405 | Sleeping Pad Selection, Misconceptions, and More...

The Hunt Backcountry Podcast

by Exo Mtn Gear

Sports, Sports:wilderness, Health & Fitness, Wilderness

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Maybe you have been let down by an uncomfortable, cold, or deflated sleeping pad in the backcountry. If you have, you know that you never want to experience that again. Can an inflatable sleeping bag be comfortable, warm, and durable? How do you select the right one? In today's podcast, we have a deep-dive discussion on inflatable sleeping pads with Brandon Bowers, the Product Manager at Therm-a-Rest. This conversation will explain sleeping pad design and materials. A sleeping pad's warmth, as measured in "R-Value", and what that really means. Some misconceptions about sleeping pads, tips and tricks for using inflatable sleeping pads, and more. Therm-a-Rest NXT: https://www.thermarest.com/search?q=nxt SIG GIVEAWAY: https://exomtngear.com/podcast LEAVE A MESSAGE: https://speakpipe.com/huntbackcountry or [email protected]

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Huntback Country Podcast.
0:26.7	This is episode number 405 and today we're kind of taking a deep dive on sleeping pads.
0:34.4	Pretty simple gear for sure, but there's a lot that you can overlook or misunderstand
0:40.7	about how to select a sleeping pad, even how to use one as funny as that may sound.
0:46.6	Today we're talking with Brandon from Thermarest, all about inflatable sleeping pads or air
0:52.0	mattresses for backpack style hunting.
0:55.4	This is a great conversation.
0:56.7	I've been using Thermarest pads in general, but I've used a ton of different brands,
1:01.8	big agnus and Nemo and all kinds of sleeping pads for many, many years, but I still learned
1:06.6	from this conversation and I know that you will too.
1:10.5	As always guys, I appreciate you tuning in.
1:12.4	If you have any questions or feedback for us, send an email to podcastedexamountaingear.com
1:18.9	or look for the link in the show description that says leave a message.
1:23.0	Also, it would help us tremendously if you share the show with a friend or leave a rating
1:28.3	or review in whatever podcast app that you are using. We don't do any advertisements or anything
1:33.8	like that on this show and the only way that it grows is by your support and sharing and reviewing
1:40.4	the show. So thank you for doing that. Right now though, let's go ahead and dive into this
1:45.4	conversation with Brandon from Thermarest.
1:52.9	Well, Brandon, thanks for joining me today, man. I'm really excited to chat.
2:04.0	Yeah, I mean, it's what I've done for a number of years.
2:07.6	So once you get me going, you might have to tell me to be quiet.
2:12.0	Well, I appreciate, man. I was telling you, I'm one of these guys like, I've been using
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