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Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated Tent Floor Sleeping Pad
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Cover your comfort bases—and the entire tent floor—with the Big Agnes Rapide SL insulated tent floor sleeping pad. Its improved insulation boosts pad warmth and lowers weight for 3-season coziness.
Key Details
Insulated
Yes
Pad Thickness (in.)
4.25 inches
Weight
2 lbs. 11 oz.
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- Dual layers of heat-reflective film provide superior insulation at a lower packed size and weight, so you stay comfortable as the temperatures drop
- Third-party rated with an R-Value of 4.8 to keep you warm through 3 seasons of outdoor adventures
- Built with a tapered design to fit into most 2-person backpacking tents so you can minimize your packing list with a single sleeping pad
- Tapered design measures 50 in. (127 cm) wide at the head, 40 in. (102 cm) wide at the foot and 78 in. (198 cm) long
- 3.5 in. (9 cm) thick pad with quilted sleeping surface for all-night cushioned comfort; 4.25 in. (11 cm) larger outer chambers keep you cradled in the middle of the pad
- Quilted top provides a cushioned, pillowy sleeping surface
- Durable, superlight double ripstop nylon
- Seams and welds use aviation-grade TPU lamination, providing ultimate weld strength and dependability
- Antimicrobial treatment inside the pad prevents microorganism growth
- High-volume, dual valve allows for efficient and easy inflation, superfast deflation and micro-adjustments
- Includes pumphouse high-volume inflation sack, protective storage sack, replacement valve seal and 3M repair patches
- Individually inflated and tested at the Big Agnes factory, ensuring 100% quality performance
Imported.
View all Big Agnes Air Pads| Best Use | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Sleeping Pad Type | Air |
| Sleeping Pad Shape | Semirectangular |
| Insulated | Yes |
| Insulation Type | Synthetic |
| R-Value | 4.8 |
| Repair Kit Included | Yes |
| Stuff Sack Included | Yes |
| Packed Size | 5.5 x 11.5 inches |
| Sleeping Capacity | 2-person |
| Pad Thickness (in.) | 4.25 inches |
| Dimensions | 78 x 50/40 x 4.25 inches |
| Weight | 2 lbs. 11 oz. |
| Gender | Unisex |
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Ryan
San Francisco
Perfect for 2 person ultralight tents
1 year ago
This pad is awesome. It's slightly heavier than 2 single person pads, but it's also bigger and fits perfectly in a Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 or Nemo Hornet 2P tent. Annoyingly, it doesn't seem like there are any ultralight tents that fit 2 wide pads, so this is a fantastic option for those who want the extra sleeping space.
Age:25–34
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'9"
Yes , I recommend this product
StephS
Columbus, OH
Best backpacking purchase to date
10 months ago
Completely changed my backpacking/camping sleep experience. Perfectly fits the floor of the copper spur 2, allowing me to turn however I want without falling off the sleeping pad or having my arms weirdly dangling below the rest of my body. An inch thicker than my previous nemo sleeping pad has eliminated my need to overfill the sleeping pad to prevent my butt from hitting the ground. One million percent worth the added weight, even for a single person.
Age:35–44
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:5'6"
Yes , I recommend this product
alec
Best backpacking sleeping pad for 2!
1 year ago
Very warm and comfortable pad. Fits in my copper spur ul2 perfectly. It's almost as heavy as the tent with the inflation and stuff sack but worth it for two people. Comfortable enough for car camping or even a guest who doesn't want the couch.
Age:25–34
Height:6'0"
Yes , I recommend this product
Mesugo
California
Comfiest pad but slippery and noisy
1 year ago
Fantastic pad, super comfortable for me as a plus size front sleeper, my only complaint is that it's super slippery, need to make a slipcover for it or get some seam sealant to add some grip dots. It's not the quietest pad either, but comfy and lightweight for the size, so fair tradeoff.
Age:45–54
Weight:250–275 lbs.
Height:5'5"
bluemorpho
WV
Very comfortable for two people
1 year ago
My husband and I are in our early 60’s, and we are experienced campers and backpackers. We got this pad because we needed to take camping gear on a cross-country flight to camp near a national park in Utah with our adult children, and our Xped 10 (which has a slow leak anyway) was too bulky to pack in a suitcase with our other gear. The Big Agnes SL Insulated Tent Floor is not self-inflating and rolls into a surprisingly small volume for its inflated size. In addition to being compact for transportation, it was extremely comfortable - easily as comfortable as any double pad we’ve used for camping. The lows were 40ish and the pad was plenty warm below, though I don’t think we tested its limits, but we’ll likely use it in colder weather and expect it will be fine. I was concerned that the wedge shape (which allows it to fit into some 2-person tents) would be limiting but there was plenty of room for the two of us. (I think the 40-inch wide rectangular version would have been too narrow for us as we both use 25” individual pads for backpacking, but apparently 40 inches is plenty wide for our feet!) I did order a larger inflation sack that the one that came with the pad (Big Agnes Pump House), which allowed me to inflate the pad quickly - though I think its usefulness for other things is exaggerated. We at least partially deflated the pad every morning to get it out of the way in our tent (a Big Agnes Big House 4 that we were sharing with our son), and re-inflating in the evenings just took a minute or two. We don’t have one of those tiny portable electric pumps - that would work fine too but didn’t seem necessary. The pad was a little trickier to deflate fully for packing than a one-person inflatable due to the width and the way the air tubes run. Let’s just say that it’s best to get as much air as possible out (by rolling from foot to head with the deflate valve fully open, maybe a couple of times) before folding the pad and rolling it for storage. If this is done, the pad fits easily into its sack. No complaints about the pad, really - it just has a little learning curve. We got it for travel and car camping - it’s too heavy and bulky for backpacking. For its intended purpose it was better than expected.
Age:55–64
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'6"
Yes , I recommend this product
Jake L
Great 2 person backpacking pad
9 months ago
Perfect pack down size and fits great inside a 2 person tent! Me and my fiancé used it on our first backpacking trip and it is awesome! Only down side I could think of was it’s definitely noisy rolling around on if your not in a sleeping bag and it’s a little difficult without 2 people to pack it back up in the morning but still warm and great comfort
Age:25–34
Weight:150–175 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product
billiejean1257
Michigan
worth it
8 months ago
Supper comfy. Light for being a 2 person mattress. I’m plus size so I didn’t want to fight with a sleeping pad all night. So far loving it.
Age:25–34
Weight:325–350 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product
billiejean1257
Michigan
comfortable
2 months ago
I got this because I am plus size and wanted something I won’t roll off of. It is very comfortable and keeps you warm.
Age:25–34
Weight:325–350 lbs.
Height:5'8"
Yes , I recommend this product