Torso sized sleeping pads

Not exact dimensions, but…..

From the top of your shoulders to just below your butt. Some taper it closer to the waist.

Pillow above shoulders and pack or pine needles, etc below, as you mentioned.

I never have liked the torso pad, personally. But others swear by them.

Let us know how it works!

Just like Todd said. You want enough to pad your shoulders and the bones in your hips.

I lie down as I would sleeping and someone marks where my hips end. Then I cut an inch past that.

Last month I took a torso-sized sleeping pad with me on the annual Old Missions District Klondike Derby to use as a sit pad and to boost the warmth of my full-length pad. It worked wonderfully! I would use it at rest stops and so I didn't have to sit in the snow and to keep my butt from freezing.
When I used it the first night, I was amazed at how much comfort and warmth it added to my sleep system! I was able to wake up back-pain free (I have back issues that send me to the chiropractor often) because my back was slightly elevated above the rest of by body. Oh yeah…that was a good nights sleep during 20F temps…oh yeah…makin' me sleepy just thinkin' bout' it…

Thanks, guys!

Evan, You can start by taking a standard 72" pad and cutting it in half making 2, 36" long pads. The width is probably fine at 20", but if you want to taper it make the top 18" and the base 14". Unless you are on the tall side this will give you a pad that is "torso" sized.

Jamie