There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
I have a 25 degree Nemo bag that weighs ~50oz and has always been way too warm on a non-insulated Big Agnes pad. But that pad is too narrow for me so I over-reacted and bought a Klymit Double V, all for myself. Fits great in the 3lb mountain hardwear ghost UL3 ($300 on campsaver right now!) and moderately well in the Alps mountaineering Zephyr 2. But even I can admit that it takes up too much space in my pack and is a little too luxurious.
As far as overheating goes, I now use a cotton travel sheet and the massdrop pine quilt, but I am trying to figure out if I want the more practical klymit static v luxe, or the luxe insulated (weight saving of 5oz or 13.5oz, respectively over the Double V). I am aiming for something that will keep me comfortable down to 50 degrees with my quilt set up, once it stops being so damn hot here in New England.
So tl:dr, is an insulated pad worth $20 and ~8oz? Or, should I lug around a 6oz piece of closed cell foam to add a little warmth to the non-insulated luxe as needed?