View Full Version : Cutting down a Ridgerest
John Klein
12-03-2007, 18:53
Anyone ever cut down a full length ridgerest pad to make it 3/4 length? Is the cut end prone to fraying if you do cut it down yourself?
Go crazy with that knife--it won't hurt your ridgerest at all. I hack apart my foam sleeping pad every time I get a new one.
Streamweaver
12-03-2007, 19:54
Yeah,i cut my ridgerest down to 51" or so a few years ago and its still the same as when cut it.No problem at all.
Darwin again
12-03-2007, 21:08
Scissors. No problem, no fraying.
Cutting down a foam pad is something many people do, myself included.
I use a blue foam pad (cheap and light) currently and have cut down foam z-rests as well.
Save the foam pieces as they come in handy for winter camping (stove platform when surrounded by tin foil), pot cozies and other uses as well.