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NeoAir Original vs XLite R-values?

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Doug Coe BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2020 at 9:32 am

I get cold in the Sierra in the summer with my aging, skinny frame. Thinking of upgrading my sleeping pad.

I read in an old post that my original rectangular NeoAir has a lower R-value than the current (tapered) Xlite, which has a 4.2 R-value. Does anyone know what the R-value of the original one is?

PostedFeb 20, 2020 at 9:42 am

Get women’s warmer at 5.3 I think.    Don’t know older ones.   But I’m older and it’s what I’m getting too

Ben C BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2020 at 9:46 am

I pair mine with a very thin foam pad, and it seems to work well.

Zack L BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2020 at 10:02 am

The original one was rated at 2.5. To complicate things though Thermarest just changed the way they measured. So the new one is 4.2 now but by old measuring methods (apples to apples for the original Neoair) 3.2. So essentially if your old one was a 2.5 consider the new one a 3.2

Doug Coe BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Liz—I’ve looked at the Women’s model and am thinking I want a longer pad. Enjoy its warmth!

Ben—I have a 1/8″ GG pad I use folded up for a sitpad and also under my NeoAir at night. And I’m still sometimes cold. :)

Zack—Thank you! That’s just what I was looking to learn. Now I have to decide if I think going to the current XLite will be enough bump up in R-value. Hmm.

Doug Coe BPL Member
PostedFeb 21, 2020 at 10:13 am

Link—Thanks, that’s a good video on all the NeoAir (and some of their foam) pads. Now I just have to go to REI and test drive the Women’s XLite to see if I like it as a 6 ft’er.

PostedAug 12, 2021 at 5:08 pm

So, I should be fine using my NeoAir Original with my Thermorest Corus 20/-6  for Three Seasons in the UK?

Roger Caffin BPL Member
PostedAug 12, 2021 at 5:45 pm

I should be fine using my NeoAir Original with my Thermorest Corus 20/-6 for Three Seasons in the UK?
No.
A bald statement like that is utterly useless. British weather is NOT that stable.
We were doing the Pennine Way (UK) in mid-summer many years ago, and woke one morning to 50 mm of snow on the ground.

Cheers

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