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McCaskill
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Feb 3, 2016
I have owned this pad now for about a year and used it quite a bit. I wanted to clear some of the odd notations about this pad.
1. R-Value. This pad isnt really made for cold weather unless you're able to setup your site for it. It is created the mind of lightest weight possible for warmer weather backpacking. I use this in California during Spring/Summer.
2. Holes will not allow it to be warm. The idea of the holes too is to allow your bag to fill those spaces. This is one of the main arguments between using a quilt to a bag. Most of your insulation is flattened under you weight which doesn't allow it to perform as intended. The spaces allows the insulation to fill those spaces and create a better dead air space which I have seen work.
Here is my honest opinion about the pad after using it quite a bit. It's great for a basic pad to keep you off the ground a little bit. I am 6'3" and it barely fits my body at the padding points. I use it inside my bag to help keep it in place better otherwise i slide off of it really easily. I am also a side sleeper and roll around so this pad has a hard time staying under me at the points to keep me comfortable. The feet area of the pad I feel is practically useless.
Overall I feel this pad might work for someone shorter than myself. I feel their Interia X Wave is more better of a choice for lightness and cushion. I have not got my hands on that one yet so I cannot compare but I do have an insulated Klymit pad and the interia x frame and feel that the design of the Intertia X Wave would suit better in a lot of better situations.