Gossamer Gear - Torso Foam Pad - 3/8"

FYI, 6 panels of Switchback goes from my shoulders to lower thigh, and it fits vertically in the back of my 37L Palante V2 (opened it half; two stacks of 3 panels) and acts as a framesheet. It's actually perfect for that. It's also exponentially comfier than a Thinlight. A Thinlight feels like almost nothing at all, while a switchback feels genuinely comfy. The R value is also 4 times that of a Thinlight (2 vs 0.5). I would worry that if you jump straight to a Thinlight, you'll get the wrong idea of how good CCF can be. But hey they're cheap to try it out, and they're a UL classic. FYI, GG recently re-released a 3/8" torso-length pad. It seems like a very happy medium between something like a Switchback and 1/8" https://www.gossamergear.com/products/folded-torso-foam-pad-3-8 Also note that Alpkit makes the EZ Sleeper, which is like a thin Switchback. Also a happy medium. https://us.alpkit.com/products/ez-sleeper-folding-foam-sleeping-mat?variant=39668238057516 Also, dude, going from an inflatable to foam is not backwards, it's forwards! CCF is better is so many ways

I just went through this over the past few months. Switchback is great to sleep on but I found it a little pokey against my back when in the pack, so moved to a Gossamer Gear torso pad (3/8”). It’s not as warm, but I love it for its packability and make up for that with clothes.

Last summer I slept on a Gossamer Gear nightlight pad with a thinlight pad folded in half for my lower body. I put small velcro dots on each so that I could get them to stay together at night. The nightlight pad is quite hard compared to other pads. It's also very large in dimensions (the panels are wider than the accordion folded pads) when folded which can be annoying. It's nice that it is very stiff because it makes a good structure for your pack if you have the room to put it inside.

I tried the GG thinlight plus their torso pad for 3 weeks on trail, but I never slept well. I've transitioned to standard CCF. For context, I'm also someone who is comfortable sleeping on the carpet at home.