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Barry,
What weight are you and do you sleep on your side? One of my issues is that the normal Thermarests allow my shoulder & hip to hit the ground. Adding the egg foam would give loft yes but still enough to stop a shoulder and hip thats taking all the weight?

When laying on your back you spread the weight out across the body so no one part is poking down further. When on your side all the body weight is on the shoulder & hip, two points. Most mattresses I have tried just can't fight that.

What about the large air tube mattresses? The Exped series of Big Agni (plural) OR Syn Mats have 3.5 inches of thickness and insulation R value of 6.0. at..... 3lbs....but it's for comfort. I feel like I may get banned for talking about carrying the heaviest thing possible. (the link has a good chart to compare the size, weight, r value, etc...)


I use the Big Agnes, and I'm heavier than you and a side sleeper, although I do roll around.
I am most comfortable in a hammock, but when on the ground I find if I take the BA and inflate it fully, it's a little too firm for side sleeping. My trick is to get on it, with it inflated fully, lie on my side, and then carefully let a little air out until my hip dosn't quite touch the ground - then I find it's pretty darn nice. If I let out too much air, I just re-inflate a bit or start over. I suggest you walk into REI or somthing like that, and try the same tactic
on the floor with a big agnes or an exped inflatable.

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... any other mods I'm missing

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Also, anyone use the Kelty Triptease line? Is it worth the extra dough?


I've seen it, but cant bear spending money on it more than I spend on 130 lb test braided dacron flyline backing- which works great and costs next to nothing off the bulk spools at a fishing store.
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