I'm curious if any BPLers have experience with the budget Trail Scout pad from Thermarest.
I'm looking for something that I can use both in the backcountry (mostly desert or alpine terrain) and at established campgrounds, which I can't really do now with my current two pads: the Z-Lite SOL and the NeoAir Xlite.
The Xlite has been my go-to for backpacks this year, but my fiance complains about the noise of it–the rustling of the fabric and the squeaking that the pad makes against the tent floor. Whenever I ever bring it to an established campground, I worry that I'll keep half the other sites awake from my tossing and turning!
The Z-Lite is my old go-to, but I can hardly get sleep if using it on a hard campground tent pad, and now with the Xlite, I only use a small section of it when backpacking as a sit pad in camp.
So I guess I'm looking at the Trail Scout as a middle-of-the-road pad in my quiver–small enough to bring backpacking, quiet and comfortable enough for a campground, and light on the back and the wallet. Specifically, I'm thinking of getting a small Trail Scout (14 oz, $40).
I'm about as frugal as they come so the Scout has jumped to the top of my list, but I'm open to any and all suggestions for alternatives.
