Carrying around an extra 3ozs might be excessive for some but personally this the greatest little gadget. Hard to believe how small it is! After a long day of hiking that last thing I want to do is huff-n-puff an air mattress. Since my sweetie and I hike together, I consider it 1.5ozs each. :-) Takes a couple of minutes to inflate mattress with a quick finish with a couple of breaths. It is a bit high-pitched in noise. This also prevents you from filling your air mattress with moist air. I think this is definitely a luxury item worth taking.
This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.