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Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Sleeping Mat (Regular)
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Product Description
Our new Fast & Light(R) mattresses offer unrivaled freedom. They weigh less and pack smaller than any mattresses ever before, facilitating the kind of high-speed, low-weight experience that extreme alpinists, adventure racers, and long-distance backpackers have always craved
Product Details
- Size: Regular
- Brand: Therm-A-Rest
- Model: 02017
- Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.00 pounds
Features
- The most compact closed-cell pad
- Compact - Accordion-style design lies flat and packs small
- Ultralight - Light enough to carry on virtually any adventure
- Warm - Egg-carton pattern enhances warmth and softness
- Lifetime warranty
Customer Reviews
This product saved me!
I borrowed one of these for a campout high in the Wyoming mountains. We were with a large group sleeping out in the open. I recently purchase my own because I liked it so much. On the trip had a "burrito" consisting of my sleeping bag, a wool and fleece blanket covered by a small tarp. This little baby was underneath. Not only did it provide comfort on the hard ground, it provided protection keeping me off the running water on the ground when hard rain started to pelt us for 2-4 hours. I think the convoluted water resistant design of this helped. Except for a little bit of water on the top opening of my sleeping bag, i was dry, one of the very few in our large group. Most of the other people were drenched.
Surprising.
I'd had doubts about getting a folding pad with these joints since I generally beat the living hell out of all of my gear and was worried that the weakened folding areas would give out over a short span of time. They haven't. It's light, the eggshell design helps maintain warmth and comfort, and it's tough enough to cram and shove around. It's a little bulky and if you're of the type that likes to put the pad in your sleeping bag with you its form makes that difficult, but the compromise in weight and efficiency makes up for it in my eyes.
Light, Comfortable, Versatile
I purchased this for a 6 day backpacking trip in Uncompagre National Forrest (CO). I found it to be an excellent purchase. It was lightweight, compact (for a foam mat), very comfortable, and its folding properties made it useful for more than sleeping.
Things I used it for while backpacking:
1. I ordered the regular length even though I am short and folded the top two/four sections near my head, forming a pillow!
2. As a yoga mat after a long day of hard hiking. Stretching is a must.
3. As a camp seat. It can easily be folded into a 3 section wide sitting pad. It can also be placed against a tree or pack for both back and butt padding. setup and breakdown are very fast (10 secs), making it ideal for use on those 10-15 min breaks where air pads and even roll pads would be tedious.
4. As an umbrella to protect against some rowdy hail. (haha)
I was warm and dry even when our tent floor was cold and soaked for the daily rain. I cannot vouch for its warmth on snow because we did not camp on any. It also seemed to hold up pretty well considering how hard I abused it. A couple of the egg crates got little rips in them, but that was due to my rough handling, and the rips were just scrapes off the top of the "egg", they did not even go through the whole "egg".
Everyone on the trip loved the thing and people took turns getting to use it as a chair. I definitely recommend this item. It is a little bulky compared to a Thermalite air pad, but it is much cheaper and lighter, not to mention not having to worry about getting holes/popping leaving you without a mattress.
(Note: I never had the water buildup in the egg crate deal happen to me. temps at night were about 35-40 f.)
