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I know this is an inane question, but I'm getting on a plane in a day, so I'm gonna be a nervous wreck until I'm "boots on the ground."
Hope someone doesn't mind saving me the trouble of testing and pops me a quick answer. Then the thread can die. Can I get my Thermarest Z-Lite absolutely soaked? Like, strapped to my bike for hours of prolonged rain? It won't soak any up because it's closed-cell, right?
I can't believe I haven't had it in prolonged rain yet… but I guess I haven't!
Thanks,
Max
I'm pretty darn sure that's right. You can get a Ridgerest soaked for hours and just shake it off, and I believe the Z-rest is the same foam.
I use a Ridgerest as a floor in my packraft and then sleep on it at night.
Ok, good. That's what I figured. Thanks!
Most definitely Maximus :-)
x2 what Dan D. said about his Ridgerest. Its bomber, the foam is more resillient to water/ scratches compared to my 1/8th ccf.
Yes, you could hold a z-lite underwater, pull it out, shake it off, and sleep on it. It will absorb very little water. Water will mostly cling to the cups in the z-lite, and to areas where the foam has been scratched, but it won't really soak in.
This is just the nature of closed cell foam. You should be good to go.
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