Therm-a-Rest Trail Lite

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Product Features

• Our best combination of comfort and compactness.
• Lightweight: Light enough to pack on any adventure.
• Compact: Thinner than Trail Comfort for smaller roll size.
• Durable: 150D polyester stands the test of time.
• Weight 2lbs. 11oz.Rolled Size 26x4.6in. R-Value 3.8 Thickness 1.5in.

Product Description

Product Description
Our all-new Trek & Travel mattresses offer greater comfort along with the versatility to go anywhere and do anything. They're light enough for the trail yet comfortable enough for base camp--perfect for everyone from backpackers and globe-trotters to paddlers and car campers.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000FCBP8Y
• Item model number: 8422
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,386 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A back saver (plus how to avoid the slip), May 4, 2009

By	Andrew J. Riemer "Andrew James Riemer" (Winsted, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently picked up a large Trail Lite pad as I re-outfitted myself before a camping trip. I had a Therm-a-Rest pad when I was younger, but I went a few years with no time for camping so I had divested myself of most of my gear. I consider myself a bit of a tightwad, so I had a hard time making my purchase (especially since I could get one of those cheap blue-foam pads for less than $10), but I decided to go for it anyway, based largely on my memory of my previous Therm-a-Rest.

On the other side of my recent trip, I'm glad I opted for the Therm-A-Rest. My sons packed in those blue foam rolls, and I caught a nap on one of them. They don't compare to the amount of padding you get with the air-foam combination of the Therm-a-Rest Trail Lite (though the insulation factor is probably just as good).

STORAGE and INFLATION TIP
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To keep inflation times to a minimum (and to reduce or eliminate the need to inflate it yourself), be sure to store the pad unrolled an open, as described on the fact sheet. They recommend under a bed or behind a couch, but for me the back wall of the closet works best. If rolled and stored, the foam tends to remember being in its compressed state, and it takes longer to fill (or you'll end up blowing it up). If you keep it unrolled until right before your trip, it will expand and self-inflate faster.

TO BEAT THE SLIPPING PROBLEM
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When I was younger, that was the thing I hated most about my Therm-a-Rest pad--the way a nylon-shelled sleeping bag would slide off on nearly any incline. To fix that, I purchased a roll of that rubber-matting material (it's bumpy and forms an open mesh pattern)--the stuff that's often sold in the housewares section to keep things from slipping or sliding in drawers, or can be placed under smaller kitchen rugs or mats--and I roll a lenght of it into my Therm-a-Rest before I head out. With that down between my sleeping bag and the pad, I don't have as many problems with slippage. It even makes it easier to turn over in the bag, without the bag itself flipping over.

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT
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I strongly encourage you to consider purchasing a stuff sack for your Therm-a-Rest pad. Having the sack that fits your pad makes packing the pad a snap (no web straps or bungee cords to deal with), and it helps keep dust and grime from the trail from getting on your pad. Even if you set down your pack (or if it falls over), you'll soil the shell and not the pad itself.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Slippery, August 10, 2007

By	Stuart Quirk (Riverdale, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The product fell short in comparison. I took the mat on a backpacking trip and my girlfriend took a different kind. We ended up trading back a forth so someone only had to suffer the thermarest every other night. My sleeping bag slipped all over it when sleeping on any sort of an incline (camping = almost always) I would frequently wake up halfway off of the mat. My girlfriend's mat had little ridges and a little inflated ring around the edges to prevent all the slip-sliding.
Also - ANNOYING to try and JAM into the carrying sleeve. HALF AN INCH WIDER would have been fantastic. I ended up sweaty and frusterated every morning after my restless sleep.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well rested camper, October 25, 2006

By	C. Werme (Brentwood, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I took this for a weekend hiking/camping trip and was very pleased with it. The comfort astounded me to be perfectly honest. I was told beforehand that the self-inflatable mats usually needed some help blowing up(via mouth)the first time or so because of being packaged so tightly for a period of time. This was true, but not a problem whatsoever. It took only a couple of minutes to have it all set up and it stayed full and comfortable the entire weekend. The mat compacts fairly well and is definitely light enough to take along on any hiking trip. I think it is well worth the money.

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