NeoAir XLite NXT MAX Sleeping Pad

184cm. I regret the years I spent teetering on regular pads. Biggest improvement in my backcountry sleep was swapping to a LW pad. Coming to terms with the weight/volume increase was easy. It took one night.

my partner is a very cold sleeper an got the Therm-a-rest Neoair Xlite NXT MAX 4,5 for a Norway trip. I´ve used the same pad. We had 11 days in the tent and we slept very well! never been cold. It packs small and is reasonably light.

I feel like my Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Xlite NXT (max) (I have the largest version of the regular model) and it feels very durable. So far it survived a 2 Bikepacking trips through Germany, cowboy camping and a festival. It's really thick so very comfy. It's also really warm. My model weights about 380g and very light.

6’4 240lbs here, side sleeper as well, I use the thermarest neo air xlite in size large. I know it’s over your budget but I have had mine for 7 years no issues, it packs up super small and is real lightweight.

At some point I stopped counting grams and just decided I'm brining the Regular Wide ThermARest XLite. The wide is key for a slide sleeper like me. The uberlite was amazing for saving weight and still having the size but sadly like most folks uberlites a micro hole put it out of commission. Recovery/Sleep is more important than slight amounts of weight.

I bought the good ole yellow thermarest NeoAir XLite, the wide version. The trick that works for me is to inflate it almost all the way, kneel on it with one knee & open the vent until my knee touches the ground & then close it, it will feel too under inflated, but its the perfect side sleeping softness for my fat ass. A good pillow makes a huge difference.

I used both and preferred the Nemo. My Thermarest air outlet sprung a slow leak. I prefer the Nemo rectangular shape to the tapered mummy shape of the Thermarest. Edit: I endured three punctures on the pct and I would never use an inflatable pad again. I went to a foam pad and it was so much nicer. Dealing with the inflatable was a giant hassle for me. The foam pad is indestructible and my sleep was identical Edit: I tracked my sleep across 180+ nights using my watch and ran a statistical analysis (regression) to determine the factors that influenced my sleep. Whether I used a foam pad or an inflatable mattress was NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT with a negligible r squared. Basically it meant I slept the exact same regardless of foam or inflatable pad. It didn’t matter.