How do you inflate the pad? Will it require a pump? Thanks, M.L.

You can simply open the valve for self inflation, or you can blow it full with your own lungs. I recommend self inflation, it keeps the condensation out.

You fill it with as much as air as you would like in terms of comfort. I like to let it expand on its own, and then give it a couple of full breaths to pump it up all the way. It really inflates almost by itself. The real trick and part that people need to learn is the deflation technique. Simply fold it over a few times so you can sit on it and then go ahead and press all the air out of it. After you are sitting on it with all the air out of the pad simply lock the twist cap and it will be perma-deflated. Fold it once like a hot dog bun and roll. As you are rolling at the very end I like to undo the twist cap again for a second to get the remaining air out, and then re-tighten when fully done.
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