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Big Agnes Air Core mattresses

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PostedMay 4, 2008 at 10:18 pm

A backing friend of mine called to ask if the Big Agnes Air Core Mummy (reg.) would do as well as a Thermarest Prolite 3 (reg.) I said that since the
BA was a somewhat insulated W/ Primaloft it would do since the Primaloft would reduce heat loss by convection, the main problem with air mattresses.

Personally I feel the Primaloft, when it loses its loft, will not do as good a job insulating as a Thermarest Prolite 3 but I have no experience W/ a BA Air Core mattress.

She wanted a more "comfy" lightweight mattress than the Thermarest Prolite 3, thus the BA.

Comments??

Eric

PostedMay 5, 2008 at 6:33 am

Be sure to tell your friend to order the "Insulated Air Core" mattress. Big Agnes also sells an "Air Core" mattress that contains no insulation at all. That said, for me the Insulated Air Core mattress has held up well down to around freezing (32F), but the performance at lower temps seemed to be highly dependent on how much you inflate it. A Prolite 4 would probably provide you with more reliable warmth at lower temps.

Edit: just looked at your post and saw you are inquiring about prolite 3 (not 4). Sorry, I have no experience with that pad.

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