NeoAir XLite Series

My son and I have always used individual pads. First an REI kinder camp pad, now he uses a (regular mummy) thermarest xlite since we need to carry things. when he uses the xlite, i use a (long, wide) tensor; when im solo i usually take the xlite. i use a quilt, he uses my old kelty 20° down bag. he used to use a walmart deal. if it's going to be quite warm (like 60°) we have some down blankets we bring instead of bags.  the tent situation is less-than-ideal: an REI half-dome sl3+. it's heavy, but do-able. the reality of things is that i have to carry a ton of his stuff, so going light is much more important than when im solo. given where we live (southwest), the water situation can be difficult. i haven't taken him full-on backpacking yet: we've been limited to car camping and and day hikes. i've been ratcheting down our weight/volume and we're just about ready to go now. i'll be honest in that he could've handled it years ago - the limiting factor has been my back and the ability to pack things small enough.  hes 10 now, but has been camping using quilts/blankets and his own pad for years and it has never been a problem of any sort.

I think the other pads will be just as slippery. I usually wake up a little off center or the sleeping pad touching a tent corner on my xlite too. I read someone put small silicone dots on their tent floor or sleeping pad to give it some grip.

I've slept on snow at those temperatures on both the women's X-lite and X-therm. I was quite cold on the X-lite, and I sleep very warm.

It'll be a sad day when my XLite Womens bites the dust, but for now I'm holding onto it for dear life.

I can't imagine how a pad could be much more comfortable that a NeoAir Xlite NXT wide. Maybe add a thin light pad on top to add enough soft foam to make a sort of pillow top? I'm not sure what you are gaining with a near two pound pad.

Thinner denier than the Xlite (20D vs. 30D) and occasional failures in the baffle welds are the downsides. They’re more comfortable and the dual values are better (in my opinion).

Thermarest neo air xlite is light and warm enough for most four season camping. Sea to Sunmit are the most comfortable but not the lightest. I have heard really good things about the nemo Tensor mats. Looking to get one next. Horizontal baffles for me as a side sleeper seem to be less stable than a mat with longitudinal baffles that run the length of the mat. Id recommend a mat with an R Value of 4.5 for most good weather to early winter camping

Im a side sleeper. I have the XLite. Often feels like the baffles lack structure at the sides so in the mornings I'm fidgeting around feeling like im rolling off the mat. Not used a Tensor although I have heard it offers much better support for side sleepers. Also, the Xlite suffers from mould spots on what seems the outside. For comfort though, from all the mats ive laid on, sea to summit are the most comfortable