2morehours Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yes, I'm aware that a sheet of fabric softener is the ideal, lightweight thermal pad. BUT, after much contemplation, I picked up an Exped down airmattress It is notibly warmer and super comfortable. I really recommend looking into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickers Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Ah, yeah! I have used the 3/4 old school Ridge Rest (loved the oz's) for years and have always had trouble sleeping on it. So I picked up the lightweight (wide width -nice for the arms/shoulders-try it!) air mattress by Exped ($50 - Yeah not as thrifty as the Ridge Rest) and used it two weeks ago up on Muir with my full length Ridge Rest. I would have slept great if it weren’t for the howling wind. Yeah, I know I should have packed some earplugs. Anyways, the moral is I packed allot of pad and loved it but you could consider only the Exped Air on snow but I'm not sure how much insulation it would provide. I would save the $$$ and ditch the down. My climbing buddy picked up the standard w/out down and regrets not getting the wide. Go with the wide for only a few oz's (it even fits in a bivy)! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 both of you registered real close together and both hyping exped.... i classify it as 75% probable you are both avatars of the same person and work for exped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Husbands Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 the future is an inflatable down sleeping bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 The future is climbing in the gym and never needing a sleeping bag again. And socialized beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 the future is genetically engineered climbers with thick soft wool and gecko hands and feet. no sleeping bags and no chalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Husbands Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 the future is a rack of micro-robots that climb ahead of you and place themselves cleanly without harming the rock or delicate cliffside vegetation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 the future is a rack of micro-robots that climb ahead of you and place themselves cleanly without harming the rock or delicate cliffside vegetation. A sort of moving top rope. All you need is a couple of the little guys on each of two separate strands, playing leap frog as you ascend. They'd have to be fast climbers, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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