WTS: Cut Down Neoair

[slowfeet]

*this is SOLD*

Used a few times with backpack at feet but still in very clean/excellent condition.
Started out as a Large (25") and cut down to slightly over 40 inches tall. Very clean seal job where it was cut down. Will not leak.
"25inch"(more like 23") x 40inch, 8.8oz

*SOLD*Asking $65*SOLD*


Compared to a neoair xlite womens.

[HaChayalBoded]

How the heck?

[slowfeet]

good instructions here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kumSl-cbLlY

[BaNosser]

cut my XL Neoair XTherm back about 18" and then took it on the Ptarmigan Trav last yr.. no probs whatsoever..

I have a used LW SynMat UL7 I'm gonna try cutting back this spring..

[Rex Clifton]

Why on earth would you do this?

[slowfeet]

why not?

think about for a while and see if you can figure it out.

[slowfeet]

better yet, don't worry about it...I don't think any answer would satisfy people who need to ask "why". just sayin'

[BaNosser]

Why on earth would you do this?

because 77" (or 78" for the Exped LW) is ridiculous... Cut it back to a more usable length.. save wt at the same time and have a 25" wide pad.. The 'cut back', when done properly is every bit as good as factory.. in fact when I finished with my XTherm the bond was twice as wide as the original...

[damskipi]

BaNosser, did you use the same method on your XTherm as in the video? I've been considering doing this but I haven't found a video for the XTherm.

[BaNosser]

BaNosser, did you use the same method on your XTherm as in the video? I've been considering doing this but I haven't found a video for the XTherm.

Yes.. that is the vid I used... here is a thread I posted about it on NWHikers last yr

like I stated in that thread.. start longer than your target length (maybe only take 2 inches off)... good practice.. then on your second attempt or when you feel confident go at your desired length...

the inner reflective/insulating material needs to be cut back so the top and bottom material can be fused with nothing in its way..

[tvcrider]

Why on earth would you do this?

Well, I've never seen that before.