[pct-l] Sleeping Pads

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Are people pulling your leg about modifying a neoair or can you  
really do it?

Anyway, Gossamer Gear sells a really thin foam "pad", called the  
"thinlight" of all things, that you could use just for a little extra  
insulation and protection under the neoair without a big weight penalty.

 From what I've heard, people do not feel cold sleeping on the  
neoair. My boyfriend has one and he really likes it.

On Feb 16, 2011, at 4:45 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Mike ? I am considering the Neoair but have a few concerns:
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> 1.	Durability. If it goes flat you are out of luck.
> 2.	Insulation, I am a cold sleeper. (So far my experience on
> inflatable?s is that they are cold and don?t hold up to stated  
> their R-Value
> but have not tried this Neo yet. I have a Big Agnes Insulated Air  
> Core and
> it is real comfortable but I think it sleeps allot colder than my  
> Ridgrest,
> even though stated R-Value is higher)
> 3.	Can?t throw it down on the ground for a break.
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> I was considering a combo of ? neo air and ? Ridge Rest.  I think  
> that would
> give me about 18 oz. and some flexibility to address the concerns  
> above.
> Just one idea.
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> Thanks for the suggestion and if you have any comments on the  
> durability and
> insulation I would be interested.