Originally Posted by masi61

Not sure if your tour is self contained involving mostly camping or not. If so, my thoughts for a good night sleep while self contained camping involve 1) being warm enough at night & 2) having my bones padded sufficiently while laying on my side on the floor of my tent.

Back in my teens & 20’s when I was doing bike camping tours I literally did not even use a sleep pad at all. I would just roll out my sleeping bag on the floor of my tent and usually sleep adequately due to riding fatigue despite tree roots, rocks, and cold wet conditions. I turn 63 this week and hope my days of doing extended bike camping tours are not behind me.

in the future I look forward to using a premium Therma-rest self inflating pad (I’ve always wanted one but as I said I never even got around to using one. Another thought about good Selle for me at my age (or any age really) is proper neck support. I would love it I could not have to worry about having a good firm pillow that kept my neck aligned while both laying flat and on my side while on the road…just knowing I would have this covered in advance would allow better sleep going into it since there would be much less trepidation regarding potential neck discomfort or misalignment. Also, another thought about traveling and sleep: I see it as an opportunity for better sleep than normal thanks to being on holiday from digital devices and blue screens activating my circadian clock in that nucleus of my brain sensitive to unwanted activation.