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Alternatives to Lawson Outdoor InsuLite XL pad?

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Apr 30, 2014 at 7:47 am #1316268

Jim H
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@jraiderguy
Locale: Bay Area

Lawson's XL foam pads are out of stock. I see that Gossamer Gear has some, but their large size is smaller than Lawson's, and I'm looking for something that will pretty much protect the fully length of my long Xlite. Any suggestions?

Apr 30, 2014 at 9:27 am #2097893

Delmar O’Donnell
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@bolster
Locale: Between Jacinto & Gorgonio

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=64496

Apr 30, 2014 at 3:25 pm #2098008

Lawson Kline
BPL Member

@mountainfitter

Pads should be back instock next week. ETA May 9th.. I will have the torso and xl in both 1/8" and 1/4".

Thanks,
Lawson

Apr 30, 2014 at 3:59 pm #2098026

Michael K
BPL Member

@chinookhead

Thanks Lawson!

May 1, 2014 at 7:08 pm #2098414

Steve B
BPL Member

@geokite
Locale: Southern California

I taped together two pieces of 1/4" foam to make 60" length and used it for the entire JMT. Still going strong. I used ripstop repair tape, available at your local kite shop. I'm no longer bothered by any available foam not being long enough.

Width is a different story. 24" minimum, and I'm not running a piece of tape the entire length of my pad to get that width…

Steve

May 2, 2014 at 10:29 am #2098607

Aaron Sorensen
BPL Member

@awsorensen
Locale: South of Forester Pass

The Lawson Outdoor InsuLite XL pads are awesome.

24" wide and much strong (tear resistant) than GG pads.

May 2, 2014 at 10:34 am #2098610

Matt Dirksen
BPL Member

@namelessway
Locale: Mid Atlantic

+1 to Lawson's pads.

They are also very malleable.

I fold mine in half lengh-wise, with my sleeping bag in-between the folds, and roll the whole thing up. The end result is a 12" wide by 6-7" diameter burrito.

Jun 4, 2014 at 12:16 pm #2108830

nleve0778@ gmail.com
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@quixotic_1
Locale: Nuevo Mexico

The XL pads seem to be out of stock. Any thoughts on when they will become available again?

Jun 4, 2014 at 1:12 pm #2108854

bjc
BPL Member

@bj-clark-2-2
Locale: Colorado

Lawson thought they would be in by now, but he emailed me to let me know that the foam mill was in his words "driving me crazy!" He said he would keep me posted. So, no way of knowing when they will be in stock.. Hopefully soon.

Jun 4, 2014 at 1:54 pm #2108870

nleve0778@ gmail.com
Member

@quixotic_1
Locale: Nuevo Mexico

Word, Thanks for the info, BJ.
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