British Army Self Inflating Sleep Mat Grade 1 v's New Highlander one

[@blackrat9177]

My british army one developed a puncture 3 years in rather than chuck it away I cut both ends open then stuffed it with upholstery foam thus turning it into a really thick rollmat so I almost get the comfort of a inflatable mat and the reliability of a rollmat

[@freezef1]

If it bulge like that, open the valve let the excessive air out and use highest temp ironing iron run over it and it will glue itself back to the foam and be like new. Hope it helps

[@Lee77]

I have the highlander one and used it on a few exercises this year and had no trouble with it and no leaks and good for ct1 exercises aswell as all other exercises highly recommended

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Yes I'm pretty impressed with it TBH, quality construction aswell. Thanks for watching I appreciate it. Lee

[@kurt9837]

See in terms of getting bumped how easy is it to deflate and pack up?

[@Lee77]

@@kurt9837 definitely quick to get deflated and packed away very quickly

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Agree

[@mkpete-1]

Very informativ Lee Just love how you show the good and bad things . Keep the vids comming mate

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Wow! This is an old one Pete, you must be bored LOL. Cheers yup, I always keep it real mate. Lee

[@SummitOrNothing]

Greatr video Lee. I look forwards to seeing you test them out for a tried and tested review. Thanks mate!

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Summit Or Nothing Thanks, it was just a "quickie" the camo one is actually pretty comfy and for the price pretty good. Thanks for watching. Trev? Nath?

[@HikingFeral]

I've been looking for the British army self inflatable but they are becoming difficult to get hold of. Would you reccomend the highlander base s then? I have an expensive paria ultralight 3/4 length pad with an r value of nearly 5 but I need something more Rugged, I can smash about and not worry. This looks perfect for me, cheap, 3/4 lendth and a copy of the BA one.

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Yes it's really good, I don't use it that often as I do prefer a full size mat, but I've used about 5 times now and it's comfy enough and warm as it's memory foam based, it needs a little help with inflation as they all do, but it's made of strong stuff and the valve is pretty strong although it is all plastic... no leaks so far. Go for it and let me know if you love it or hate it. Lee

[@bexbugoutsurvivor]

The brown one is the BCB, made in South Wales.....A welsh mat. Look you

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Hey Bex, cheers for clearing that up mate. Lee

[@nickcox6556]

The valve on my highlander gave up after 2 years......now purchased a multimat trekker instead.

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

New subscriber 👍 Just bought a surplus army mat today, waiting for delivery. Take it easy atb Taff 🤠👊

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Cheers taff appreciate it

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Let me know how you get on with your mat, as you saw mine terrible quality.

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

@@BurtonOutdoors Apparently it's a Dutch army mat a thermarest. I know no more until it arrives.

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Ahhh OK, if it's DA it'll be excellent , I somehow presumed it was a BA mat. I sold my DA hooped bivvy recently, I wish I hadn't now, I also had a Dutch army combat jacket that I sold, it was way too big but I liked it... those Dutch dudes are tall!! 🤣😂

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

@@BurtonOutdoors the DA hooped Bivi is super grade surplus. Several months ago I bought a brand new French army gore tex jacket. Real heavy duty outer shell. I've also bought an Austrian gore tex jacket another good buy. Thank god for surplus 👍

[@AlbionCamping]

Yeah nice comparison vid. I considered the BA mat, but went for the snugpak mat. I like the camo pattern on the highlander tho. Did you manage to weigh it in the end?

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Albion Camping Yes the camo one was about 800 grams with the stuff sack and ties, the army Brown one was 600 grams !! Go figure...with stuff sack and it's supposed to be 750 g... I think it's a fake made to look old..

[@sconjaoutdoors7658]

Nice one Lee. I'd send the the defective one back mate it's not grade 1 bud. I've purchased a few bits off eBay that haven't been as good as advertised so i just sent them straight back and the good thing about ebay is they've helped me get my money back the few times I've had any problems. Alpkit have got a sale on at the mo Lee and they make some great gear, hooped bivvy wild camper bought one of there sleep mats recently and it looked the business. Atb Sconja 👍

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Yes Cheers Sconja, I've just weighed them and strangely the Grade 1 Army mat is only 538 grams with the stuff sack.. & it's supposed to be 750g I'm wondering if its a fake copy done up to look old... even if it was worn out the weight would remain the same. The other one that's far superior in comfort although it is new weighs in at 838 grams inc stuff sack and 2 straps, so net weight is not far off 750g

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Yes I remember Hooped Bivvy guy having one, not a bad price at £39.00 and the weight is amazing at less than 400g but I just worry about punctures.. had my fair share on airbeds in the past.. at least with a bit of foam inside you can still sleep on it. But I should of looked into mats a bit better really, overall cost was one thing as I'm buying 2 of everything so I can take friends / family members with me.

[@PinetreeLine]

Interesting comparison Lee. So which one are you letting your wife use for your camping trip?

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Ha ha ha Doug :-) I'm sending the British Army one back... Here's what I just replied to another guy that commented. I've just weighed them and strangely the Grade 1 Army mat is only 538 grams with the stuff sack.. & it's supposed to be 750g I'm wondering if its a fake copy done up to look old... even if it was worn out the weight would remain the same. The other one that's far superior in comfort although it is new weighs in at 838 grams inc stuff sack and 2 straps, so net weight is not far off 750g Cheers Doug, made me chuckle REPLY

[@PinetreeLine]

Burton Outdoors Lol...glad I could give you a chuckle my friend!! Yes there is definitely something wrong with the supposed British Army one and ultimately you want both to be comfortable cause a happy wife is a happy life..lol. Cheers Lee!! ATB Doug

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Certainly is Doug :-)

[@Mypitbull82]

Hi I just ordered the camo high lander one are they good mate it was only 20 quid

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Yes for the money very good, not the lightest mat, but if you get a leak at least you have the memory foam to help iron out the bumps

[@Mypitbull82]

@@BurtonOutdoors cheers mate I don’t care about weight thanks mate.

[@Joseph_Dredd]

My Highlander 1 doesnt seem to self inflate much.. Pretty disappointing. Bought off ebay, just got round to using it.

[@BurtonOutdoors]

Leave it for 15 mins with the valve open... then top it up 👍

[@Joseph_Dredd]

@@BurtonOutdoors Tried that. I need to get the air out and iron it first as per "freezef1" and its bulging all over the place after I "topped it up" blowing into it. Sigh. Maybe easier to go with the standard rollup mat.

[@trickykipper551]

Can you top up air? By blowing up?

[@BurtonOutdoors]

BurNingRubber140 Hi ya, yes you can top up and also get it on its way by blowing air into it, it's advisable not to blow too much in as it has a limit and would end up looking like the Brown Army one in the end I suppose. Very comfy and warm though for a 3cm thick pad. Thanks for watching please subscribe if you like my videos. Many thanks. Lee (Burton Outdoors)

[@trickykipper551]

Burton Outdoors, thank you for answering my question. I was in army in 90s, could of used that, we slept in hole In ground with poncho covering hole few inches of floor. I like your videos, I will sub u now. Atb.

[@BurtonOutdoors]

BurNingRubber140 Thanks very much, will watch some of yours now and sub you back, cheers for your interest in my channel it means a lot. You must have lots of camping outside experience then if you were in the army. Lee (Burton Outdoors)

[@BurtonOutdoors]

BurNingRubber140 Also dont foget to click the bell next to the subscribe button you will then get notifications when I post a new vid. Done the same to yours. Cheers