G'day Nat,

We say the suggested use is for Camping/ Car Camping, this pretty much means that it would be suited to places you travel to by car and it might be a little big and heavier than you want to carry if you were hiking/backpacking and wanted to keep the weight down. 

You can use this for whatever you need, you can camp on the ground and would be best in a tent or with something underneath the mat to protect it from rocks and things that could puncture the mattress. 

G'day Claudette,

This mat has an insulative R-Value of 5.2, where as blow up mattresses have an R-Value of 0.
Generally an R-Value of 4 is considered the base requirement for insulative value and sleeping bag performance.
If you'd like more info on R-Value and testing generally, check out our blog here.

G'day Shane,

It's a fully inflatable air mattress as opposed to the 10 LXW which is self-inflating but full of foam.
So there is a difference in the type of comfort, but not necessarily comfort level if that makes sense.
I've slept on one of these, and had absolutely no issues, especially when paired with snuggly bedding.
The ridges are there to provide structure to that mat, being full of air it would otherwise just be a ballon.  They actually aren't really felt at all, unless you pump the mat up rock hard - which is unlikely, so won't really have any impact on comfort.

I think realistically the packed size and weigh savings of the lite version make them worth it, especially if you're taking a few of them for more than one person.