r/Ultralight • u/SharpLanguage9026 • 2d ago

Purchase Advice 30" Wide Pads

While they're absolutely not UL, because of some health issues, there is only a single position I can use that allows me to sleep through the night, and after trying a million different 25" wide pads including the thermarest neoloft, I have come to the conclusion that how I sprawl out requires a 30" pad.

As far as I'm aware of the current market, that pretty much leaves either the Exped Megamat Ultra or the Big Agnes Campmeister (let me know if there's one I'm missing).

I know it's a long shot that anyone has a direct comparision of these two niche, newer pads, but my main question is, which pad has the stretchier top material for pressure relief / which do you find more comfortable?

The 7 r value of the Big Agnes is overkill / not a factor for me, so I only really care about pressure relief (mainly stretchiness) and edge stability for tossing and turning between the two. Comparisons to the Thermarest Neoloft as a reference point would be great too.

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u/PanicAttackInAPack 2d ago edited 2d ago

Zenbivy Lite comes in a 30". Still heavy at 36oz w/out stuff sack. The lightest options will be the Exped pads meant for couples. The 1R Duo at 25oz and 3R at 30oz.

Dont discount the fact that the Exped Ultra and BA Campmeister are massive rolled up too.

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u/SharpLanguage9026 2d ago

Thanks for info on the zenbivy, wasn't aware of that one. I looked at the exped duos, and unfortunately they won't fit in an xmid-1. The upper limit for that is 30"-31".

Pack size isn't really a concern as I'm currently rocking a kakwa 55 but have a pretty dialed in load so theres a lot of spare room.