REI Co-op - AirRail Plus Sleeping Pad

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

You are not alone. I cannot sleep well on any air pads either - tried all sorts of air pads with different patterns. Ended up with REI AirRail at this time but plan to try Zenbivy system with air pads as suggested by friends.

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.

I used the REI AirRail green backpacking pad and I loved it. I am not someone who can sleep well in discomfort (though I bet being extremely tired everyday helped) and the pad was perfectly fine for me. I felt like it was sufficiently comfortable and I had no problems with it over tour. It rolls up really small, even the long one which I used, and it took up about half a duffle bag which left room for my sleeping bag and other things I needed in my sleeping stuff duffle bag. You blow it up yourself and it’s nice not having to wait to blow it up at a plug every night [This is the one I used](https://www.rei.com/product/216364/rei-co-op-airrail-plus-sleeping-pad?sku=2163640002&store=166&CAWELAID=120217890016166847&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=113279951513&CATCI=pla-366418484527&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_2163640002%7C366418484527%7CBA%7C71700000074422505&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_DTlwLcblW5OUE0DSJMVgxtoXCO&gclid=CjwKCAiAp4O8BhAkEiwAqv2UqLeVPPqkCDpk-8i6gajusuq-DYiaXgD25zE7VHflTDqk3KjxNtJ3FhoCsHcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds)

self inflating foam pad. I use the REI air rail (side sleeper)and my husband the sea to summit Comfort Light Self-Inflating Sleeping Pad (back problems). Neither of us can get comfortable on air alone.

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.