It’s important to know what temperatures you will be camping in and buy a mat that is rated for those temps. This year a standard was set in the outdoor industry that now requires all manufacturers to test their pads in the same manner which makes it much easier to compare different models. R-Value has to do with the insulating properties of a sleeping mat.We use a car camping mat that is 4” thick and a backpacking pad that is 2.5”. Side sleepers need a little more cushion to keep their hip off the ground. If you tend to sleep on your back you can typically get away with a thinner mat. Usually the thicker the mattress is the more comfortable the pad will be. Thickness in pads can vary from 1 inch to over 5 inches.They are: Thickness, R-value, Weight, Size/Shape, Material/Construction, and Price. When looking at sleeping pads there are numerous things that need to looked at before making a purchase. Beyond those things, this is one of the best backpacking pads out there. Some people compare the noise to wrinkling a chip bag. The thin reflective material does make some noise when you move around and it is a little more fragile than other pads. Therm-a-Rest designed these with packed size and weight in mind, so there are some tradeoffs that had to be made. They are 2.5” thick and that is plenty to provide a comfortable night’s rest. Keri and I use the large sized mats for a little more wiggle room in the torso area. Because they are so light and small they easily fit in the kid’s backpacks. The kids use the “women’s” version which is smaller, lighter, and has a higher R-value than the regular X-light. How could a mat pack this small, be so light, and still be warm? It’s all those things and more. When the NeoAir was released it was a game changer. The car camping pad can have a focus more towards comfort with packed size and weight being less of a concern.īackpacking pads need to be light and pack small with comfort coming in behind those two. Our family backpacks and car camps, so we found it works best for us to each have two sleeping pads. I think we’ve settled on two sleeping pads that have ticked as many possible boxes for us and we’ve been sleeping soundly for years. I set to work and over the years have tried most major brands and different styles of construction and materials. That’s a weird way to put it, but if you’ve ever carried a child on an extended hike through nap time, you know what I’m talking about. I set off to make sure that every night moving forward she would sleep like a baby in a kid carrier. If something didn’t work I had not done my research properly.
This really bummed me out because I felt like I had let her down. She would toss and turn throughout the night and just could not get into a deep sleep. When Keri and I first started camping, she would be having a great time until we crawled into the tent to sleep.
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