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I think people are purposefully misinterpreting each other because you all want to be angry or something.
You _can_ inflate a pad by mouth, but narrow valves make you work harder and the water vaopr means it can freeze, reducing your R value, and you'll have to let your pad's internals dry out back home to prevent mold.
A inflation sack can solve both those issues, but may not always come with the pad. For what manufacters charge for the damn things, they should though.