Originally Posted by suburbanbeat

However, for both applications, the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm is going to be one of the lightest, most compact, and most comfortable sleeping pads that you can buy. It retails for about $175, so it's not cheap at all, but it packs down to about the size of a tall boy aluminum can and inflates/deflates quickly. I've used it for years and couldn't say enough good things about it.