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Nov 18, 2010 at 3:52 pm #1665772
A sleeping bag would fill any gaps in the top of the RidgeRest so I don't think those change anything. I think they're mostly just to save a little weight.
"my bet is that it wont be much better or worse than putting mylar film on both sides of a cheap foam pad"
If by 'mylar film' you mean reflective mylar film, then yeah Prodex would essentially be like a cheap foam pad with reflective mylar…but right now you can't buy that besides Prodex.
Jul 31, 2012 at 3:08 pm #1898883I'd like to give this another go. It kinda fell off the map…
Jul 31, 2012 at 4:30 pm #1898909So a friend of mine got me a piece that is 28 by 21 and about 5 to 7mm thick and weighs 2.75 oz. I use it to suplement my neo short under my feet or where ever is cold. Easly twice as warm as my thinlight. Not as durable, it is delaminating in a few spots that fold often. (Quarter sized or smaller spots.) I have maybe 15 nights on it. By my calc a 72*20 pad would weigh 6.75oz aprox.
Aug 1, 2012 at 8:16 am #1899151Thicker AND lighter! I like your calculations better than mine! :)
Have you tried making a cozy out of the material?
I'd like to buy a roll of it, who's in?
Aug 1, 2012 at 9:33 am #1899194I'd forgotten all about this. I'd be in for a pad.
Aug 1, 2012 at 10:02 am #1899205Me too, I'll try one out.
Aug 1, 2012 at 3:29 pm #1899315I haven't made a cosy because the piece i got second hand was so small. It was used to package fish… until i saw this thread, i couldn't find a source for it. I have used reflectix as a pad and cosy and like the prodex better as it SEEMS IN MY OPINION to be warmer and lighter, tho slightly less durrable. Im down for a group buy… two 72" pieces for me, or as much as $20 can get me. :)
Aug 1, 2012 at 7:14 pm #1899384This site shows an R value of 15.67 for 13/64" thick Prodex.
Doesn't seem right. Am I reading this incorrectly?
Aug 1, 2012 at 7:51 pm #1899397That is not an error, it is for use as an IR barrier with at least 4" of air space. It isn't really applicable to the use as a sleeping pad or cooking cosy, as the dead air space isn't there. My GUESS is that using this as a sleeping pad would provide an r value similar to other quarter inch foam pads of similar density (cheap blue foamies) with a bonus of ir reflection. I use the piece i have under my feet when it's not too cold, and move it under my inflatable when it gets colder, (maybe) utilizing the ir feature. seems to work good :)
ymmv
Aug 2, 2012 at 7:56 am #1899496I'll snag a master roll of 4' x 25' (or 4' x 50', if enough people want it).
Dan – 1
Chris – 2
James – 1
Me – 1Anyone else?
Cheers,
TysonAug 2, 2012 at 8:29 am #1899503Tyson,
I'd like a 4' wide by at least 6 foot long piece.
Daryl
Aug 2, 2012 at 9:08 am #1899513I made an error when I said I wanted 1, I want 2. That pretty much finishes up a 4' x 25' roll. If I still lived in Snohomish, this would be very convenient! Now I live in SoCal…
Okay, this is what I have:
Dan
(2' x 6')Chris
(4' x 6')James
(2' x 6')Me
(4' x 6')Daryl
(4' x 6')**Chris (or anyone else), what do you suppose is the best way to cut this stuff?
Edit: It will be more like 6' 3" (give or take)
Aug 3, 2012 at 12:25 pm #1899896Scissors or a razor, i had the best luck triming my piece with a razor on plywood.
Aug 6, 2012 at 7:57 am #1900581I placed the order this morning. The total was $74.95. Please email me your shipping address. I will probably ship all of these USPS, unless someone has a special request. Suggestions? Let me know.
marshall (dot) tyson (at) gmail (dot) com
Cheers,
TysonDan – $9.37 + shipping
Chris – $18.75 + shipping
James – $9.37 + shipping
Me – $18.75 + shipping
Daryl – $18.75 + shipping
Aug 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm #1900645email sent
Aug 6, 2012 at 6:10 pm #1900712e-mail sent
Mar 9, 2015 at 2:56 pm #2181201So how did you guys do with the stuff?
Is it safe to assume it was a dead end as the thread is a few years old and the subject has gone silent?
Feb 15, 2016 at 9:36 pm #3382294It’s been so long that even I forgot what happened. I don’t remember if I ended up getting some of this or not, but I seem to recall that the group buy somehow fell through and no one ended up trying it.
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