Gossamer Gear - Thinlight Foam Pad - 1/8"
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"I use it a ton for roasting peppers along with daily for everything else."
"What I love about our oven vs. the air fryer is the amount of space the oven offers. Rotisserie chicken, 4 baked potatoes, pizza, evenly cooked tenderloin with a broil setting that can provide a crust."
"just for hiking and trail rubbing ... Personally I wore them for my ultra."
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"under 700 grams including stakes"
"Impossible to beat in terms of packed size"
"super light weight."
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"never leaks or pops ... never needs to be patched"
"my OG zlite has been through a lot over the years - it ’s beat up but still in service"
"If you really want to prevent these sort of punctures, you honestly need a Z-Lite or equivalent CCF pad underneath. ... durability for use as a sit pad & ground protection is probably >100 times greater than the 1/8". ... In my opinion to protect from punctures you really only need a torso length section since that is where all your weight is going when sleeping on the pad and sitting up on it."
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"The combined R value is 5.3. ... I’m often in Ventana Wilderness and the Sierra and that includes high Sierra in the winter sleeping on snow. ... It’s definitely warm enough insulation for me and comfortable so I get descent sleep."
"ON TOP of your inflatable pad and not below it. ... placing the ccf pad on top of the inflatable pad created a warmer environment in cold temps. ... I started using that same method a few years ago during a February hike on the AT and found it much better than the other way around."
"The warmest is the Thermarest Ridgerest ... I've slept on ice in the alps with CCF mats."
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"No blowing up, no popping."
"Thinlight is great back up if neo air pops."
"never deflates."
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"they offer zero comfort"
"does not cushion at all"
"Cascadias are GREAT shoes if you don't plan on running further than 5 miles. ... midsole is deader than my wife in the sack."
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"its too cold it too cold!"
"much warmer than the 1/8 thinlite I used to use"
"Whereas a z-lite weighs 14oz and has a R value of 2. Even if we assume that foam pads perform above their stated r value you would still need multiple to match the warmth of a single inflatable. ... I know when I had first gotten my sulo I took it down to 22F on snow with just a nemo switchback because that's all I owned and could very easily feel the cold from the pad"
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"Made a big tear in it when I had it strapped on top of my pack."
"Also punctured easily if not folder over 1+ times."
"It’s rips/tears easily."
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"Also punctured easily if not folder over 1+ times."
"This. I managed to get a cut between my toes at night from a spike lodged in my pad. No infection but not fun either."
does it make me a masochist that the most comfortable I've been is with two 1/8th inch thinlights cut to torso length? i just got the 3/8th torso version and feel like i'll be living in luxury for 2.8 oz
r/PacificCrestTrail • exped flexmat sleeping pad- good or bad? ->I generally use a Thinlite 1/8" pad under mine with success when it's below freezing.
r/Ultralight • Big Agnes Rapide SL (New Version) Question ->I spent the first night on this 6mm pad, and it is awesome. Genuine Evazote is far superior than the gossamer gear thinlight. I’ve used pads as small as 15x40 to reduce volume successfully. Shout out to Nunatak for stocking these. https://nunatakusa.com/51-supplies
r/Ultralight • Switching to foam pad ->I lost my thinlite yesterday bushwhacking and I already miss it so much. I use it all the time for resting during the day and it serves double duty to help angle or protect the inflatable. I might go with torso length z lite next time.
r/PacificCrestTrail • Talk Me Out of Bringing a 1/8" foam pad AND my thermarest neo-air xlite ->[Gossamer Gear Thinlight Pad](https://www.gossamergear.com/products/thinlight-foam-pad) ON TOP of your inflatable pad and not below it. Years ago Bill (hammock maker and thru hiker) over at Whiteblaze ran some tests on which inflatable/ccf combo was best and he and others found that placing the ccf pad on top of the inflatable pad created a warmer environment in cold temps. I started using that same method a few years ago during a February hike on the AT and found it much better than the other way around.
r/Ultralight • Ideas for adding warmth to sleep system without spending more than I already have. ->I have both versions. The darker is slightly smaller in width. It's definitely more durable but not by a significant amount.
r/Ultralight • Looking for a thin foam sleeping pad ->I have both versions. The darker is slightly smaller in width. It's definitely more durable but not by a significant amount.
r/Ultralight • Looking for a thin foam sleeping pad ->I use an Uberlight (near zero R) I cut short (7oz) and add a piece of ThermaGard pole barn wrap insulation (1.6 oz) cut into a mummy shape on top when it's cold. The thermagard claims an r9 value (doubtful), but is still much warmer than the 1/8 thinlite I used to use, and it'silver on one side (hot) and white on the other (warm). It also has a durable weave on one side making it more durable than the thinlite. Downside is it only comes in big rolls, but if you call around to pole barn builders in your area somebody is probably using it and they certainly wont mind giving you a small piece. It's not double bubble wrap, it's this stuff [https://www.dutchtechindustries.com/](https://www.dutchtechindustries.com/)
r/Ultralight • Sleeping pad and R values ->I used a combination of a cut down Xped Flexmat plus and a GG 1/8th inch folded in half for most of the Colorado Trail and that was super comfortable. That set up weighed around 18oz. This past fall I picked up a Yamatomichi UL pad 15+, I’ve spent 1 night on it, so I can’t give a detailed report on it other than it kept me warm, but the 200cm length only weighs 8.2oz. I cut the extra length and I’m now using it as the back pad for my KS40.
r/Ultralight • Switching to foam pad ->I have that same pad, I only bring it in fall or winter to up the R value of the neo air. In a pinch I have used it inside the sleeping bag (on top of me), it really increased the warmth.
r/Ultralight • Looking for a thin foam sleeping pad ->I have cut various CCF pads down to 6- 10 panels and just take whatever I think I will need. My go to is mostly the Nemo Switchback. If the ground is especially hard,I triple up my GG thinlight if I have it for under my hips, or if no thinlight put my puffy under my hips if they are feeling a bit tender. The Switchback is fine on its own though in most situations. I am a female side sleeper :-) The simplicity of CCF is bliss.
r/Ultralight • Switching to foam pad ->I haven't used it standalone below 2C. In winters gobe by, I have "stacked" with GG thinlight, Switchback and Klymit Xlite torso size (it's kinda like a frame rather than a total inflatable). Or another combo was Switchback with shorter sections of Exoed Flexmat- orange one. This is my conundrum at the moment, and I have moved to a much colder climate. I have ordered a thermarest womens prolite plus self inflating mat in short 120cm size as when side sleeping that will have all but my toes on it anyway. It's R Value is 3.6 I think and it weighs 450g. With a CCF I think I will be ok subzero as anecdotally I fond ccf in those conditions perform better than the R value would suggest, whereas the inflatables I had pre-2021 always seemed to perform worse than advertised. I know it seems very old-fashioned and not UL to get a SI mat, but unless I really have to get an inflatable mat for Winter, I would really rather not.
r/Ultralight • Switching to foam pad ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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