Doublewide pad and cot opinions

[Pescetism]

Any experiences with double pads and/or cots? My wife and child will be joining me for scouting and hunting for the foreseeable future. They'll be used for truck camping and (very) short hikes so weight isn't a huge concern. Pretty much narrowed pad options down to:

• BA Rapide Floor Pad 4.8 R-value 2.7 lbs - Already have a 25 x 72 that we both love
• BA Camp Comfort 9.9 R-value 6.4 lbs - I'm concerned that it may be too firm but she's a cold sleeper so the higher R-value is a plus.

Not sure where to even start with cots; we have a Cascade Mtn ultralight that we both like but they don't make a doublewide. I'm not convinced we need a cot and I'm concerned about durability and comfort. I prefer sleeping in a single cot when possible but the doubles I've seen appear more like two singles pushed together, with a bar in the center, rather than true doublewides. However, I do like having the extra storage cots allow.

Thanks in advance!

 

[MuleyFever]

Curious why you would want to share a pad? You would get woken up every time the other person moved on a double wide air pad. And sleeping on a pad usually leads to more restless sleep for most people.

 

[Pescetism]

To clarify, we wouldn't want to share the pad with our kid. As far as for the two of us its partially because that's
her - preference - and I'm in no way opposed to it unless we sleep poorly. We've spent plenty of nights camping (glamping-esque) on an air mattress without waking each other up but a pad and/or cot may be vastly different. Since neither of us have tried it we may be overestimating the benefits and unaware of potential negatives.

And sleeping on a pad usually leads to more restless sleep for most people.

Do you mean sleeping on a pad in conjunction with a cot?

 

[Legend]

Any experiences with double pads and/or cots? My wife and child will be joining me for scouting and hunting for the foreseeable future. They'll be used for truck camping and (very) short hikes so weight isn't a huge concern. Pretty much narrowed pad options down to:

• BA Rapide Floor Pad 4.8 R-value 2.7 lbs - Already have a 25 x 72 that we both love
• BA Camp Comfort 9.9 R-value 6.4 lbs - I'm concerned that it may be too firm but she's a cold sleeper so the higher R-value is a plus.

Not sure where to even start with cots; we have a Cascade Mtn ultralight that we both like but they don't make a doublewide. I'm not convinced we need a cot and I'm concerned about durability and comfort. I prefer sleeping in a single cot when possible but the doubles I've seen appear more like two singles pushed together, with a bar in the center, rather than true doublewides. However, I do like having the extra storage cots allow.

Thanks in advance!

Skip the cot imo.

The exped megamats are impressive!! Something special about the stretchy fabric.

 

[MuleyFever]

To clarify, we wouldn't want to share the pad with our kid. As far as for the two of us its partially because that's
her - preference - and I'm in no way opposed to it unless we sleep poorly. We've spent plenty of nights camping (glamping-esque) on an air mattress without waking each other up but a pad and/or cot may be vastly different. Since neither of us have tried it we may be overestimating the benefits and unaware of potential negatives.


Do you mean sleeping on a pad in conjunction with a cot?

Im just saying while camping in general people don't sleep as well.

 

[Bcoonce117]

I sleep better in the mountains on my pad than at home. My wife and I got the BA wide long pad. The yellow one, I think it’s the divide. 50”x78” I kind of wish I got the rapide only because this one is bulky and heavier. As far as comfort I’m glad I got what I got. Also the rapide is narrower but I love second guessing myself and making myself buy more shit lol

 

[Pescetism]

I sleep better in the mountains on my pad than at home. My wife and I got the BA wide long pad. The yellow one, I think it’s the divide. 50”x78” I kind of wish I got the rapide only because this one is bulky and heavier. As far as comfort I’m glad I got what I got. Also the rapide is narrower but I love second guessing myself and making myself buy more shit lol

I don't have many nights in the mountains yet but so far that's been my experience too. I hate the first few nights back in civilization. The Divide is in the running too but the slightly lower R-value and experience with the Rapide is pushing us that way. Not a fan of the Rapide taper though. Probably overthinking it haha.