Thermarest Neoair Airtap discontinued?

Well, that’s a disappointment.  First, the “Instaflator” goes off the market and now this!

If you are looking for one check this out…

http://www.toothoftimetraders.com/thermarest-neoair-airtap-pump/-6793316458731204368/product

Wow! Good find Ken, thanks.

Here is a video for a MYOG version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGW_b-sdGRc

Pretty cool! Thanks for the link.

Thermarest is notorious for dumping products into the Toilet of History.  They just discontinued their highest Rvalue ccf pad, the Solar.  Gone.

And who remembers their Standard, their UltraLite, their Tough Skin, their Camp Rest, their Classic, their 40th Anniversary, their Prolite 4, their Guide Lite, their Backpacker model, their Expedition model etc etc.

If you find a Thermarest sleeping pad you really like you better buy 5 of them now cuz by next year they could be history.

I remember their Standard/Classic – in fact I have 2 of them nearly new surplus to requirements (in Oz). Bought for grandkids, but they did not take up walking.

Cheers

Is the Standard/Classic the 3/4 length red/orange pad that I showed in the video? With the metal valve? Does anyone know whether that was the only pad made for a long time? I thought so and researched it, but couldn’t find an answer. The ‘history’ on the websites for both thermarest and cascade designs are rather vague. I have two of those also Roger and wanted to say that they are the ‘original’ thermarest, but couldn’t verify that claim.

Dunno!
Mine are 190 x 51 x 2.5 cm, 600 g but with a plastic valve. Which means, I suppose, that they are not the ‘original’ ones which I gather had metal valves.
I will put mine up on Gear Swap.

Cheers

Okay, thanks and good luck with the sale!

Yes, the first time I ever saw an orange Thermarest was in 1980 (with the metal valve) and new it was $29.00.  I was using an old ensolite floppy thing and upgraded to Thermy.  World of difference . . . world of new inflatable headaches . . . delaminations . . . punctures . . .  but still using them for all my trips.

Thanks Tipi. It made a big difference for me too. I remember being so amazed by the cushioning ability of that pad, I deliberately slept on rocks to test it. That wasn’t great, but the pad and I both survived.

I recall being dubious about any inflatable pad in the late 1970s, when the first Thermarests came out (existing inflatables were delicate and had a reputation for leaking and not holding up).  Then Thermarest got smart and donated some (I think) to an Everest expedition in exchange for testimonials.  I saw the ads and figured if they could hold up to an Everest expedition they would work in the Cascades.

And they did.

I never used my Ensolite or blue foam pads again.  And of course the Neoair was the next revolution, and I don’t use any of my many old Thermarest pads anymore.