What’s under your torso-length pad?

I use a 1/4" Thinlite cut to the length of pad + pillow, about 46". If I'm sleeping on snow I'll go up to the 3/8" size and cut to the same length. Under my lower legs and feet goes my Vapor Trail which has a layer of foam on the back that insulates well. If you're using a lighter pack you may be better off keeping the full length of the Thinlite pad.

I have an inflatable P.O.E. max-thermo 3/4 pad with synthetic insulation inside.

I don't put anything under the pad (exept tent floor) in all but winter. I use a cut down 3/8" closed cell foam pad under my feet.

In winter, I put a 1/8" pad under the inflatable.

All with a Montbell inflatable pillow.

Old bones need the comfort!

i use a custom cut length of reflectex insulation. it is effectively reflective bubble wrap, but its light and cheap. on top is a prolight 3 that im not really happy with. im thinking of getting the montbell 90 with a pillow, but i need to wait until my non smoking reward points role in :) (my reward for quiting = cigarette money for gear improvements)

> if you use a torso length pad what do you place under it?
Several copies of Playboy …

LOL at Roger.

I have a prolite-4 short and use the small length of closed cell foam from my pack 'frame' at the end for my lower legs. Actually I just put the whole pack under my lower legs.
There is nothing under my mat normally, unless on snow when I use a full length of 3mm (1/8") closed cell under the mat. BUT I may experiment with putting this on TOP of the prolite mat next time.

Edit: I suppose you could glue the 'underpad length' of the 3mm closed cell foam to a thicker piece of 'lower leg' foam if you were to use it all the time. This would help keep it all in place.

Here is a photo of what I have been using on some quick overnighters over the past 3 weekends.

I use this pad system for 3 seasons. For winter, I would exchange the 1/4" or the 3/8". The Thinlight does protect from punctures. I wish I had used one to protect my Prolite 4 from being punctured by pine cone needles in a pine duff bed.

One nice advantage is that the Thinlight holds the Torsolite in place and prevents slippage on the ground or bathtub floor.

IMO this system is not as comfortable as a Prolite 4 but does have better R-value. Look up the specs and do the math on this.

I don't use anything per se, but I do thoroughly prep the area by removing any pine cones, twigs, little sharp rocks, etc. that might puncture my prolite 3. Then the pad goes inside my bivy which is then placed on top of a polycro groundsheet; in the winter I use a tent instead of the groundsheet and a GG nightlite instead of the prolite 3.