RuggedReviews.com Review of Therm-A-Rest Luxury Camp Sleeping Pad

There was a day when camping meant throwing your sleeping bag on the hard ground or a pile of blankets and enduring a night of rolling around trying to find a little respite for your aching bones. Thanks to the Therm-a-Rest Luxury Camp Sleeping Pad those days are gone.

Take the Therm-a-Rest pad out of its stuff sack, put it in your Kelty Radiant 2 Tent, open the pad's air nozzle and in a few minutes, it will self inflate. Then you can blow a little air into it to achieve the level of firmness that works for you. Tie your The North Face Cat's Meow +20 Sleeping Bag down to the sleeping pad using REI Sleeping Bag Slip-Not Straps, and you've got it made.

The next morning, open the Therm-a-Rest's air nozzle, roll up the pad and stow it in its stuff sack. It adds about 3 lbs to your camping kit. And it's worth every pound.

The only challenge I've found is rolling all the air out of the Therm-a-Rest pad to get it compact enough to fit in the stuff sack. Even when you get good at it, you might have to make a few attempts to get the job done. (I'm not sure why Therm-a-Rest made the stuff sack to this tight a tolerance. But I'm sure long-distance hikers appreciate the lack of bulk.)

Despite the packing issue, a Therm-a-Rest pad is a must-have for campers. Focus on the good night's sleep it delivers, and it will all seem worth it. The sleeping pads are sold in various sizes and thicknesses.

Deflated, the Therm-a-Rest pad stows in this just-over foot long stuff sack. It can be a chore rolling enough air out of the pad to get it to fit in the bag. Sometimes, I just leave my pad inflated in my vehicle or tent. I don't shrink it down and stow it in the stuff sack until I'm ready to go home.

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