[pct-l] question about comfort

[Jeffrey Olson]

This summer I used a combination of a full-length blue foam pad, 1/2", 
and one of GVP's eggshell pads. 

http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/nightlight_torso.html

I also used a insulated pad

http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/thinlight.html

instead of a groundcloth.  I put the eggshell pad on top of the 
thinlight and put both under the tent.  This afforded my shoulders to 
hips over an inch of padding.  I spent five night in the rain this 
summer, one of them intense rain for hours, and didn't get cold or wet 
from the water flowing under the tent.  The thinlight and nighlight 
combo worked in conjunction with the Tarptent Contrail.  I also sleep 
with a quilt rather than sleeping bag - hence the full length blue foam 
pad. 

The eggshell pad was also great for rest stops - it really does go from 
hip to shoulder...

Jeffrey Olson
Martin, SD