Therm-a-Rest - Trail Pro Sleeping Pad

Last one I bought was a thermarest trail or trail pro probably 7ish years ago. It's not the current design. I've only used it a few times thinking I'd be more comfortable with its lower R value than a Nemo cosmo insulated pad, but it's always a no. Even tried a zlite pad under on a car camping night. It was better, but still no air pad. Which is why I picked up a Nemo ASTRO pad.

Aw man, too late. I ended up with a different one for the trip. It works great though, although I would have preferred a little thicker. It was a thermarest trail pro.

Same. Ive had a thermarest trail pro for close to 6 years now and have used it for all my backpacking trips through 4 seasons. I will say, it’s a bit bulky and on the heavier side when you compare to other options, but I get really good rest on it, especially when I keep it only half inflated.

This is the pad I would recommend. I have lower back herniated and fragmented discs and have slept well on this unit down to 15F with a proper sleeping bag. It’s not the highest r value but it does a good job and is able to be backpacked with if you can manage the extra weight. It has a nice thickness so you can deflate a tad to find your comfort level for your back and still remain clear of touching the ground with your backside. Sleeping bag ratings are for survival and not comfort to take that with a grain of salt. You might want a 0 or 10 degree bag if you plan to be comfortable at 20F and like to sleep warm. I sleep hot always and a 20 degree down bag with this sleeping pad gets me through no problem when I wear a thermal long underwear layer. I only use Amazon no name stuff for car camping where you have an emergency shelter available if you aren’t safe. Edit: forgot link https://www.backcountry.com/therm-a-rest-trail-pro-sleeping-pad

I have a Thermarest Pro trail Lite that seems to work well. I have probably 2000 miles on it. I use a close foam mat under it too. I have a Nemo Tensor that I am going to try this season. I got it out of the discount / return bin at REI for like half price.

If you want more comfort than ccf but more durability than an inflatable, a self inflating is the way to go. Something like the thermarest prolight or similar. They aren’t the lightest, but if you avoid the super huge car camping style ones they aren’t too bad. They can still technically be popped but the outer material is much beefier than an inflatable. Often they’ll feel more like vinyl. I still have my original thermarest trail. It’s not as cushy as modern ones but it’s a tank and still hasn’t gotten a leak after 17 or 18 years. Got it sometime as a teenager. I think it was my first mat I had when I upgraded from a crappy blue Walmart ccf.