Help me narrow down and select a sleeping pad/mat?
Greetings, I've been researching sleeping mats for awhile and I've narrowed my search down to a few options, mostly on the low end of my budget which is going to be $150 to $250-ish.
I'm a side sleeper and I toss and turn, seemingly especially when I'm camping, so I'm looking for a mat that has a little thickness (3" and up) and width (25"to 30") so I can move around without disturbing my sleep too much. Also my feet get cold usually more so than any other parts of my body. Just throwing this out there to see if there's anything to be done besides layering up and using blankets.
Having said that, I've narrowed my own search down to 3 options. The Klymit Klymaloft XL, The ExPed DeepSleep Long Extra-Wide, and the Klymit Static V Luxe (probably insulated but I've read that it may not matter much). I'm open to other options in my budget. I've also looked at some options from Big Agnes and some of the other ExPed megamat options.
I plan on pairing my mat with a zen bivy system.
My use case for this in particular is camping at a renaissance fair over about a month in the spring but I'd like to use it for camping year round and maybe some hiking/backpacking down the line. We're in Texas so don't have to worry about snow or anything really.
Posted Oct 1, 2024, 11:59 AM UTC