So what would you do?

I bought another Big Agnes bag recently, and since it has a sleeve and no down on the bottom, of course I need a pad. My wife’s had an original yellow, crinkly Thermarest Neoair for two years and I like the feel of the perpendicular tube design, but want to opt for a newer version. So the choices are this for a Large (20”x77”x2.5”) one:

A new, still-in-box Neoair Trekker from an individual on craigslist, $65, probably get it for $60. It's the second version, less noisy, heavier but much less likely to puncture. Specs: Weight: 1#8oz., R value: 2, rolled 13”x4.5”.

Or

A new Neoair All Season, $169.00 from most online outfitters, free shipping. Third version and marketed as a 4-season pad. Specs: Weight 1#9oz., R value of 4.9, rolled size: 11”x4.8”

Or

The newest Neoair XTherm, $219.00 when it becomes available in April. Fourth version, and a pad that breaks the $200 barrier for a Large. Specs: Weight: 1#6oz., has an R-value of 5.7. I was not able to find what will be its rolled size but probably similar to the All Season, although one gear tester said it rolled up to the “size of an orange.” Reviews are that it is incredibly warm.

So, what to do . . . Wait (and get a second job to pay for it?) Go cheap and haul along a closed-cell pad to put under the Trekker on cold nights, Or hope they start discounting the already outdated All Season?

(Or none of the above?)

(Note, I sleep cold and usually camp in mtns. with temps in the 30s.)