my prolite (and prolite plus) shorties have held up well, although I to take the patch kit along when I take them.

I have yet to bite on the neo-air for reasons of the prolite plus. If I'm not in my hammock (which is bliss but not possible up high) on the ground I'm very decently comfortable with a shorty prolite plus and my pack under my feet. I also have the non-plus - depends how soft I think the ground will be and how hardcore lightweight I feel

So far, I have been lucky with my air pads.

I tend to baby my gear so no air mattress failures. That's not to say I don't go prepared to patch a hole. On long trips or bushwhacking I go with CCF.

However......my has Montbell UL Comfort System Pillow has
failed miserably. Multiple leaks along the seams. I must have six patches on that thing. Too bad it's so darn comfortable.

I just sold my Neo air (too noisy for me) plus I didn't like having to add a puff or two of air in the middle of the night, and bought the Exped 7UL downmat w/ cover. Really like the looks of it, and am looking forward to using it this weekend.

I have had very good experience with the Exped Down mats...this one is just lighter and more compact.

Really interesting how different the reactions to the NeoAir are. I freaking love mine. Most comfortable pad I've ever had. My wife? Thought it was too noisy. I guess I sleep like a rock.

When we moved, I used the NeoAir several weeks until we got a bed. I might add a breath once a week, but otherwise the NeoAir held air very well. I didn't miss the bed at all, however, 50% of the husband and wife team didn't agree. Apparently that was the voting 50%.

HJ

I really scratch my head about complaints about noise. only thing I can figure is the complainers have never slept on the Big Agnes pads - which have sometimes been so noisy we can hear them all the way across the campsite as the user tries to get comfortable.

Two years, no noise. No leaks either. When my NeoAir does leak, I'll just get another one. Everything has a lifespan.

The dreaded slow leak. I got a couple of Exped Synmats for us several years ago. We have well over 100 nights on them in the various deserts with their thorny plants and sharp little rocks. Finally on our last trip mine developed a slow leak, so slow it took four hours for my hip to start contacting the ground. I blew it back up and slept till morning but every night became a pain. No way could I find it out there.

When we got home I lay it out on a tarp and sprayed soapy water over it. That did the trick. There was one spot where a very, very slow bubble came up. I had to double the mat over and put extra pressure on it so the bubble would form. It was the most difficult leak ever to find, easy to patch though.

Thanks for that --- inspiring. Maybe at some point I'll have another go at finding and fixing a very slow leak in one of mine.