Klymit Insulated Static V Sleeping Pad

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oz / 709 g - The Insulated Static V, with is innovative v-chamber design and synthetic insulation, limits air movement and heat loss for better support and comfort during any season. But the Klymit Insulated Static V’s design makes it so that with roughly 15 breaths it’s fully inflated. Klymit designs and tests all of their gear in the illustrious deserts and mountains of Utah to ensure everything is durable, high-quality, value driven and most importantly, comfortable. I'm a classic side sleeper and rarely get the opportunity to do so comfortably while in the backcountry.

I tried this pad for the first time and I do enjoy it, however I did find my self hitting the ground when I moved in several positions.Instead of waiting 30 minutes, I could have a fully inflated pad in under a minute, and it never felt like a burden. In between treks, she studies electrical engineering and goes free-diving with dolphins near her Hawaii home. For those of us who had made our peace with the difficult Static V valves and learned to wrestle those into inflate/deflate mode, this was a new challenge.

We recommend this pad for people looking for a warm sleeping pad that doesn't weigh or cost too much. The brushed fabric coating mixed with slippery sleeping bag shell only emphasizes this feeling as you feel like you are about to slide off.While preparing for our trek on Mount Kilimanjaro last year it quickly became evident that I needed to step-up my game. To learn more about sleeping pads, including the difference between self-inflating pads and air pads, you can check out our comprehensive guide. After moving on from the limited ensolite foam sleeping pad back in the '70s, all of my sleeping pads have been "self-inflating," so I pondered if a sleeping pad I had to inflate entirely would be a negative.