You can use your lungs, but if you are sleeping in freezing temperatures, it will lower your R-value. Long-term mold can grow. In a pinch, I have blown up my mats.
@@BackpackingGearNut Fair play, but I've blown up mats for years with lung power, never had an issue with mould or loss of insulation (winter and at altitude) and also noticed that with blow bags, whatever the humidity of the air is, there is always some condensation inside the mat.Its just another gimmick to carry unfortunately.
Me too; sometimes, I do not follow best practices myself. If it works for you, you don't need to worry about it. I really appreciate your interaction with my channel. I look forward to reading about more of your experiences; we all get smarter together. Please keep watching and commenting!@@dsmw7483
Nice video. It's common sense. Blowing into your sleeping pad is going to introduce more moisture. On a long distance thru hike I've seen mold in other people's sleeping pads. These individuals used their mouths to blow it up daily. Over months that caused problems. If you're a weekend warrior. That's cool. However, you're not doing what I'm doing. If you are a long distance hiker, why would you want to put your mouth on a moldy sleeping pad every night? You wouldn't. Peace.
Lungs?
You can use your lungs, but if you are sleeping in freezing temperatures, it will lower your R-value. Long-term mold can grow. In a pinch, I have blown up my mats.
@@BackpackingGearNut Fair play, but I've blown up mats for years with lung power, never had an issue with mould or loss of insulation (winter and at altitude) and also noticed that with blow bags, whatever the humidity of the air is, there is always some condensation inside the mat.Its just another gimmick to carry unfortunately.
Me too; sometimes, I do not follow best practices myself. If it works for you, you don't need to worry about it. I really appreciate your interaction with my channel.
I look forward to reading about more of your experiences; we all get smarter together. Please keep watching and commenting!@@dsmw7483
Nice video. It's common sense. Blowing into your sleeping pad is going to introduce more moisture. On a long distance thru hike I've seen mold in other people's sleeping pads. These individuals used their mouths to blow it up daily. Over months that caused problems.
If you're a weekend warrior. That's cool. However, you're not doing what I'm doing. If you are a long distance hiker, why would you want to put your mouth on a moldy sleeping pad every night? You wouldn't. Peace.