Tag Archives: POE Peak Elite AC sleeping mat

First impressions & test Of Exped Synmat 7 UL mat

Anyone who has followed my blog recently will know that my POE Peak Elite regular sleeping mat sprung two separate leaks on 2 occasions pretty much in the same place.  Fair to say that I decided to send back my … Continue reading

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Pennine Way – Garsgrave to Hardraw part III Horton – Hardraw

A frustrating  night’s sleep of blowing up my sleeping mat and feeling it deflate gradually a number of times gave way to a rather windy morning.  I was away quite quickly after breakfast as the weather forecast for today was … Continue reading

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Further issues with the POE Peak Elite AC sleeping mat

I have had further problems with my mat during my recent trip on the Pennine Way. I previously posted that the mat sprung a leak on the third night of use, which I subsequently repaired.  The second night of this … Continue reading

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Update on Peak Elite AC Sleeping mat

I camped out  in our field with my son last night. We wanted to be up really early in the morning as my youngest son wanted to shoot some rabbits – we seem to be overrun with them at the … Continue reading

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POE Peak Elite AC Regular Sleeping Mat

Whilst I have been very happy with my Thermarest Prolite mat, I was seduced by the prospect of further weight reduction and importantly smaller pack size after reading some initial reviews of the product by several fellow bloggers. Here is … Continue reading

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