Originally Posted by
rifraf
Currently saying a resounding "No" to anything inflatable after my last tour.
I'm returning to closed cell sleeping roll and clothes in stuff-sac for a pillow.
Until they design a Schwalbe Marathon Plus version of the inflatable gear I'm sticking with stuff that doesnt "blow".
I'll say no more as touring in Australia can be a "thorny" issue

Aahhh... the notorious bindi?
There also are some nasties along the Murray River and on the Nullarbor Plain. But go figure, I've never had an inflatable mat holed by any.