I inherited two short (40") RidgeRest pads (5/8" thick), a few years old (black), but in good shape. I want to use these for winter camping.
I have a Big Agnes Insulated AirCore 78" mummy pad that I use in the pad sleeve of a BA Horse Thief. I will use the Horse Thief as an overbag to a Hyrdrogen (good fit, no compression of down) for a net 5 deg. bag. This combination will be used inside a roomy WP/B bivy sack.
What's the best way to incorporate the RidgeRests?
1. Shorten one pad and combine it with the other to yield a 78" pad, place it underneath the BA pad inside the bivy.
2. Same as Option 1, but place it outside the bivy.
3. Trim both pads to match the mummy shape of the BA, slide them into the Horse Theif's pad sleeve on top of the BA pad.
4. Same as Option 3, but only trim one pad to create a torso-length pad, as that's typically all that's needed.
5. ???
