep on one on his bedroom floor right now, preferring it most nights over his bed).  I thought I’d try going super-light for when I’m solo, and the X-Lite looks like a great fit for my summer trips in the White Mountains.

Anyone else with experience?  Do you have to use a sleeping bag, as a quilt would result in lack of insulation in the loft holes?  I’m planning on using a MYOG Apex summer quilt that I’m working on, along with a space blanket groundsheet.  A lot of the time I stay in White Mountain lean-to’s, on the super-hard wood floor.  Thanks!

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