Sleeping Bags and Pads

Recent Sleeping Bag/Pad Reviews

NEMO Astro Lite

Only used it twice, inside a tent, with a ground cloth underneath the tent. It started leaking after that and was flat every morning. Bought this new. Blew it up and left it in my gear room for a week before my two-week expedition and it was fine. While traveling the pad was kept rolled per instructions and in a hard aluminum case with other soft gear such as clothes, jackets, etc. Night one and two were great, very comfortable. Night three and on it leaked to totally flat every night. Our group… Full review

Feathered Friends Geoduck Down Pillow

Works great if enclosed in a rolled up dry sack or compression bag, otherwise it flattens out and is too slippery to stay in place. I was unhappy with this pillow as the inner part protrudes almost immediately like toothpaste coming out of the tube, which flattens the pillow. Moreover, the fabric was so slippery the pillow kept sliding out from under my head on my sleeping pad. Then it occurred to me to encase the pillow in my sleeping bag’s compression sack. I rolled it up to make the bag tight… Full review

Big Agnes Accessory Park Bag Wedgie

The Big Agnes Park Bag Wedgie is an optional accessory that works with both the Diamond Park and Echo Park series. It zips the opposite sides of a Park Series quilt component together, adding extra shoulder room, 9 inches at the top, to create a mummy bag effect for even broad shouldered folk. Big Agnes puts a lot of effort into their designs and construction, but took the easy out when coming up with a name for the Wedgie. It is exactly as advertised, an insulated wedge with zippers running down… Full review

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir Topo Luxe

The NeoAir Topo Luxe offers excellent comfort for a price in weight. For "comfortably light" hikers (not ultralight!), this is the "recliner" for your back country living room. Warm enough to take you into at least the shoulder seasons, unbelievably comfy, sturdily constructed, and much quieter than other NeoAir models. Weight is the big issue (1lb 7-14 oz depending on size), but the 4-inch height might have to be factored in for those who are tall enough to be near your tent walls. At this height,… Full review

Klymit Cush Seat

A super lightweight pad, that packs down tiny, when you want a little something between your tush and the ground. On most day hikes, I like to have a little something to sit on when I am having lunch or chilling creek-side. For years, I have used a Therm-a-Rest Z-seat, a compact closed cell mat for that. But sometimes, when going fast and light with a small pack, I don't really have space for it. I kept getting emails from Klymit offering the Cush Seat pad "for free. You just pay the shipping."… Full review

Outdoor Vitals Ultralight Stretch Pillow

If 2.9 ounces in your pack is worth a better night’s sleep, then Outdoor Vitals’ Ultralight Stretch Pillow deserves a look. Relatively light. Exceedingly comfortable. As an admitted pillow skeptic I have been made a believer with this product. From my earliest days as a Boy Scout, the one thing I did was stuff clothes in a bag and use it as a pillow. WHY would I do anything else? Well, I have been listening to numerous hiking podcasts this winter, and a recurring theme is that an inflatable… Full review

Wiggy's Super Light

Bag failed to keep my feet warm at 30 degrees and you saw on different sites where people were having the same issue with the newer bags now. The older ones don't have that trouble. There is just not enough installation in the foot area in the new ones. Texted Jerry Wigutow about it and he had a very negative response about, told me first off get in a tent on a pad, then he told me to get a pair of booties. Then I sent him copies of other sites having the same trouble because he said he never had… Full review

Coleman Rest Easy Camp Pad

Forget your lantern or light. This pad gives off so much high static electricity and it HURTS. Could this be very dangerous in a gasoline-driven car? I am deeply concern. Full review

NEMO Tensor Alpine

The NEMO Tensor Alpine ultralight sleeping pad is a do-it-all pad. It’s small and light enough to carry into the mountains, it’s warm enough to use in all four seasons, it’s comfortable enough to sleep soundly through the night, and it’s easy enough to inflate/deflate that you won’t dread setting up or tearing down. This pad is the warmest I’ve ever slept on and one of the easiest to inflate/deflate. Conditions: I’ve tested the NEMO Tensor Alpine pad (Wide/Long option) over the course… Full review