User Review: Therm-A-Rest Trail Comfort

Therm-A-Rest Trail Comfort
Above: The current Trail Comfort, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 25, 2007 by LBA7895

Rating:
Price Paid: $74.95

At my age, you can scrimp on certain things; but after a day of hiking, I want a good night's sleep. Also, I have a tendency to roll off a regular sized pad. So I got the Trail Comfort in a Large.

If you are thru-hiking, this is not for you at 3lbs 4oz, when a Ridge Rest Large is about 16 oz. However, if you can tolerate the weight, the rewards, in terms of comfort and cushioning are well worth it. You'll get a peaceful, restful night's sleep with this Trail Comfort.

A word of advice: When you are ready to de-camp, open the valve, roll the pad up as tightly as you can, close the valve, unroll the pad, re-roll the pad as tightly as you can and when you are about 75% re-rolled, open the valve to let out the remaining air, then close the valve when finished rolling. You'll get a nice tight roll for your pack. If you use two velcro straps to tighten the roll, it should slip easily into it's carrying case.

I gave it a "4" because for comfort, etc. it rates a "5" minus a "1" for the weight.