Update: one of the two has developed a split along it’s seam, approx 4mm, and the repair kit employed to good effect as far as I can tell. To give that price some context we then looked at all of the products available from Go Outdoors in the Sleeping Mats category. We found 14 items in total. What’s the price of Sleeping Mats?

There are however some methods that you can use to determine a product’s quality without needing to physically have it.There’s so much information available online when we’re shopping now, that it’s easy to find lots of detail about products like Berghaus Peak Compact Self Inflating Mat. This is of course really helpful, but there’s almost too much information available, so it’s important to know exactly what you’re looking for. Price – as you’d expect the price of a product can be an instantly recognisable factor on what sort of quality you can expect. Whoever came up with the phrase “you get what you pay for” pretty much hit the nail on the head. Whilst it’s not always the case and there are many bargains to be had, you can as a general rule, expect the higher priced products to offer better quality than a the cheapest option. We’ll dive into the price of Berghaus Peak Compact Self Inflating Mat in more detail in a moment. I would observe that absolutely any item may fail for one reason or another, and that this one problem does not necessarily condemn the product outright, but that we have NEVER had a Thermarest puncture or tear (in 30 years of wild camping), although we have had two valve failures in mats much more than 10 years old. Read full review however, a word of warning........most manufacturers suggest a few puffs of air to firm-up the mattress but remember that the moisture in your breath will condensate when the air temperature drops, and then you'll end-up with water inside your mat which can cause the fabric to rot - so, avoid the temptation if you can, and use a small airbed pump (or bicycle pump with adaptor) instead and prolong the life of your mat, whilst remembering that keeping it rolled-up in the bottom of your camping bag will damage the foam, so leave it unfurled below your bed (or in the loft/garage/understair cupboard) if you can, with the valve in the open position...... Read full review

The mat itself has, however, only had around a fortnight’s use and wasn’t abused, jumped-on or overloaded.

When buying Sleeping Mats, the quality of the product is going to be one of the factors that you really scrutinise before you commit to buying.