Camping Sleeping Pads & Ultra Light Sleeping Pads
 

Camping Sleeping Pads & Ultra Light Sleeping Pads

I have gone full circle on sleeping pads.  My first sleeping pad (see photo here) was a very thin, very hard, small pad that gave me great amounts of back pain and sleepless nights! I then, in my poor college days, obtained a large chunk of 3" upholstery foam from a kind lady at an upholstery shop.  You can see the foam in this picture.  It worked great!  I obtained a stuff sack for it and stored/portaged in under one of the canoe seats.  Well, the dog (and other things) took a liking to my great pad as well and my wife decided it's time was up. So, I bought a self inflating 2" pad as shown here that works well.  The pad I now have is similar to the ones shown below. My advice - get the most comfortable pad you can - there's no TV to watch at 3AM during a sleepless night in a tent.

Thermarest Expedition The Therm-a-Rest Expedition is todays standard for the all-around self-inflating mattress. Providing an optimal combination of comfort, warmth, and weight, the Expedition mattress is best suited to those who split their time between comfortable car camping and week-long backpack trips.

Big Agnes Insulated Air Core REM Sleeping Pad The Big Agnes Insulated Air Core REM Sleeping Pad shines whenever you need some extra insulation between you and the ground.

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