I use a german army sleeping pad because its nice and long and wide and folds up into a square that fits pretty much anywhere.
The wool blanket is to add insulation to the sleeping pad, most pads are to thin and cold in the winter.
I do not recomend the therm-a-rest ridgerest, its very short and I got frost bite on my big toe using it in november one year and lost feeling in it.
The GI pad is very nice, its big and long and thick.
Although it does take up some space.
You by any chance have a link to the kinds of sleeping pads you are saying NOT to get? Here within a few weeks, money will be here, and I will be making some purchases and I want to utilize every bit of help from the fellas patrolling the Yard when doing so. Thanks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
