Phud Reviews

hey the offer is great! i saw the mats in val di mello and managed to test them with a couple of falls while trying the heel hook problem with kenny. i dunno why but i thought he was french… anyway, is there a way an italian boulderer can purchase the mat? how much will it be the shipping cost? lemme know, please. lorenzo.

the idea of a small mat is a good one and the cubes sound interesting. Id be interested how this performed in practise as i think it may have to have a piece of hard foam over the top to stop bottoming out etc. also would be concerned that the mats mouldabilty would be restricted by the shell and you would lose the point of using the cubes. what im interested in is a little mat thats easy to carry when your going general climbing and cant be bothered with a massive unit. with that in mind though your mouldable mat may really work in the ‘good to carry’ stakes. it could maybe be strapped to a rucksack. im babbling.

Jim, Thanks for the info. I personally would have paid the extra £5 to have the strap attached, since I think it would make life that bit easier when walking to boulders. Saying that, I ‘ll manage without loosing too much sleep by not having that extra strap on. I’m guessing pricing is the key… Its fantastic to see a company willing to listen to users of the products and actually take action upon it. Keep it up!

Si a, We are looking into a single Phud. I am speaking to a company in Manchester about developing a smaller mat that is made from lots of small cubes of hard foam. These cubes should be suffiecient to absorb small falls Plus, due to the construction should allow you to lay it over larger rocks moudling to its shape preventing it from sliding off. What do you think?

Hi Ken, your comment regarding a velcro closure on the sides of the mat I agree would help to stop stuff falling out of the mat. There a couple of reason we didn’t put these on. 1) The original Phud was designed to be carried over the shoulder and should therefore would not have been carried upright. Phud ver1.2 has changed this. 2) Although very useful carrying stuff inside your mat can damage the foam if left for extended periods, a few hours or more. 3) Cost, adding this strap could add as much as £5 onto the cost of the mat. I will speak to the factory and see what they say. Is the extra strap worth £5 ?? I would love to hear your thoughts. Jim from ALPKIT.

proper buzzin off the mats!!!! Many uses for it! not just to save our lives! Definatly expect more orders in the future. 

Just want to say thanks for the Phuds! We’re all very impressed by them, and you should expect a few more orders when you have them next in stock! Just one thing, for carrying items within the mat (when folded) some other mats I’ve used have had velcro closures (as used on Phuds) on the sides (one per side) as well to stop items falling out. Would adding this feature increase the costs (or decrease margins significantly)?

seen one of the new mats with the revisions. excellent think they work well.  any chance you could do a half thud mat for circuits. £30. you could even make it foldable if you want but i wouldnt bother.  by the way the sleeping bag is awesome. so comfortable.

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.

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.