The Yekka By Rakaia Designs, 2 Air Chamber Lightweight Camping Sleeping Pad – Mat,Ultralight 19 Oz, Most Reliable Pad for Backpacking, Hiking Air Mattress – Inflatable & Compact, Camp Sleep Pad
November 17, 2019 - Comment
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The Yekka 2 Chamber Design swayed me back to an air sleeping pad I swore I would never buy another air sleeping pad after my last one started leaking after a year and a half. I purchased the TNH Outdoors Premium Self Inflating Pad to replace my air pad and I was pretty satisfied with it but since it the TNH is a foam pad, it took up more space in the gear bag. When I heard about Rakaia Designs Yekka 2 chamber pad I decided to give it a try. The Yekka is very compact. It’s much easier to inflate then the Big Agnus Air Core pad and easy to deflate with the 2…
A game changer! Backpackers dream come true. First off as a backpacker this thing is a game changer. I don’t think anyone else has done this before making this pad the first of its kind. Being out on trail for sometimes several days at a time I needed something durable, lightweight and comfortable. Found It! With the R value at 2.5 it wont get you into winter but it will get you close. I’ve gone down to 36 degrees F with this and was warm and comfortable. Lets move on to the dual chambers. On the off chance that I end up with a leak…
Light and potentially good redundancy I have a few inflatable sleeping pads, and this one have a very distinctive design. The air chambers are in a crescent shape, which seems to distribute weight well. It is as comfortable as other similar pads at this price-point. Where it really shines is with the two separate chambers. It is constructed to be two pads, one as a backup to the first. There are two layers, each with its own air value. It would be impossible to inflate both at the same time. But that isn’t the point. The…