At any price this pad is a great value, It performs flawlessly. I've learned to store it flat with the valve open, and only roll it when I'm actually hiking, so it inflates very quickly and completely. I have the 3/4 version and it's been out about 30 days over 4 years. I bought the stuff sack so that it gets some protection as I lash it vertically on the outside of my pack. Another reviewer mentioned that there should be nore reviews of this product, I see folks with them on the trail alot.

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Slumber jack, cheap closed cell foam.

this is a great thermarest- 1 1/2 inches thick and lighter than the standard. The Guidelight is 20 in wide, but the Camplight, made of the same foam and thickness, is 25 inches wide.

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Thermarest Camplight- same foam thickness etc as Guidelight, but 25 inches wide vs 20. And that extra 5 inches makes the world of difference!

It is good except my elbows and shoulders hang off the edge when I move in my sleep. It doesn't grip my sleeping bag so I wake up off it sometimes, I got a hole in it one trip and had to sleep on ground, until I fixed it at home, now I bring the repair kit. It is very comfortable though.

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None

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Ridge Rest by Therm a Rest, it is a pad that dose not inflate.

I love my thermarest! Not only do I hike, camp, and paddle with it, but when I was in college and couldn't afford a bed I slept on it for 6 months straight. Besides having to get up and down from the floor, I didn't mind at all. It was definetly the best outdoor gear investment I have made so far.

After years of use (and abuse), I've only had a couple of pin holes, that I found by submerging the pad in water and sealing with shoe goo. I never had problems with themagain or had to re-repair them.

The only downfalls are that I would have gotten one that was a little wider, because I'm a restless sleepper, and often find myself half off the the pad; and if you pop it and don't have anything to repair it with, it is more or less like sleeping on the ground.

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no experience

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z-rest -- pretty good for the price, but not nearly as comfortable
the ground -- it really does suck!