Therm-A-Rest Trail Scout Sleeping Mat

For years I had the smallest version since it took up the least amount of space in a pack or suitcase, but I found it relatively uncomfortable since from the knees down I was on cold, hard ground (I'm 5'1). I finally got around to buying the regular size and WOW does that make all the difference in the world. I sleep so well when I'm camping with this sleeping pad. My only complaint is now this one is like a foot too long! I wish there was a size in between small and regular, maybe a 65 inch or something.

I'm only looking at getting another one because of how long I've owned it. It is the most comfortable pad I've ever slept on. Leading me to believe it contains one inch of miracle foam. I would ask how has it survived me, I am amazed. Sign me, Happy Ole Guy

Comfortable, tough, stows small, simple to use. Works well as a floating pad for the lake.

I used this sleeping pad for a field school season, where I was sleeping in a tent for about a month. It was comfy, and it was comfy on the ground!

Good product. This is versatile and durable for hiking trips !

It's the lowest price of Therma-a-rest sleeping pads--other than closed-cell foam models, which I used for decades, primarily because they were light, cheap, and bullet-proof. (You could literally shoot a bullet through one, and it simply wouldn't matter.) But then this thing happened to me out of the blue. I got old...and my scoliosis of the spine finally caught up with me. So I emulated my clever wife, who had been happily sleeping on a TAR Trail Scout model for several years. This thing is only an inch think, pretty light, and compact when rolled up, and I could't believe how comfortable it was. I started awaking in my tent in the morning backache-free. Due to my back issues, I had to give up sleeping on my stomach, and this pad was still comfortable for side-sleeping. Upon unrolling the pad, It only takes a few breaths to fill it to one's preferred firmness. Recently, we returned from a week-long canoe trip in Utah. My wife and I slept well, while our friends kept slipping off the new ultra-light blow-up pads they had purchased for the trip. A few years ago, another friend purchased a fancy new pad for a canoe trip, and it sprung a leak on the first or second night out. She didn't sleep well for the remainder of the trip, while our basic Trail Scouts just continued to do their job and do it admirably.. Today I took a nap in an underground parking garage while my wife was upstairs in the hospital having eye surgery. I slept on a plywood platform in our Subie Outback.. Once again, no issues with side sleeping on this hard wooden surface. Okay...so maybe my experience is limited. In 50+ years of car-camping, river-camping, and backpacking, I've only experienced sleeping on closed-cell foam sleeping pads and the TAR Trail Scout pad. (I'm 74 next month.) So it's quite possible that TAR and other manufacturers produce even more comfortable pads. Maybe so. But I have no reason to look for a different pad when I already own a reliable pad that is light, packable, and provides a good night's sleep on Mother Earth. Tip: The Trail Scout comes with a stuff sack that requires you to fold the pad in half before rolling it up. I didn't like this configuration--not good for packing in my situations. so I purchased a separate, full-width stuff sack from Thermarest (longer but skinnier). It's slightly roomier than the full-width stuff sack that came with my wife's pad, so it's easier to pull over the rolled-up pad.

Warranty is unbelievable. Have had this camp pad for 6 years and then it started to leak. Sent it in for free repair and instead got a free replacement.

I really like this pad, it is the best one I have owned. I find that I do not slip off the pad in the middle of the night compared to something like NeoAirÂ:registered: XLite:tm: Sleeping Pad which is slick. Even though NeoAir pads are much lighter and more compact, I would choose this one. This pad is perfect if you backpack or camp, but don't need something extremely light or something high off the ground for super cold nights. I also find that this pad is more durable and I am less worried about puncturing it. Overall, it is an awesome pad for the price.