Part of my camp sleeping setup - Therm-a-Rest Z-Lite Sleeping Pad

i am 5'6, 125lbs, in my early 40's, and vegetarian for many years now. which means even though i enjoy the outdoors and camping, i'm looking for a little bit more comfort and get cold very easily. i have mainly car camped (no serious backcountry forays yet) and have used this item a handful of times so far (no winter use yet).

with that said, i integrate this sleeping pad into part of a larger setup for comfort and warmth. i lay this down as an initial layer, on top of which i have the klymit insulated static v. i'm then tucked into my kelty tuck 22 sleeping bag. even with all this, i find that i will still get cold occasionally. so i have another thick coleman 2-person sleeping bag that i can add to the mix and that about makes everything perfect for me. again, i get cold very easily (people often comment on how many layers i wear and aren't i hot?).

i like the sleeping pad because it was a great price, it's very lightweight (for car camping), and it doesn't take up much space. i also feel better thinking that this closed-cell foam mattress is the closest to the ground and would likely take abuse that might puncture the klymit inflatable pad.

if i had to travel lighter/smaller, i would have to lose the coleman sleeping bag. if i also had to stay warm, i would consider the addition of a fleece liner to the kelty sleeping bag or something. i'm likely an unusual case, but hey, if you're like me, this is my experience...

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.