[pct-l] Sleeping gear recommendations

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

The NeoAir does take a while to blow up. I didn't realize that. I should
have, since it's not self-inflating.

I've really, really tried to use a close-cell foam pad to sleep on. But
since I'm a woman who isn't a stick figure, I (un)fortunately have hips that
are too big to make it comfortable. And every time I've tried I wake up
every thirty minutes at night to roll over because some part of me has lost
its feeling. I just don't get a good night's sleep, ever, even when I try to
get used to it for a few days. My male hiking partners never have a problem,
so I've always just chalked it up to hips.

Anyway, many people on this list have suggested getting the 1/8 inch foam
pad from Gossamer Gear and using it under the NeoAir. I'm planning on doing
that, partly because I really like having something to sit on in the poky
desert. Only my pad's the one from Prolitegear.com, since GG was out of
stock apparently when I tried to buy it. It's shiiiny...

On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net>wrote:

>
>
> Not only that, but watching Shroomer blow up his NeoAir is VERY
> entertaining.
>
>
> Mango
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Williams" <baidarker at gmail.com>
> To: "John Abela" <abela at johnabela.com>
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 10:58:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sleeping gear recommendations
>
> Just a plug for the neo.  I carried one all last year, and just took it
> into
> a very chaparral covered area for a 3 day backpack trip this past week.  I
> cowboy camped on a chunk of tyvek for most of last year's thru hike, so no
> double layer, and still have not had it get punctured or loose any air.  I
> think they're reasonably tough.  Cactus thorns will puncture them, so I was
> careful in the deserts, but slept many nights on prickly pine needles,
> rocks
> and twigs, and didn't have it get a puncture, and have never slept on a
> more
> comfortable mat.  I met many folks using them on trail last year, and
> punctures were not what they talked about, the great sleep they got was.
>  For some of the younger folks I traveled with, who were on little foam
> mats, I used to tease them by offering them 10 minutes on my neo for a bite
> of their snickers.  No one ever killed me for it, but after they took a lay
> down on it, pretty much everyone of them swore they'd have one next hike.
>
> For young folks, you can all pretty much sleep on rocks and be just fine,
> but for the elders on trail, those of us not as absolutely trail tough as
> Steel-Eye or Switchback and a few others, I highly recommend the neo.  It
> works well on a crowded motel floor too.
>
> Shroomer
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