TIL those ultralight foam sleeping pads are actually worth the hype

I spent 4 nights on the Long Trail in Vermont last month with a cheap inflatable pad that sprung a leak on day 1, so I grabbed a $30 foam pad at a gear shop in Rutland and honestly slept better on that thin thing than I did on my mattress at home - anyone else been converted by the humble CCF pad?

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taylor.paige4mo ago

A gas station foam mat for real?

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the_sam4mo ago

Drove all the way up to Maine last fall with a high end inflatable and woke up on the ground at 3am every single night. Finally gave in and bought a blue foam mat from a gas station near Moosehead Lake. My back has never been happier sleeping on a parking lot.

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