Comments about Therm-A-Rest Thermarest Trail Pro Self Inflating Sleeping Pad:

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Comments about Therm-A-Rest Thermarest Trail Pro Self Inflating Sleeping Pad:

Used with my Kelty Cosmic 0 Down bag. Long, wide and thick enough to provide comfort . Easy to pack .
No ties on pad to prevent slipping. Used in Durango Colorado and Eureka California. Very different climates worked well each location.

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I used this for a weekend car camping trip to Cherry Springs, PA in late November. It was replacing a Coleman self-inflater I've had since the 90's. Temps got down into the low to mid 20's at night and this kept any chill from the ground away. It was left to self-inflate during our set-up, then got a few extra puffs of air for comfort and that was it.

There was no sliding off of the bag at night even though the ground was not perfectly level, and the valve kept the air in. The ground was grassy so I can't speak to how it'd perform on hardpan or stony ground, but I was comfortable, and it helped the sleeping bag maintain its rating.

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We bought these for a camping trip in the Florida Keys. Despite Hurricane Sandy, our tent and these mats performed very well. Despite the rain and wind, we got a comfortable night's rest and were ready to go the next day. Since they're new, I can't comment on how long they'll last but so far, so good.

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Excellant addition to my camping equipment. It unfolded nicely, easy to blow up (I have too - at 270lbs). Seems well constructed, easy to roll up and pack in storage case. Biggest plus is it is confortable, and makes sleeping on the ground much warmer and comfortable.

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Got this one to replace an older Thermarest that I had carried on many backpacking trips, but unfortunately recently got a leak. Anyway, the new one is much more bulky, and I doubt I'll want to use it with my backpack. It should be fine for car camping though.

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I slept soundly on this mattress pad without the least discomfort. It did not slip from its original position and packed down later with ease.

Comments about Therm-A-Rest Thermarest Trail Pro Self Inflating Sleeping Pad:

I took this car camping up to lake George, and wow what a confortable self inflating pad. I slept so good i thought i was at home in my bed. It puffed up nice and thick, and i never touched the ground. I was going to go with the 1.5 inch pad, but went with the 2 inch one instead and i am glad i did because this thing is great. And when packed up in the little bag they give you it stow's away quit nicely. i am going to take this backpacking without a doubt, very pleased with the purchase of this pad.

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I recently went camping with a bad back. This sleeping pad gave me comfortable, airy support while still being small and easy to pack.

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I'm an old wilderness guide with old equipment, but I ordered a large full length Trail Pro for my teenaged daughter and my wife to try for 3 and 5 nights of car camping respectively. Neither had spent any time sleeping on the ground for the past few years and typically share their opinions with me. As a result, I consider them both to have been good test subjects. This pad takes up a bit more space and adds some weight to a pack. In exchange it is very comfortable fully inflated, and relatively spacious.

Just don't expect a 2" pad to emerge if you wait to inflate it until your tent mate is zipping up their sleeping bag. And don't expect it to gain full volume within 24 hours of unpacking from the plastic sales wrap. After rolling up the Trail Pro on the morning of our trip and storing it compressed, a half hour with the valve open attained slightly less thickness than the original Thermarest. But after a night of less than perfect sleeping, the Trail Pro reached the full 2" thickness a few hours after we re-opened the valve the next morning. My wife says she probably wouldn't have slept well the first night anyway. The foam in this pad has memory so it is slower to inflate within the shell, and slower to compress under you, so I'm not sure which pad would have been more comfortable that night.

Would I take the Trail Pro in place of my original Thermarest? Yes, unless the extra space is too costly. On a several night trip staying at a single spot, I would take this along every time. Folding and rolling it up to carry in a canoe, kayak, bike pannier or backpack for long days of travel from site to site may warrant taking a means to inflate the pad.