I have a TuYe 5.8R (Mummy) and I used below 0°C and on snow, too.
- easy to use, little packed size, good valves.
- noisy - if you move the whole forest hear that :D
- not so comfortable, especially if you are a side sleeper.
- proved insulation under 0°C, you can trust it. (Even the higher R rating variant, but that was enough for me on low body fat percentage).
I own more Flextail products for backpacking, but none pads from them. Based on my experience I would choose Flextail instead of Naturehike.
That's true. But you are looking in the budget section: it is ultralight, high R rating and budget category. You can't choose three things from price-quality-comfort trio.
Get yourself into Ali express and pick up the naturehike r5.8 for around £65. Packed size is 10cmx 16cm and total weight including the bag pump is 500g. That’s for the183cm mummy style , you’ll pay £10 more and gain 60grams for the rectangular one which packs down to 10x 18 cm or for another £10 there is a 196 cm length rectangular one that weighs 650gr and packs at13x22cm
I'm 1.75cm x 70kg and I use the naturehike 5.8r, I find It quite comfortable and warm. You can find it around 90-100€, sometimes less depending on the offers
Budget king is the [Naturehike R5.8 Sleeping Pad](https://www.naturehike.com/products/tuye-r5-8-ultralight-inflatable-pad).
Sleeping pads are here to keep you warm and insulate you from the ground. That's the one item you shouldn't skimp on.
I’ve been using this naturehike mat for 3y now without any issues. I don’t feel it’s particularly loud. If I inflate it far enough it’s comfortable for me as a side sleeper and I’m quite heavy.
If you can sleep on the Xlite comfortably, it is the best pad (excluding comfort). It has a great warmth to weight ratio and the noise on the new NXT versions isn't that bad. Ear plugs work.
The Naturehike 5.8 is a great affordable option.
The Exped Ultra 6.5R and Nemo Eclipse are the two best all-arounders.
I have a video comparing the top UL pads coming out this Friday.
Some of them are salty for a bit but that fades pretty quick. Most take the feedback on board and improve. I usually send a brand my quick pros/cons list after testing a product, mostly so that I can address any user errors or identify manufacturing defects. But brands know what's coming and appreciate the opportunity to have a dialogue, even if it is about a 1/10 product they made.
I do get gear sent to me by companies. Almost 100% is sent by companies. I disagree about affiliate links.
I've heard the "free gear" and "affiliate links" argument for bias but I don't think those or some of the other arguments I hear make content featuring those things any more biased than content that doesn't (for a variety of reasons I could get into if interested).
Even more important, the main reason those things don't matter is that my entire business (and the business of most review outlets) is based on trust. Regardless of bias or no bias, an issue with a sleeping pad is an issue with a sleeping pad. If I consistently make incorrect assessments (again, regardless of bias or not), my content loses all value to my audience and my business fails. **I would be more worried if you had said "he consistently gets it wrong with his assessment of gear"**.
I'll finish off with the fact I think it is impossible to avoid bias, so you might as well focus on creating accurate and valuable information instead of putting energy into trying to avoid bias.
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