Sleeping Pads

Owners love this pad for the price: it's cheap, packs down to about the size of a soda can, and the V-baffle design is comfortable enough that a lot of side sleepers say their hips never touch the ground. The recurring gripes are warmth and the R-value claim, the pad runs cold below freezing and several owners note the real ASTM rating (around 1.9) is far below the advertised 4.4, so the uninsulated version is summer-only. Others find it too thin or narrow to get comfortable as side sleepers, mention it can be noisy or crinkly, call it bulky and heavy for an inflatable, and a handful hit durability issues like leaks, delamination, torn seams, or a failed valve.