[pct-l] NEO Air + Tyvek

[Edward Anderson]

I use a Thermarest self-inflating air mattress. It is  47'' long, 20" wide and inflates to 1.5". It packs down to 4" x 11" and weighs about a pound - perhaps a little less. It is very comfortable to sleep on. I like that I can adjust the softness or firmness determined by how much air I might want to add after it self-inflates. Of course. you must be careful to avoid anything sharp beneath it. I have never had a puncture. I do use a piece of Tyvek under it.  Also under it,are the floor of the tent (a MSR Hubba) and it's footprint. A precaution that I routinely do before placing the tent, which is free-standing, is to take the time to carefully examine the ground. I do that visually and ALSO use the backside of my digging trowel (I bring it for digging cat holes) in a sweeping motion like a windshield wiper to locate rocks or anything else that would be sharp. Be especially careful that there are no parts of conifer cones that might have sharp
 points.
MendoRider-Hiker
 

________________________________
 From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
To: Joe Bastian <joebastian1 at yahoo.com> 
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] NEO Air + Tyvek
 
I used a Neo on the West Coast Trail, twice, the Wonderland, in the High
Sierra and on the thru hike of the PCT.  I love it and am old enough to
really appreciate the best night's on the ground ever.  It is somewhat
fragile, so I'm careful, and have never had a puncture.   Years ago I put
my crampon point right through my old thermarest when snowed in on
Forester, alone.  I thought I'd freeze as I was on snow for several days,
but there is that bit of foam in the 1/2 pad, and believe it or not, duct
tape, really pushed down hard and worked into the hole, held the puncture
together so it would keep air for about 4 hours and then I'd blow it up
again and go back to sleep.  So, stuff happens no matter what you do.  I
have a feeling the neo would probably hold for a few hours with a grossly
applied strip of duct tape, but now I actually carry a repair kit.

I won't go back.  The Neo is
 just that much more comfortable on my geezer
frame.

Shroomer
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