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Posted by Tipi Walter on April 9, 2008 at 9:08:55 am EDT
In reply to Which Thermarest posted by friend on March 29, 2008 at 1:23:03 pm EDT

The Thermarest brand can be very confusing as they occasionally change product names and completely revamp their whole line. I'm no expert on the history of Thermarest, but in the old days they had the Standard shorty and the Standard long, orange babies with the metal valves(and then brought out the foam Ridgerest).

They expanded this line to include the Camp Rest and others. Then they discontinued the Standard line and came out with pads called the Expedition short/reg/large, knockoffs like the Explorer and the Backpacker, phew, confusing. And don't forget the Ultralight model, 1 inch thick and very light at the time it came out. Too thin for winter.

AND THEN a couple of years ago they revamped and changed all the names again, to Prolite 3 and 4, Trail Guide and the Trail Comforts. Who can keep up with all this?

Anyway, as kutenay said, I really like the Prolite 4 large for 3 season camping(it's a little thin for snow and winter camping--can feel my butt on the ground when sitting up). My current favorite for winter is an older model called the Expedition, 25x77x1.75, and if I had to upgrade I'd go with the Trail Comfort large at 2 inches thick. Heavy but comfy.

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