My wife and I have the BA pads as well and like them a lot. We don't do much more than some weekend trips currently and have nothing to compare it to but they are nice. We have BA bags too which have a pocket you slide the whole pad into which is pretty cool. The BA bags have a pocket to stuff a pillow in though we just fill it with clothes for now. The BA bags are larger than most bags and allow you to turn on your side without rolling the whole bag with you. My wife loves the bigger bag as she couldn't take the feel of a tight mummy bag and it fits her pretty wide hips better than any other bag did.