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Second time out with my Sea2Summit Ultralight Insulated sleeping mat and second time I've had a near sleepless night.
First time was put down to back pain from an uncomfortable pack and having covered 19 miles and I couldn't lay in a single position for more than a few minutes at a time before it hurt (that was not a fun 8 hours)
Second time I had a better pack so no back issues before going to sleep although sore legs/glutes from doing 20 miles were noticeable through the night. still had major issues with lower back pain and not being able to stay in one position for more than about 10-20 minutes and just not being able to fall asleep at all.
I'm a side sleeper and the S2S pad does stop me from hitting the floor but it just doesn't seem to conform enough to my hips/shoulders so i end up being out of alignment and the aches creep in pretty quickly, even laying on my back didn't really help.
I tried to fold the pad in two and use it as a thicker torso pad. it was warm enough that my legs were fine in just my bag but still could not get comfortable. i could tell i was more supported by the pad didn't get anymore comfortable.
i'm a big lump (114kg) which I am certain doesn't help but there must be a solution that doesn't involve carrying a 15l / 2kg / 8" thick inflatable mattress.
is the neoair any better in this regard? anyone have any experience with a compromise mat where I can get better support but without quadrupling the weight and pack size?