Therma-a-rest trail prolite

Seems like a decent pad for the price. I like not having to inflate much.

Have to look into this.  The 2 inch thickness could work a bit better for bivy to solo pyramid design use vs. the thicker “air” pads at approximately similar R-values.  Appreciate the comfort of a thick pad but it takes up space in a backpacking shelter. Self inflation is always nice.  Also noticing the shell seems to be 75D vs the most recent NeoAir Xlite at 30D*.

weight

Regular is 12 oz more than the Xlite but that’s a half day of food.  May not be the best for a 3-season distance fast packer/extreme ultralight adventure in trying to get that last oz out of their gear for a week without resupply, but for more “normal” trips not having to huff and puff like the Big Bad Wolf is definitely an attraction.

The plusses are outweighing the minuses for a few days out (my packing list assumes a workweek of food ~ 5 days).

* Numbers pulled from Cascade Designs website as of posting time/date

yeah, my uberlite is 9.5 ounces.  The therma-a-rest trail prolite weighs 14.5 ounces more

maybe I’ll still use the uberlite for a long trip where I want to minimize weight

Ryan posted somewhere about the sea to summit pursuit self inflating pad, very similar to the therma-a-rest trail prolite.  2 inch thick.  pursuit – 21.3 ounces.  Therm-a-rest – 24 ounces.  The pursuit also has horizontal strips of foam inside

https://seatosummit.com/products/pursuit-self-inflating-sleeping-pad#product-techspecs

I’m still using (on occasion) an old purple\red Prolite.

I also have a Nordisk VEN mat which is probably of lighter construction.  It’s only 3/4 length, but I think the mat itself is fairly comfortable (for this style of mat).  Nordisk make\made different models of mat in both 25mm and 38mm thicknesses, so perhaps they have something which would suit you.  Last time I looked, most of their mats were out-of-stock, so availability may be an issue.

Another alternative is Multimat (UK manufacturer) who also have a range of 25mm and 38mm thick mats.

Thanks, I’ll look at those

280 g = 9.5 ounces – that is really good.

80 euros ~ $100 or so, that’s really good too

I’ve done 3/4 length before and then switched back to full length, but maybe I need to reconsider that.

Ill have to keep my eye on that.

Multimat is closed cell foam with fabric cover on both sides.

Hmmm… I think just a closed cell foam pad is better, don’t need the covering, heavier