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100%!!! Don’t over inflate. And the Big Agnes Double Z is amazing. That’s what I use. It’s so worth the extra weight.
Big Agnes has been great here (most comfortable I have ever used). Though I have their old double version.
Really? I get the best sleep of my life when backpacking and sleeping on my inflatable sleeping pad I bought like a decade ago. It’s the Big Agnes Double Z, they don’t make it anymore but it feels like sleeping on an air mattress because it’s so big and fluffy. The key I’ve found is getting the right inflation level, which is much less than I initially thought I would want.
Dang maybe I really lucked out with my initial pick. My Big Agnes pad is the only inflatable one I’ve owned since switching from a cheap roll-up foam pad. I’m seeing a lot of the same positive stuff about their pads in this thread.
We have the big Agnes for the last two years now and it’s the best pad I’ve ever slept on. Suggestion to get the wide version, that bit of extra width really adds to the comfort, plus the thicker “rails” really help keep you on the pad. Durability seems good as well, we camp with our Australian Shepherd and thy hold up to him pretty well lol. Also grab an air pump off of Amazon, we grabbed one for about $30 that charges via USB C and is much quicker than the pump bag. We just give it a couple firming pumps with the bag and it’s good to go.
Big Agnes pads are some of the toughest out there as far as I can know, yet I have gone through three because of punctures. Each time the holes have been so small that I can't find them without getting to a hotel and submerging them in the tub. The company is great about replacing them, but I've gone back to foam mats.
I try to save weight everywhere so that I can "afford" a heavy inflatable pad. I've got a Big Agnes something or other. Its heavy, but my hips dont touch amd the numbness issue is much better than before. I value sleep over an extra pound in my pack.
I started on the old school thermarest shortie, then a full length, then switched to a big agnes inflatable--which i liked but went through two of them with bad valves. Switched to a nemo a couple of years ago, and love it. It's a little "crinkly" sounding, but otherwise well worth it. Good choice :-)
I'm late 20's and I've never had a decent sleeping pad until this year, I got myself a big agnes inflatable pad off of ebay, my god I'm actually comfortable sleeping.





