Phud Reviews

hi, i purchased a phud at the outdoor show and was very impressed with the price £60, its about time somebody took on the big boys in regards to pricing. well done alpkit and good luck for the future, i will be visiting your web page regular. Ian Atherton

Battered your very agreeably priced Phud all day long in Llanberis with three fallhappy mates.. beautifully light, easily carried uphill and shoulder strap suprisingly provided stability when tightened around the shoulders.. which i find valuable as can be worn with rucksack ok. Personally took a 12ft fall onto the phud around Utopia, and continued to confidently fall on it all day.. excellent foam, cleanable nylon. I can only find 1 practical problem! when closed the mat via the velcro straps, a 3 inch stretch of velcro remains uncovered which picks up obscene amounts of grass/mud etc.. lengthening the amount of felt would sort this problem and still allow for tightening/loosening of the strap. Also, a loosely attachable ground sheet/ waterproofing would be a good idea for those without time to clean the beauty. Thanks alot.. will buy another

would it be possable to have the carry strap fixed at one end and loose at the other with two fixing points. one directly opposite the other, the other at the lower corner so when mounted on your back the strep goes across your chest. i think this would be quite cheap to do.

si a: can you send us a picture of what you mean by this so we can post it and see what other people think of it

Nick hope you ot my email regarding the design for carrying. also do you have Thuds folded dimensions.

Yes i did, here it is..

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Unfolded Dimensions Size: 130x100x10 cms Folded Dimensions Size: 65x100x20 cm

I purchased one of your mats at the outdoor show for that excellent price. Today I took it for a proper test around the various peak boulder problems at stanage and burbage and I was very impressed especially when you see other that of a similar size and think they can be up to twice the price and definitely twice as good if any better at all. Keep up the good work!

After not checking my comments properly i apologise for saying that other mats are twice as good, I meant that they were not twice as good. I also apologise for the poor wording!

Is there any way you would wear the mat over a daysack without it bashing your head. When we take our mat/mats out with daysacks they allways ride up. Could say straps be developed to attach ot directly to a sack? I know they are all different but all have things in common like shoulder straps.

I have just ordered the next batch of PHUD’s with a couple of ammendments as suggested above. 1) It now comes with 3 carry handle drings as suggested by Si A 2) The velcro closing tabs have been altered so as not to attract grass and other vegation when being carried as suggested by Chris Gillespie We will email everyone that has sent a ‘PHUD ME ‘ mail when they are back in stock.