Hi all, I just received a AO Mountain self-inflating pad, and lined it up with my others to compare their packed sizes. I thought you guys might appreciate seeing it also so I photogrpahed them…
On the left is a Thermarest Prolite3 at 20 oz, then an InsulMatMax Thermo Lite at 19 ounces. And the winter pads: Pacific Outddoor AO Mountain, Size Long, at 29 ounces, and a Prolite 4 Large at 33 ounces.
For 3 season, I prefer the Insulmat thermoLite over the Prolite 3, so I just picked up the AO Mountain to replace my Prolite4 for winter. It has the same siderail design of the Insulmat Thermo Lite that I love. And I'm particularly happy that the AO Mountain winter pad stuffs smaller and is a few ounces lighter than the Prolite4:
