I have had the Tapas Ultra mats in the yoga studio for 6 and half years and they are still holding up great. It looks like Amazon is offering certain colors of the Tapas Ultra mats for less than $30. This is an amazing deal for a 1/4 inch, comfortable, long lasting yoga mat .

 

You can get a cheap yoga mat these days for $10 but you will soon find out that not all yoga mats are created equal. My experience has been that if you get a mat that is 1/8 inch in thickness it will feel like a thin piece of paper and not provide very much support for your wrists during the downward dog pose.

 

Years ago I read an article in one of the yoga magazines that rated the Tapas Ultras as the best all around yoga mat and my experience has found that to be true.