During our review testers felt cold while sleeping on the snow so we recommend pairing this pad with a foam one like the Therm-a-Rest ZLite Sol for forays into winter conditions.

Outdoor gear lab sleeping pad. The R-system measures how well a sleeping pad can insulate the body from the cold ground by preventing heat flow. Links to the best sleeping pads. It is Ultralight Inflatable Camping Pad specifically designed for Backpacking Hiking.

Let us take the burden of your shoulders with our Outdoorsman Lab Camping Sleeping Pad. The OutdoorGearLab Review Editors chose the following winners after extensive field testing and road trips in the High Sierra Southeast Utah and The. Nemo Tensor Ultralight Sleeping Pad 3.

Theres extra padding in the torso and foot areas providing more insulation. To offer innovative well-made and high performance gear at a. Outdoorsman Labs UL Sleeping Pad is a noticeably light pad weighing in at 15oz and is very packable for being 21 inches wide and 6ft long standard size.

KLYMIT INSULATED STATIC V Sleeping Pad Lightweight Outdoor Sleep Comfort for Backpacking Cold Weather Camping and Hiking Inflatable Camping Mattress 45 out of 5 stars 1890 6388 63. Based on our testing of similar claims about other three-season pads we suspect this pad has a warmth rating close to an R-value of 3. Big Agnes Q-Core Deluxe Sleeping Pad 2.

Most three-season pads are rated from two to four while for winter camping a level of at least five is recommended. Gear Review of the Klymit Insulated Static V Sleeping Pad Origins. It is durable insulated and most compact pad on the market.

The width of the pads tends to be a little shorter and narrower for narrower shoulders. The Therm-a-Rest Uberlite is an excellent choice for ultralight backpacking in the warmer months weighing in at 88 ounces but its not warm enough for winter camping and. Despite the previously dated and frustrating valve system the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm was still our Editors Choice winner year after year.