Technique for getting the most comfort out of 3/16″ CCF

If you can find it, a nice sandy spot is nice. Dig yourself an appropriately sized hole for your dairy aire and you're good to go.

I can say unequivocally that the only way to get comfort out of a 3/16" CCF is to leave it at home and take an air mattress instead.

LOL, Todd. Yeah, those thin pads are a young man's folly IMHO. Sand sounds good, as does a nice pile of pine needles or dry leaves, and/or add clothing that can survive the torture and your backpack under your feet.

Hopefully you can get enough R-value from it to keep your backside from turning to ice. TWO 3/16" pads might be tolerable.

Is this a full length 3/16" pad?
If so I would cut 2 ten inch sections off of the pad and place 1 under the hips and the other under the shoulders (with the torso length ccf underneath). That way you'd have double padding for those parts of the body.
You can use clear Scotch packaging tape to keep the short sections in place. It's what I use on XUL missions (with an Oware 3/16")

> how to get the most comfort out of a SUL pad.
Put a 2" thick air mat under it.

Cheers

trolls!

put the pad over sand or needles (pine or fir that is) or leaves

I find CCF pad uncomfortable and prefer an air mattress

I can get by on concrete if everything else is just right.

This usually means no breeze over me while I sleep (sheltered spot), and especially, just the right pillow, to the right height. If I get my head and neck in the right position everything else is easy.

Train at home. Get the firmest, hardest, mattress and bed you can find. Go Japanese style and sleep on Tatami. Etc. If you are used to sleeping on a waterbed, 3/16 ccf is pretty tough to swallow.

Cheers!