NeoAir Original vs XLite R-values?

[Doug Coe]

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?

[Liz Black]

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]

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

[Zack L]

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]

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.

[Link .]

Alan Dixon explains it in this video Best Sleeping Pad for Backpacking 2020 | Complete Guide .

[Doug Coe]

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.

[Rob C]

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

[Roger Caffin]

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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