> [color:#000099][i]Deflation takes a while if you want to get it back into the rather tight stuff sack.[/i][/color]
I found deflation of the self-inflating Thermarests with the internal insulating foam padding was a problem. Then I learned to suck the air out by using my mouth and inhaling the air out of the pad.
I could sure shrink the pads down so they'd fit into the stuff sack. The padding inside was so compressed that after I put the pad into the sack, I'd open the valve and allow it to re-inflate a little to better fill the sack.
One guy warned me of lung problems from this, but I never experienced any.
