It never ends I don’t think…. Arrrgghhh. Just when I think its dialed in I try something else and totally changes my thinking.
I’ve always been a 2 pad guy. A foam and air pad. I really like the versatility, lunchtime naps, huge sit pad, gear explosion organizer, fire pit stoker, and backup if the air pad leaks. I side sleep so it seems like the extra thickness is welcome too.
Right now my set up is a 9oz foam yoga mat and a S2S Ether Light XT Insulated Womens Long (21.2oz). I don’t think I want to give up the two pad system but I want to trim some fat.
As a side sleeper I struggled on a xtherm(Info for a base line). I thought I would go thicker; enter EL XT Womens, 4” thick!! It’s comfy. But heavy.
I recently bought a new Exped foam pad that is 1.5” thick. (R2.2 16oz) If I fold it in half I would be 3”. I am going to give that a try as my only pad.
But in the mean time I was looking at pads. There is a uninsulated (R1.2) Ether Light short (5’6”) 12.3oz! And still 4” thick!
To good to be true??? Any suggestions?
I also worry that a 1.5” foam and a 4” pad would lift me to high in my tent.