Base

The 'go anywhere, do anything' mat, Base offers a good balance between weight, pack size and reliability. Solid, dependable, no matter where you are in the world, its role is to offer you a comfortable night's sleep without blowing your food or bus ticket budget. For backpacking it will fit nicely into your pack, but afford enough space for all those travel mementos you are going to pick up on the way. The standard size is 180 cm long, while the shorter 120 cm option will keep those looking to cut down on their weight happy. Travel, experience.

Alternatives? Try one of our Airo mats if you are looking for something even more compact and lighter, or take a step up in comfort with Dirtbag.

Base 120
• Colour: Stirling Moss/Bronze
• Weight (gr): 520
• Thickness (cm): 2.5
• Real World Packed Weight (gr): 594
• Dimensions (cm): 120 x 50 x 2.5
• Min Rolled size (cm): 29 x 7
• Realistic Rolled size (cm): 29 x 11
• 75D Ripstop Polyester/ 75D Polyester base
• Repair kit included

Base 180
• Colour: Cactus/Bronze or Rhubarb/Bronze
• Weight (gr): 870
• Thickness (cm): 2.5
• Real World Packed Weight (gr): 946
• Dimensions (cm): 180 x 50 x 2.5
• Min Rolled size (cm): 29 x 11
• Realistic Rolled size (cm): 29 x 16
• 75D Ripstop Polyester/ 75D Polyester base
• Repair kit included

Made In China - Designed by Alpkit Elves here in the UK

Getting started with your new sleeping mat
Your new Alpkit sleeping mat is self-inflating however it does not pop-up by magic. All of our mats are stored tightly compressed in our warehouse so the foam inside your mat will need a little exercise before it regains its full self-inflating power. For this reason we recommend following these 5 steps before taking your mat camping. Alternatively watch our Getting Started video guide.

1) Unroll your mat and undo the valves
2) Leave for 15 mins as it starts to suck in air and inflate
3) Close one of the valves
4) Blow into the mat until solid and close the valve. Do not use a mechanical pump
5) Leave for 24 hrs

Once this has been done you should find that upon deflation and re-inflation, it will take about 5 mins to draw in enough air for you to sleep on. To make your mat firm you will always need to add extra air by breathing into it.
To deflate your mat open the valves and roll the mat from the opposite end to expel all of the air. Close the valve to stop the mat from reinflating itself.
To give the mat the best chance of self inflating, it needs to be stored open with the valves open. By following this advice you can ensure the fastest possible inflation time on your campsite.
Sleep with the Alpkit logo facing up, your head at the valve end and your feet at the opposite end.. zzzzz