Time-Saver Guide to Choosing a Sleeping Mat
Posted by Andy Neil on Feb 12, 2025
A good sleeping mat does more than add comfort—it insulates you from the cold ground, making it just as important as your sleeping bag. Here’s how to choose the right one in no time.
Types of Sleeping Mats Not all sleeping mats are created equal. The right choice depends on your balance between comfort, weight, durability, and insulation.
Inflatable: Lightweight, compa
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Nemo Equipment Tent Ranges Explained
Posted by Mark Richardson on Mar 27, 2024
We stock the key ranges of Nemo tents, find out which they are and what they do on this page. Delivering 4x more lasting water repellency and 3x less stretch when wet, our new OSMO tent fabric is also made from 100% recycled yarns free from any PFC or PFAS. The first of its kind, it was carefully designed for both exceptional performance and reduced impact on the planet. The Elite monike
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Big Agnes Sleeping Mat Buying Guide
Posted by Mark Richardson on Mar 18, 2024
In this post we look at the Big Agnes sleeping mats that we stock and tell you a bit about them. Big Agnes's sleeping mats start at around 400 grams, they tend not to make extremely lightweight pads, preferring to focus on comfort and high insulation value, their pads are light for the job that they do. Designed for ultralight backcountry adventures, the Zoom UL Insulated eliminates the
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Nemo Equipment Sleeping Mat Ranges Explained
Posted by Mark Richardson on Feb 22, 2024
We stock the key ranges of Nemo sleeping mats, find out which they are and what they do here. — Improving on our original, best-selling Tensor line, Tensor™ Trail offers versatile warmth for three-season adventures where weight is the top priority. Designed to take you from spring to fall, it keeps nights restful and packs up light. The pad’s interior features NEMO’s proprietary Spacefra
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MSR Tent Buying Guide
Posted by Mark Richardson on Feb 02, 2024
We stock all the key MSR tent models and on this page we look at what they are and how they differ from each other. We also give our opinion. — So compact and light, it’s hardly noticeable in your pack, the Front Range tarp shelter lets parties of four move faster on giant alpine missions and ski traverses, with all-season protection from the elements. Supremely versatile—it makes a featherwe
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Big Agnes Lost Ranger Review - Trek Scotland
Posted by Trek Scotland on Apr 14, 2022
“The Lost Ranger 3N1 20° sleeping bag is part of our
latest evolution of the Big Agnes Sleep System. This modular bag design offers
just what you’d expect: three bag configurations in one simple, yet technical
sleep system.”
Combining sleeping bags has long been a choice of ours for a
few reasons, including boosting the warmth of an older bag extending its use,
or combining separat
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