How to Choose the Best Sleeping Pad for Camping and Backpacking

Keep your pack light and your slumber deep with the Therm-a-Rest Trail ProLite. Designed with the reliable self-inflating technology you know and love, it features new, more sustainable fabric
Made in USA.
View all Therm-a-Rest Self-inflating PadsBest Use | Backpacking |
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Sleeping Pad Type | Self-inflating |
Sleeping Pad Shape | Mummy |
Insulated | Yes |
Insulation Type | Open-cell Foam |
R-Value | 3.8 |
Stuff Sack Included | Yes |
Packed Size | Regular: 6.8 x 11 inches Regular Wide: 7 x 13 inches Long: 7 x 13 inches |
Sleeping Capacity | 1-person |
Pad Thickness (in.) | 2 inches |
Dimensions | Regular: 72 x 20 x 2 Regular Wide: 72 x 25 x 2 Long: 77 x 25 x 2 |
Weight | Regular: 1 lb. 8 oz. Regular Wide: 1 lb. 14 oz. Long: 2 lbs. |
Gender | Unisex |
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Do not be fooled by the "lifetime warranty" that Thermarest once stood for. This once-great company has been gutted by its new corporate owner, Cascade Designs, which has systematically dismantled its customer service to the point of non-existence. My experience is a stark warning to anyone considering a purchase from them. I bought my Thermarest sleeping pad from REI eight years ago, largely because I trusted the brand and its lifetime warranty promise. When the pad recently developed a leak, I thought it would be a straightforward warranty claim. I was wrong. After submitting a warranty form through their website, I waited three weeks without a single response. I tried again, completing the form a second time. Still nothing. I then attempted the old-fashioned method—I tried to call them. I finally found a phone number for Cascade Designs, but it was a dead end. The automated system offered no way to speak to a human and simply looped me back to the useless online warranty form. It's a prime example of a company that has replaced quality customer support with a digital black hole designed to avoid its obligations. This is a complete bait-and-switch. A company built on a reputation for quality they could stand behind has been ruined by corporate ownership focused solely on cutting costs. If you buy a Thermarest product today, be forewarned: if anything goes wrong, you will not be able to take advantage of the warranty. As a result of this infuriating experience, we are filing complaints with the state of Washington against Cascade Designs for false advertising and false warranty representation. I strongly recommend that you avoid all Cascade Designs brands at all costs. You'll thank me later.
I am writing this revue after one use but I don’t think my opinion is going to change much. Here’s what I did like about it: I am 5’10’ and the regular length is long enough. It was very easy to inflate- it’s labeled as self inflating which is does a little but a few puffs and it’s inflated so very easy. It’s not slippery so I did not have the problem or rolling off! My one real complain is that the standard size one is not wide enough for someone like me that sleeps on their side. It was either my head was off the pad or my butt was off. If you are a back or a stomach sleeper, this is a decent pad for you.