[pct-l] Neo Air

[Jim & Brenda Johnson]

Haven't thruhiked the PCT (yet), but I spent 7 days on Glacier National 
Park's "North Circle" trail this past September, using the Neo Air for 
the first time. It was the best sleep I've had in 25 years of 
backpacking. I tend to be a fall-asleep-while-laying-on-my-back type of 
sleeper, but have found in the past that it was almost uncomfortable to 
lay like that for any great length of time on an inflatable pad. The Neo 
Air changed all that.

It does seem more fragile than my older Thermarest pads, but I think if 
one takes care while packing and handling it, there shouldn't be any 
problems. Puncture wounds could present a problem in the desert 
sections, from what I've read online, so extra care should be taken care 
there.

Jiffypop