New super light thermarest

[dbb]

Looks pretty sweet. Hopefully it wont be too long to market.

 

http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2008/07/the-gear-junkie.html

[Hugh Conway]

$120 - $170? Are you fucking kidding me?

[builder206]

You're surprised? Twelfth word in is "cognoscenti."

[Hugh Conway]

yes. apparently I'm out of touch with the sleeping pad market

[G-spotter]

they made it yellow, so that from a distance it looks like "yellow hardman foam pad"

[Dechristo]

mine's better

[JoshK]

Looks pretty sweet. Hopefully it wont be too long to market.

 

http://outside-blog.away.com/blog/2008/07/the-gear-junkie.html

 

You smokin' crack?

 

"Manufacturer Cascade Designs Inc. cites the inflatable pad as being approximately three times warmer than any other un-insulated air mattress on the market."

 

Oh sweet, it's 3 times as effective as another UNINSULTED pad. And all for $120 or more? Check out the mont-bell stuff that Jim carries at pro mountain. Far superior to this trash.

[TrogdortheBurninator]

I saw a prototype a year or so ago and it seemed pretty cool. The price seems high, but it seems in line with their other offerings. If it was less than regular thermarests or z-rests, no one would buy those.

 

The price is also in line with downmats, but half the weight (good) and half the R value (bad).

[korup]

Ridgerest, $18, and holes don't matter.

That thing is idiotic, but it bet you could coordinate it really well with some sweet new yoga pants!

[ericb]

Ridgerest, $18, and holes don't matter.

That thing is idiotic, but it bet you could coordinate it really well with some sweet new yoga pants!

 

I'm guessing it's more comfy than a ridge-rest, but it would be interesting to see how small it rolls up. Having a ridge rest on the outside of your pack can be a pain.

[Hugh Conway]

Ridgerest, $18, and holes don't matter.

That thing is idiotic, but it bet you could coordinate it really well with some sweet new yoga pants!

 

I'm guessing it's more comfy than a ridge-rest, but it would be interesting to see how small it rolls up. Having a ridge rest on the outside of your pack can be a pain.

 

packs to the size of the aforementioned Nalgene bottle

 

I'm curious what the practical packing size is.

[A2THEK]

It's retarded to pay that much for something this gay & yellow, besides you know you're not gonna sleep for shit with the worm turning in yer belly & mosquitos flying up your nose all night.

[DavidNeves]

Take a ridge rest and roll it up loosely. Stick it inside your bag vertically. Let it unroll. Place other gear inside the foam pad silo. Not enough space? Get a bag 5 liters larger. With any luck, you'll be able to pull out the framesheet from the pack and use the pad as a pack frame.

Now it's on the inside, it's more durable, cheaper and serves double (or triple) duty.