High R value pad for summer backpacking? I've decided to…
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High R value pad for summer backpacking?
I've decided to switch from a closed cell foam accordion pad to an inflatable pad and was looking at some high r value pads 7-8.5 R value to increase the ability of my sleeping bag (15f) during the winter months. I find that I can only sleep down to about freezing in my 15f bag and I think it's because of the 2R value of the ccf pad I'm using.
So I'm wondering if there is any drawback other than weight, cost, and noise of mylar baffles inside a winter pad.
I've heard a winter pad can make you too warm during the summer months.
Can't you just unzip your sleeping bag or sleep naked during the summer when it's warm or even ditch the sleeping bag altogether and sleep directly on top of the pad. I don't sleep in a tent or shelter when I am backpacking as I live in california and it rarely rains, I can't imagine being too hot at night in the open air sleeping on even a high r value pad with no sleeping bag or blanket.
Has anyone ever found themselves so hot on a winter pad that they had to forego the pad and sleep directly on the ground to be cool enough to sleep?
#camping #hiking #activity
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I've decided to switch from a closed cell foam accordion pad to an inflatable pad and was looking at some high r value pads 7-8.5 R value to increase the ability of my sleeping bag (15f) during the winter months. I find that I can only sleep down to about freezing in my 15f bag and I think it's because of the 2R value of the ccf pad I'm using.
So I'm wondering if there is any drawback other than weight, cost, and noise of mylar baffles inside a winter pad.
I've heard a winter pad can make you too warm during the summer months.
Can't you just unzip your sleeping bag or sleep naked during the summer when it's warm or even ditch the sleeping bag altogether and sleep directly on top of the pad. I don't sleep in a tent or shelter when I am backpacking as I live in california and it rarely rains, I can't imagine being too hot at night in the open air sleeping on even a high r value pad with no sleeping bag or blanket.
Has anyone ever found themselves so hot on a winter pad that they had to forego the pad and sleep directly on the ground to be cool enough to sleep?
#camping #hiking #activity
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