Reviews & Ratings for Eureka Singlis ST Regular — 3 reviews — Page 1

I actually bought this pad back in 2016, used it for several years until it started to leak more than four years later. I'll chalk that up to a win.

So, here we are, on my second round of ordering this pad. Overall, it's a great product. Pretty basic but durable. IMO the inflation valve at the feet is not necessary. Most often I use it to inflate the pad with my mouth rather than do the advised hand pump they recommend. I do this because it is a bigger opening and easier to push air in. I have kicked open the valve when I'm sleeping on a few occasions. Overall, it's not needed and only adds weight.

The other thing I'd like to see on this pad would be a plastic (read: lighter) inflation valve set in the front. The Big Agnes pads have these and they're fantastic (although I cannot comment if they are prone to leaking more than this brass valve).

When deflated it's about the size of a Nalgene. �

Seeing the bad review here I feel compelled to say that I love this pad and have used it on many trips. It doesn't get any lighter and smaller for a pad of this thickness. The width is narrow but I always wake up on top of it as it is not slippery compared to some other inflatable mattresses. For ultralight camping this is my choice, and I have used it for car camping as well, just because of the ease of use. The inflation system is awesome, it takes like a minute to inflate it, basically like doing CPR. Love that I don't get dizzy because no blowing is required. Deflating the product actually takes longer, to get all of the air out. The pump only works to inflate, not to deflate, so one has to just fold it up to squeeze the air out of the drain valve. I would buy it again in a heartbeat and am tempted to do so as a spare or to share.

The Eureka! SINGLIS ST, UL (ultralight), Lite, in the regular and large sizes are all basically the same sleeping pad with color variations, and differences in width. What they all share is the same brass valve twist closure, the same plastic nylon or plastic-like epoxy resin valve seat block (that goes in the corner, and is glued to the air pad canvas. The brass valves are press fit into this plastic-like block. The pads I have of this ilk have suffered two maladies, either alone making the air pad useless, and both together in one pad calling to question (or really making an undeniable statement on) the quality control at Eureka!. Or rather the total absence of any quality control. The brass valves can be double threaded, right out of the factory. This is very frustrating in the field, as you thread the cap onto the valve neck, twist a full revolution or more, get it tight, and find that the valve is not closed, and that it will still pass air in (if you blow), or out (as the air pad deflates). In 20 close attempts, 1 in 20 will work (grab the good thread, not the bad cross thread) and 19 of 20 will grab the wrong thread, no matter how slow and careful you go. Completely unacceptable quality, or really a statement on complete lack of quality. The other problem I have personally experienced with a brand new out of the box sleeping pad in this Brand family is that the valve seat (a plastic block) was not glued properly to the pad canvas. So little glue was pres...
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