Gear Review
Therm-a-Rest Prolite Plus Sleeping Pad
Great for snow camping
By Andrew McLean
Ranked #70 - Lightweight Sleep Pads
May 17, 2009
A few years ago I discovered the magic combination of using a Prolite pad on the bottom and a foam pad on top for camping on snow and have slept warm and comfortably ever since. By themselves, inflatable pads are pretty nice, but you get cold spots (hips, shoulders, etc.) and if they leak, yer screwed. Foam pads are pretty niceas well, but they don't insulate like an inflatable. However, the combination of the two is ideal if you are going to be spending a lot of time sleeping in the snow, and for that, the Prolite is perfect.
It seems a bit counter-intuitive to use the inflatable on the bottom, but it ends up acting like a balloon and floating the foam pad off of the cold snow.
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Tech Specs:
- Material:
- Nylon, die-cut foam
- Dimensions:
- [S] 20 x 47 x 1.5in (51 x 119 x 3.8cm); [Reg] 20 x 72 x 1.5in (51 x 183 x 3.8cm); [L] 25 x 77 x 1.5in (63 x 196 x 3.8cm)
- Rolled Size:
- [S] 11 x 4in (28 x 10cm); [Reg] 11 x 4.8in (28 x 12cm); [L] 13 x 5in (33 x 13cm)
- Weight:
- [S] 1lb 1oz (482g); [Reg] 1lb 08oz (680g); [L] 2lb 1oz (936g)
- Recommended Use:
- Four-season backpacking, winter camping, mountaineering, ski touring
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- Lifetime
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