Klymit - Klymaloft

I know this is a bit unconventional...but long story short Ive been using a Klymit Klymaloft sleeping pad as my bed for over a year now. I love it! But recently its started losing air to the point where I have to blow it up again every night (and basically wake up on the floor.) So I think its time for a new one, I was going to purchase another but before I do that I'm curious if there are better options out there? Im 6'3 and would like the same size but am open to bigger options aswell. Thanks for your help!

When I say as a bed I mean I sleep on it literally every night

We use a Klymit double pad and then I buy a full size egg crate topper (2-3 inches thick) to put on top (you can cut it to fit a little closer to size if you need to). Then I buy a full size sheet to put on top to hold them together. We backpack, we have a rooftop tent, and we’ve owned many types of pads to sleep on and this is our favorite. I also have an extra in case people come to visit (we live near Yellowstone and the Tetons) and everyone we’ve ever camped with and used this setup loved it. You can cover up with whatever suits you but that pad combo is super comfy (to us). It’s also very cost effective as well. Amazon usually has the klymit pad on sale for $120 ish (the blue one) and then the topper I got was like $40 I think.

I see Nemo has been mentioned a lot, which is what I came here to suggest for a sleeping bag with a Klymit sleep pad. We do a lot of tent camping each summer. Some pack in, some drive in, some canoe in, but always in a tent and always on the ground. As we’ve aged I have been concerned we wouldn’t be able to continue sleeping on the ground, but the Klymit has never let us down. We’ve had our pads for over 11 years and only this year did we finally “upgrade” to the wider version. For sleeping bags, the Nemo spoon, down filled was our choice. Lightweight and has been excellent for MN camping. Good luck!

We had an alps mountaineering full sized inflatable. Got about 6” thick, packed down into a sack about the size of a plastic grocery bag, and came with a rechargeable pump. Never leaked until our dog got freaked out and put a hole in it one night. Bit big for backpacking but we took it into the BWCA a couple times and car camping a lot. Klymit(sp?) makes a decent double that packs down too I think, and they’re typically a bit cheaper than their competitors. I have a single that I use for backpacking and it’s pretty nice. I used to have a really lightweight thermarest but it wasn’t comfortable, especially for side sleeping with bad shoulders. My favorite upgrade we have made are our Nemo sleeping bags. They are shaped specifically for side sleeping and are extra wide. They also zip together. Check out the Nemo disco best bag I’ve ever used

We had an alps mountaineering full sized inflatable. Got about 6” thick, packed down into a sack about the size of a plastic grocery bag, and came with a rechargeable pump. Never leaked until our dog got freaked out and put a hole in it one night. Bit big for backpacking but we took it into the BWCA a couple times and car camping a lot. Klymit(sp?) makes a decent double that packs down too I think, and they’re typically a bit cheaper than their competitors. I have a single that I use for backpacking and it’s pretty nice. I used to have a really lightweight thermarest but it wasn’t comfortable, especially for side sleeping with bad shoulders. My favorite upgrade we have made are our Nemo sleeping bags. They are shaped specifically for side sleeping and are extra wide. They also zip together. Check out the Nemo disco best bag I’ve ever used

My solo kit is pretty different from the kit that goes couples camping. We haven’t 2 up moto camped nor does my wife ride. But. We use a Klymit double sleeping pad with a Kelty double sleeping bag(20°). Both are pretty large together but I could totally see this set up split between two bikes doing fire roads. The Pad is self inflating plus you can put a decent amount of air in it. It’s like 3 inches thick I think. The sleeping bag is dope because it has these built in “sheets” on each side and you can completely remove the top cover part if you want. Keeps us both warm but if I get hot I can pull the sheet off of me or unzip my side and kick a foot out….we are both larger folks, I’m 6’1” and nearly 300lbs, my wife is an Amazon woman at 5’8”. This combo has been working for us for years in the car. Otherwise I solo and roll about like you except I hammock when I can, single tent otherwise. Can’t get into the full open bivy/tarp thing…..yet. I’ve done a decent amount of bikepacking once upon a time and kept it pretty minimal, the moto allows a tad more luxury lol.

I've been using a Klymit single for a few years. I like that it packs up smaller than a soda can. I'm camping and don't expect all the comforts of home.

I upgraded and it was worth it. But the klymit served me well for a long time. Im just a restless side sleeper so nothing is perfect

Yup. I went from a yoga mat in my 20s to a 1” pad to a 2.5” pad and now that hit 40 I splurged for the exped mat.  For backpacking I still use the klymit

I have used an InsulMat thermo max for years. The Klymit is also really nice. You just have to be careful with blow up pads because obviously you fracture it or puncture, you get little warmth. Most are durable enough though.

Don't do it. Bought a cheap pad with air cells like that for my first backpacking trip, absolutely miserable sleeping experience and I have a very high tolerance to sleeping in uncomfortable situations. Laying directly on the ground was better, and whatever r rating was claimed was absolute bs. We were in a small canyon next to running water and an absolutely wicked wind storm kicked up, I froze my ass off that night, spent most of awake trying to get warm and willing the sun to come up. Second pad was a Klymit with an allegedly good r rating, same air cell style shown in the photo you attached. Did three days at 8000 feet in early March in Southwest Utah, froze my absolute ass off. I had Bought a 15 degree Big Agnes bad to match my fancy new Klymit pad in an attempt to avoid being cold again. was in a two person ultralight tent less than a foot away from one of my companions, and still woke up COLD. I'm talking laying in your bag scared to move and hit a cold spot, praying for the sun to rise, dreading going to sleep the following night cold Finally forked over the cash for a quality Thermarest Prolite Plus and I'm here to tell you for 150 bucks the difference in sleep quality but more importantly WARMTH is insane. Did three days at 9,500-10,000 feet also in Southwest Utah and slept like a baby every night. Spent a week in star valley Wyoming sleeping on a cot in a field about 15 feet away from the very cold Flat Creek with the Thermarest pad and a 15 Degree Big Agnes bag. would wake up in the morning with my bag completely iced over with frozen morning dew as well as the entire field, I was warm as could be in that bag, like I was in bed at home. Sleeping on a wack pad is something I would never wish on anybody. I would be more willing to roll the dice on my bag than my pad. If temperature isn't a concern whatsoever then go for it I guess but that air cell style is more uncomfortable than sleeping on the ground, I'd rather have a fourteen dollar foam pad than that air cell dogshit. Spend the money, sleep comfortably, enjoy your time. There are corners that can be cut to save you money, but your sleep system is absolutely not the place to do it. At best you could be uncomfortable when you're trying to recover so you can go have fun and walk a bunch with your friends, at worst your life could be in danger.