wide closed-cell foam pad

Isn’t the RidgeRest in large 25″?

The Long/Wide Flexmat is 25.6″ wide and 77.6″ long. It’s 0,7 inches thick so it’s almost the same as the Z-Lite but a bit lighter. Flexmat LW weighs 16.8 oz. Of course you could easily cut off some length if you find it too long.

https://www.expedusa.com/collections/sleeping-mats/products/flexmat?variant=37903741550746

There’s also the LW flexmat plus that’s thicker but also heavier.

You could use wide pads and cut to the desired size, like MLD’s wide pads (I think 40 in. W) and you could combine two thinner pads to get the thickness you’re looking for.

Just ideas, haven’t tried yet:

Take 20-inch pads, turn sideways, cut to desired width, use leftovers until you have as many 20-inch-long chunks as needed. Join together with tape, and roll or fold and tuck into backpack creatively.

Or cut those sideways trimmed-width pads into 5-inch-long chunks and zig-zag join with tape, roughly like a Z-Rest. Fold and strap onto backpack.

The Ridgerest Classic Large is 25 x 77 inches, but easily trimmed to desired length. Like your Z Lite Sol, the Ridgerest is R 2.0.

Check the R-values of other pads you consider. For example, the thickest MLD CCF pad is R 0.8, the Exped Flexmat LW is R 1.5, and the Exped Flexmat Plus LW is R 2.2. Good luck figuring out how much colder or warmer you might sleep at different R-values.

You could trim a wider CCF pad to 20 inches wide along your legs to save 1 or 2 ounces.

— Rex

Thanks all!!