If you use a double pad in a full shelter I'll wager that it develops some severe leaks overnight.
If you use a double pad in a full shelter I'll wager that it develops some severe leaks overnight.
You know, someone sleeping on something like a Z-lite or Ridgerest may appreciate sleeping on one half of a double pad thats inflated a night or two, if you are willing to offer it up
A double pad implies a double bag, which is okay for a weekend camping trip in the summer. I would argue you'd both be better off with individual bags and pads to start with.
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Double pads are awesome for couples, I cannot believe how long my wife and I waited to finally go this route. BUT, our pad has two air chambers, are you saying yours does not? If you do, you could easily just inflate one side then fold the uninflated side under.... never actually needed to do this myself, but I'm sure it would work.
Single bags work just fine on a double pad, the double pad in no way implies a double bag. But, we do use one of those as well, we now sleep as well as ever on the trail.
One side issue on having a double BAG however... when you stay in a hostel with separated twin sized bunks and only have one (double sized) bag, that is a bit of a problem. We ran into this a few times, we either both slept on one twin bunk (crowded!) or my wife used the quilt and I did without.
You'll wind up ditching the big pad to save weight.
Just invite anyone that complains to sleep on the pad with you
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Offer to share your pad in the shelter and make some new friends.
My wife and I almost always do our hiking together.
Separate pads and sleeping bags and we both get a better night's sleep
We go a step further and have found separate tents work better for us---She doesn't have to hear me snoring or wake up every time I toss and turn---she can get up at 2am to read with her headlamp---I can get up at 5am and cook up a pot of hot tea. The separate shelter system works great. And there's one thing I've learned about backpacking couples---Each one needs their alone time in the woods. It's vital.
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Little Mitten with her Akto tent.
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Comfortably ensconced and sufficiently sequestered in her own personal shelter . . .
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Using her Mt Hardwear Light Wedge on Bald River.
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Little Mitten on Whiggs Meadow.