REI Co-op - AirRail Plus Sleeping Pad

REI’s Air Rail works perfectly for me. R value is 4.2.

I use the REI Co-op AirRail Plus. It folds/rolls small. Inflates easily, deflates easily, and lasted through 2 tours so far, about 28 days total. I’m sure I’ll get many more.

Self inflating has always been a lie in my experience. The air pad is where it’s at.

REI air rail

I think there’s something in there but it’s not self inflating and it packs totally flat.

The secret is to flip the valve so you can suck the air out.

Absolutely— REIs AirRail has been a game changer for me. The rails are the best!

The premium REI pads are your best bang for your buck. I had the big Agnes but ended up buying the cold weather REI

I have the tensor too and have to deflate it quite a bit to get comfortable, and yeah sometimes a foam pad just feels better. I have an old hybrid type (Rei air rail) that I find to be SUPER comfortable. In the winter, I generally use an x-therm and find it comfy enough and toasty warm. You could try putting your foam pad on top of the tensor, and that might get you closer to what you’re looking for. It’s how I’ve used it in winter bc in my experience, the tensor is a chilly pad.

Hey all, just finished an overnight at Merchants Millpond (NC) last night. Hiked Lassiter (swamp side) to get out to the camp site (roughly 4.5 miles). Temps stayed in the upper 20s when I started hiking, then dropped to low teens overnight. No precipitation. Hoping this is helpful to someone, but wanted to share that I took the Ozark Trail 10F Mummy Sleeping Bag since it is like $50 and I don't camp enough in the super cold weather to justify spending more on a cold weather bag. Also was trying out the REI Co-op Airrail sleeping pad. Had absolutely zero issues with using the Ozark Trail sleeping bag and was very warm. Hopped in there with just base layers, a beanie, light gloves and wool socks. I sleep warm/my body runs warm normally. I'm 5'10" 200lbs and was pretty snug, but had some foot room. Two main complaints for the sleeping bag: \-> Heavy to hike out with \-> Difficult to pack back into the stuff sack The REI Co-Op Airrail was pretty good too and I'm sure helped out a lot with staying warm. Inflated pretty quickly without using a pump and felt good to lay on. I also layed down a Therm-a-Rest sleep pad underneath for extra insulation. Only complaint with the REI Sleep Pad: \-> Subtle deflation (didn't notice it while sleeping, but when packing up, noticed it lost a little air) If anyone was contemplating the Ozark Trail 10F bag, my experience was great and I was impressed given its price point. The REI sleep pad was worth it to me as well, but in both cases, more use and time will probably expose some flaws (or not).

I like my REI Air Rail Long Wide. I’m 6’4” 260lbs.

I went from an OK REI inflatable to a NEMO tensor and then a Sea to Summit Etherlite XT. The waffle-looking baffles on the two latter pads were a huge improvement in comfort. I think the Etherlite is slightly more comfortable but I switched mostly for durability reasons. 3+ inch thick pad with the waffle pattern is the way to go in my book. Back feels better in the morning and I wake up way less often because some body part fell asleep.

That’s what I use too but I put an inflatable sleep pad from REI on top. It’s due to fail as it’s at least 10 years old but the memory foam will save the day.