RE: [Paddlewise] sleeping pads

Hi Rene,

  Comfort is a subjective thing, but my .02 on the subject....I have a Ridge
Rest and a Thermarest Deluxe.  The Thermarest sees about 75% of the action
and and 100% of the kayak camping action.  If weight and size aren't
critical the Thermarest Deluxe is a nice way to go.  Not one of the many
(ok, 7 or 8) foam pads that I've gone through over the years have compared
in comfort to the thermarest.

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rene Milo [mailto:rmilo_at_ibm.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 1999 3:48 AM
> To: Paddlewise
> Subject: [Paddlewise] sleeping pads
> 
> 
> Anyone use those folding, waffle-like, foam pads for under 
> the sleeping
> bag?  How do they compare to a thermarest self-inflating?  I have a
> regular thermarest, and it is just a bit thinner than I would like for
> complete comfort.  I am thinking of buying the thermarest 
> deluxe, but I
> wonder about these other things.  They fold up to a pretty 
> tight size. 
> Might be a problem getting them into a "normal" hatch, but it wouldn't
> be a problem for my Feathercraft.
> 
> Milo
> Paddlewise
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