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motdur
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No problems inflating...had the same prob as SevenofNine. Used a Buddy Heater to thaw valve.
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SevenofNine
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quote TuscaroraBorealis: "My friends Mark, Greg (SevenofNine) and myself all had Exped mats on our trip last month. While I can't say with absolute certainty what the temperature was at time of inflation; we did have temperatures that exceeded -30 F on our trip. No one mentioned having any problems what so ever."
I did have trouble with inflating mine. I ended up putting my mat in the sun to warm and that helped some. However, I ended up just kind of working the air in until the pump somewhat worked. Biggest issue was the deinflation valve froze on me so I folded my mat in threes and strapped it to my sled to haul out. If you are hot tenting I don't see a problem. I was not.
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WhiteWolf
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Anyone ever have trouble inflating Exped pads with built in hand pump in bitter cold weather?? Have a buddy interested in getting the Exped 9,, and his concern is in -20F or colder that the pump may malfunction.
Issues??
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butthead
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I have used mine at temps in the teens, built in hand pump, noticed no change in pumping action.
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motdur
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I've not experienced any problems.
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SteveElms73
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I like the idea of that hand pump, I have the older version where you use the bag that the Exped comes in to pump the pad
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BackwoodsMN
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Also have used a couple of the 9DLX for the last several years. Cold has never been an issue with the hand pump.
I have however started using the EXPED Schnozzle with the 9DLX adapter to speed up inflation. Much quicker inflation time and the Schnozzle also doubles as a large compression bag etc.
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billconner
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I used my DLX9 last January in below zero temps and didn't have any issues - worked fine. Remember there is no mositure from blowing it up like some do with thermarest style pads
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rharjes
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Same here, two 9DLX's with no issues in below 0 temps.
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rharjes
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I haven't tried the adapter yet with my 9DLX's. I picked up the schnozzle earlier this summer with a few Exped 7 UL's, and they are a breeze to inflate. Will have to get the adapter to use this winter!
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TuscaroraBorealis
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My friends Mark, Greg (SevenofNine) and myself all had Exped mats on our trip last month. While I can't say with absolute certainty what the temperature was at time of inflation; we did have temperatures that exceeded -30 F on our trip. No one mentioned having any problems what so ever.
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tonyyarusso
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I pumped mine up at 20 below. It takes a little longer, but still works just fine. The main tip I'd give you is to unpack it a little while before you want to pump it up - the piece of foam inside that makes the pump chamber "bounce back" takes longer to get to a useful size in the cold.
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