[at-l] Sleeping Pad Puzzle

[Mara Factor]

I always advise hikers to use the lightest pad on which you can get a good 
night's sleep.  I'm jealous of those who can sleep on z-rest or other closed 
cell foam pads.  They are so light.  But, they are bulky...

If your pad is too bulky to fit the entire pad inside your pack, you may be 
able to cut off enough to form the "frame" to put inside your pack and carry 
the rest on the outside of the pack.  When going to sleep, if the two 
sections don't stay in place without help, you can probably rig a velcro 
(duct tape?) connector to hold them together while you're sleeping.

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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>From: Raphael Bustin <rafeb at speakeasy.net>
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:44:10 -0400
>
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>In a frameless "ultralight" pack, the idea is that you
>use the pad as the structure of the pack, right?
>The pad lines the inside of the pack, as I understand it.
>
>So.. doesn't the pad take up an enormous volume
>inside the pack?  Does this imply an oversized pack?
...