The BEST pad for side sleeping???

[kpk]

I had a Big Agnes Bounday Deluxe, Exped Megamat 10, and Thermarest Mondoking all on my living room floor before this season started. (Along with a pile of others I already had)

I kept the Thermarest. You'd be nitpicking between the Exped and Thermarest and everything else feels like an air mattress in comparison. I toss and turn like crazy and never came off the 30" wide pad. Very comfortable.

 

[nickstone]

Exped megamat. Big agnes hinman is pretty nice too

 

[FranklinBluth]

I brought an exped megamat on my moose hunt this year - basically brand new and found a hole in it on day one. Could not get a patch to hold (used the exped patch kit it would slowly deflate). Even tried gorilla tape and could not get it to hold air. Basically slept without a pad for 10 nights.

 

[WashCycle]

My personal favorite is the Big Agnes Boundary Deluxe. Full time side sleeper and I still take mid-day home office naps on this thing several times a week.

 

[CoWapiti]

I have the older big Agnes Qcore SLX long wide. It's been awesome. I'm 6' 6" and 225lbs and a side sleeper.

 

[bergie]

I go with thermarest topo luxe, slightly under inflated. I only have experience with that and a klymit static v. The thermarest beats the klymit in every way and doesn't leave me restlessly tossing and turning all night.
What I wouldn't give to be a guy who can lie flat on his back and sleep well...

 

[rharbaugh]

Can folks chime in on how loud their pad of choice is? I've only used a thermarest xtherm and wouldn't describe it as quiet.

 

[Ethan g]

I've briefly tried a tensor all-season, xtherm nxt, etherlite xt insulated, and rapide sl insulated, all in wide or wide/long. The etherlite seemed the most comfortable side sleeping, but maybe less warm than similar rated pads. I'd put rapide second, but I don't think the larger side baffles are insulated and that can be noticeable.

thanks for the info. I think I am going to try the rapide, I only ever sleep on my side mostly.

 

[*zap*]

My pads are quite but not made of the lightest possible material.

 

[IowaNative]

I use an X-therm and I am a side sleeper. Is it the best? It is the only one I have used and I have never found a reason to change.

 

[FDme]

My Nemo pad has been good for side and belly sleeping. No holes after probably 90 nights but I put tyvek under it religiously. Pretty light and small. Sorry can’t remember the model.