Yes both pads are on top of the list for comfort at the moment. I'm using the Tensor reg wide (so 72 x 25) so more space but I heard about the EtherLight and will probably be my next one. BUT... they are both great to be honest. Can't go wrong with them.
Nice video! I decided to go with the non-insulated Ether Light XT in the long/wide but with a mummy taper. The taper isn't that noticeable and works super well in my GG1 which also tapers near the foot end. Knock on wood, I haven't had an issue with my 3.5R value Tensor yet! I find the 20D thickness to work decently well. I wouldn't trust the 10D on the Uberlite for sure. I'm also 5'8" and always get the long/wide of any pad and quilt! Comfort is king! 👑
What the heck are you buying a long version pad when your 5-8” dude? 😂 that is not how you save the grams. And yeah I’ve heard nothing but horror stories about the Therm-a-rest Uberlite pad.
@@SouthernHike COMMMMMFORRRRT 🤣 I'd be thinking about my legs falling off the end as much as I would by getting a narrow pad and thinking my shoulders would fall off the sides.
One of my kids has a Neo Air. Me and the other kid have the Klymit. It’s not as nice but I paid $35 for mine on sale. I only do a few days out in the Spring so its ok but not great. For $300 the Neo Air should be better.
I’ve been preaching this pad forever. As much as I love it, I think the Big Agnes Zoom UL is my go to now because it’s lighter and just as comfortable. I do think the S2S is just as good though.
@@derekhughes4028 I have the Rapide and it hurts my back just thinking about taking it out over the Zoom. If you aren't winter backpacking, the Zoom is the best choice I think.
Thats great you were willing to try that wider pad. I found Klymit 30" Is the one for me. They also have a 27" tapered pad. I'm willing to carry the extra weight to get that good night's sleep.
I was going to get the sea to summit etherlite extreme, but after hearing Dan Becker call them junk and described the warmth rating as not existent, I am very reluctant to purchase it. I’ve instead been looking at the big Agnes rapide. I was going to let my son have my sea to summit comfort light insulated that I’m currently using. I’m very happy with that pad. I’m 6’9” and it was the longest pad I could find. Apparently tall people are SOL when it comes to quality backpacking gear. Only average sized humans in the woods I guess. Haha.
Be careful if you buy a Flextail pump and still take your inflating sack with you. My pump (the 1 oz version) only worked twice and I was unable to fully inflate my sleeping pad because I left my inlating sack at home to save space and weight.
I've got the Klymit pad as I'm a cheapskate. My last trip I slept on two blue foam pads (probably close to 40 years old) as my kids took the Klymit pads. I did buy the flextail pump using the discount code, but I know my wife will wonder why I bought it. Oh well!
I have the insulated ether light xt large and love it. I was having a few nights where I found it uncomfortable and a bit cold. I figured out if I don't have it super inflated it gets cold. Maybe inflating it around 6 or 7, and as it gets colder in the night the air pressure inside of it drops and I start to get cold. Giving it a half a breath or so into it before i go to bed seems to have fixed my issue. Are you finding it cold if it is not really well inflated?
To be 100% with you I turn in to a oven when I sleep. 😂 so I haven’t necessarily ran in to that issue. Not to say others haven’t! I do know temperature drop can for sure deflate a pad.
What are you all doing to your tensors to make them leak? LOL. I’ve had mine for years and been fine. Oh wait that’s cause I am a hammock camper LOL. Sea to summit one looks pretty solid.
@@SouthernHike And it has nothing to do with hammocking. I think the real factor is that people who have had a Tensor for "years" don't seem to have an issue whereas the issue with leaks in the Tensor skyrocketed in the last year. It's like it got popular and they started cutting corners, especially the uninsulated one...seems to be a toss up if it's going to be durable or not.
Any pad that I buy has to be 25” wide! A 4” high pad would not work for me in my one person tent because it would put my head and feet into the walls. Great topic as behind my shoes my sleep system is my priority! Happy Hiking
And 78" long. It's rather baffling that supposedly only 15% of the population is over 6' tall, yet 78" pads are always the first to get sold out. Every damn time. Either they make far fewer 78" pads or there's a disproportionate amount of tall backpackers.
