Help picking a pad

Nick

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So my beautiful wife audraiam, has finally completed her Masters Degree which means it's time to start dragging her out into the backcountry once again. She has historically had issues staying warm, even in what I would consider to be pretty warm conditions. So I want to pick her up a new sleeping pad before out next trip, less than two weeks from now. I want to get something thich, at least 2". And it should be light but doesn't need to be super light. Lower price would obviously be a plus. She's not too tall so a women's size pad should be fine. Any recommendations?
 
I can recommend the NeoAir Trekker.
I also had issues of staying warm, especially with my old Thermarest ProLite Plus. That one was way too cold for me, because it was really thin and I ended up waking up bruised because I'm a side sleeper.
Then I bought the NeoAir Trekker and all of a sudden I slept perfectly comfortable, warm, and the thicker mattress helped so much.
I have a regular one but would buy a large one next time. The regular one is really small and my arms usually fell off the mattress during the night. It's not bothering me a lot. But I just want to mention it, maybe it is an issue for someone else.
The NeoAir Trekker packs really light and I never had any problems with it not being self inflating
 
I got my son a Neoair XTherm for the cold sleeping issue. I've taken him on a lot of car camping trips and even though I consider myself to be a "cold" sleeper, I knew he sleeps even quite a bit colder than I do. For the weight, comfort and R value, the XTherm looked pretty hard to beat. Mummy shape isn't an issue for him as he's pretty small for his age. And it's nice and thick and he says very comfy. On price though... Well, ouch!

- DAA
 
You might want to take a look at the one I just got, the Neoair All Season. It's 2.5 inches thick, with an R value of 4.9. I ordered the large because I can't sleep comfortably with my arms falling off the pad. The large size is 1 lb. 9 oz., but if that's not an issue for her the regular size is 1 lb. 3 oz. I paid $140 for the large.
 
I really like my Klymit Static V pad. It is 2.5" and 23"x72" so it's a little wider than most "regular" size pads. Mine weighs 1lb without the stiff sack and repair kit. Having said that it does not have insulation. I have slept in it in the low 30's and stayed very warm though. I was using my 20 degree down bag though. the Static V can be had for $60. I also have an Exped Synmat Basic 7.5 M. It weighs 1.5lb and is 20"x72 with a temp rating of 11F(R-value 4.0) I have slept on it in subfreezing temps and not been cold. It can be had for around $70. Exped also has a new SynMat UL series and a new DownMat UL series. The DownMat UL M is 20"x70" 2.8" thick weighs 20.5oz and is rated at -11F(r-value 5.9). It's pretty pricey at $200 though.
 
I think I'm sold on the NeoAir All Season Season for her. It's crazy high on the R-value yet still quite light. 18 oz and R-4.9? Hell yeah. Might splurge and go with a large though... 25x72 for an extra 7 oz might be worth the extra comfort for her and the ability for me to use it on really cold trips. Although the XTherm is pretty tempting too. Where did you pay $140 for the large, pixie1339?
 
nick said:
I think I'm sold on the NeoAir All Season Season for her. It's crazy high on the R-value yet still quite light. 18 oz and R-4.9? Hell yeah. Might splurge and go with a large though... 25x72 for an extra 7 oz might be worth the extra comfort for her and the ability for me to use it on really cold trips. Although the XTherm is pretty tempting too. Where did you pay $140 for the large, pixie1339?
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I got it on Amazon. Sorry I forgot to use your link. :oops: I personally think it's worth the extra ounces for the comfort of the large size.
 
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