Best sleeping pad

[fisherman983]

Looking for the best sleeping pad with most R value and thickness.
This will be used in a truck bed so weight isn't an issue. Ill use something to blow it up with but still compress down into a manageable size.

Whats everyone's suggestion?

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[Yukon Cornelius]

I won’t call it the best but I love my exped 8r. 7.9 r value. I’ve slept with it at -5 low. Felt it performed as advertised. Packs down pretty small too.

 

[anonymous22]

Nemo tensor extreme condition, Exped mega mat 10, or rab hypersphere 9.5 down mat

 

[Wheels]

Thread 'Go to cold truck camping sleeping pad? '

Oct 6, 2025

Was thinking something like the exped deep sleep. What’s your go to when cold weather truck camping?


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• TimberHunter
• Replies: 69
• Forum: Sleep Systems

 

[z987k]

The REI camp dreamer is pretty hard to beat if you don't care about weight or size.

 

[Half Nocked]

I like the therma rest neoair alot. I've been eyeballing the nemo tensor, but I don't have any experience with it.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

For a long time I thought exped was the best but an internal seam popped in one of mine and made a big buldge in the pad, I couldn’t use it. They replaced it but I did an 8 day trip without a good pad.

I switched to an xtherm which has been good so far but I’m not attached to it, I’d happily switch if there was something noticeably better.

 

[Green-Up]

I'm happy with my STS Ether Light XT Extreme. 4" thick, 6.2 R-value. I believe they may have discontinued them, but you can still find leftover stock - at a good price. Though, with weight being no issue, there's probably warmer options.

 

[Feisty]

I've been using the KLYMIT Static V2 Inflatable Sleeping Pad and hadn't had any issues. Good bang for your buck.

 

[Rwolf]

I'm happy with my STS Ether Light XT Extreme. 4" thick, 6.2 R-value. I believe they may have discontinued them, but you can still find leftover stock - at a good price. Though, with weight being no issue, there's probably warmer options.

Can you tell me where you’ve found these. I’ve had no luck.

 

[Yaremkiv]

Thermarest Neoair Xtherm is my current go-to.

 

[LookinforDirt]

Thermarest MondoKing 3D. I use it for exactly what you described. Been using it for 3 years.

 

[Green-Up]

Can you tell me where you’ve found these. I’ve had no luck.

Admittedly, it has been a month or two since I saw them on Al's Sporting Goods for less than $200 - now of course, they're sold out.

Gear Fool looks to still have some in the Mummy/Regular size. https://www.gearfool.com/products/sea-to-summit-ether-light-xt-extreme-sleeping-mat

There's a company based in the Netherlands, OutdoorXL, that still has some as well (Mummy and Rectangular); though it may not be worthwhile if you have to pay duties and taxes to get it here.