After my last inflatable sleeping pad sprung multiple leaks, I decided to go all old fashioned and get this basic sleeping pad. There’s really not too much to say about it. At 15 bucks, it’s cheap and does the job fine. You unroll it, it keeps a little distance between the ground and you, and you don’t have to worry about it breaking down on you Continue reading
I have had this sleeping pad for the better part of 4 years. I used to not use a pad at all, but I needed to after sleeping in some uncomfortable places. It wasn’t the uneven ground that bothered me. It was the cold. When you lie on your sleeping bag, it gets squished and doesn’t retain much heat below you. If there is then nothing between you and the cold ground, your heat can get vacuumed right out of you, leaving you chilled and irate in the morning.
I really liked this pad until it broke. Continue reading