Originally Posted By BZH
Originally Posted By Sponge
Maybe worth trying again with a $20 CCF pad under this one to see if it helps any. I certainly like that better than spending big money on what may be a lost cause for me.


It seems counterintuitive but the standard recommendation is to put the CCF pad on top of the inflatable pad. The reason is that the initial coldness you felt was your body warming up the air inside your pad. If you put the CCF pad on top you buffer that cooling process and more effectively insulate yourself from that pad.

It took me a while to figure out why so many people were reporting that it is much warmer for the CCF pad on top, but experienced backpackers almost universally report it is true.


Mind. Blown.