Sea To Summit - Ether Light XT Insulated Air Sleeping Mat
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Rapide sl is peak. My favorite pad. Ive got a sea so summit pad that i love too but can't remember the name of it. It has like a 7 or 8 r value tho.
r/Ultralight • Question- sleeping pads ->Big Agnes and sea to summit checks all your boxes. Small/compact, uses vertical baffles to prevent that bouncy castle feeling and provide actual support
r/camping • Sleeping mat choice ->Im a side sleeper. I have the XLite. Often feels like the baffles lack structure at the sides so in the mornings I'm fidgeting around feeling like im rolling off the mat. Not used a Tensor although I have heard it offers much better support for side sleepers. Also, the Xlite suffers from mould spots on what seems the outside. For comfort though, from all the mats ive laid on, sea to summit are the most comfortable
r/Ultralight • Tensor all season vs Xlite Nxt? ->When I did Baker I brought a closed cell pad (Nemo switch back) and an inflatable (Sea to summit) for comfort and redundancy. You'll be hard pressed to find a new bag that's also lightweight for $200. You'll probably need to see if you can find something used or I would recommend you see if you can rent one.
r/Mountaineering • Recommendations for Sleeping Pad & Sleeping Bag ->Ended up getting a couple sea to summit mats on sale for $60.
r/CampingGear • Exped vs Lost Horizon sleeping mats ->I got some Sea to Summit Ether Light XT pads on sale a few months ago for the kids and they seem to be happy with them. So they may not need something as nice as a megamat for a little while.
r/CampingGear • Ready to pull the trigger on a megamat ->Test both and then decide, because everyone has a different body. I personally switched from the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated (size L with similar baffle structure to the Tensor) to the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT (size RW). Both are wide, the NXT is just regular length and as a side sleeper, I’ll never go back. I think the crucial point is to inflate it to the right pressure because overinflation won’t be comfortable. My preferred pressure is when I sit on the pad I almost touch the ground, but when I lie down, it feels perfect.
r/Ultralight • Tensor all season vs Xlite Nxt? ->The sea to summit is 10cm thick, which is amazing for it's size and weight. But it's made of a noisy fabric
r/CampingGear • Sleeping Pad suggestion ->Ah yes that was a common issue with the older ones. I have the newest one and fear it might have the same problem. Slept on it only one night but felt some cold spots where the most pressure was. Meanwhile it's R4.1 rated so should definitely be suitable for 3 season use. However my Nemo Astro Insulated feels warmer with mylar film in it
r/CampingGear →Second s2s etherlite. I tried nemo tensor in store and I wasn't even comfortable there. I stopped waking up when I switched to etherlite. I think they have an updated version with a higher R score which I will get next year since I sleep cold and do a lot of shoulder season stuff.
r/backpacking →I am use 6' 3" and I use the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated, the large and rectangular one. It is 4 inches tick. Very comfortable. If it is not cold and if I am not seeking comfort, then I just use the nemo foam pad, but if I want comfort and warmth, I use the inflatable one. I find the whole deflating the pad and rolling/folding ritual cumbersome, but the damn thing is quite comfortable.
r/backpacking →My wife has S2S mattress - the one you are looking at or slightly colder and she likes to sleep warm. We were doing Tour du Mt Blanc this year and you want all the comfort you can get for multiple days of 1000 m up and downs even if it is worth few grams more. Nemo seems to be thicker though? And you don't have to inflate it all the way, so it will make more room for your hips but watch out, too close to the ground and it'll get cold in the middle of the night. We both use Cumulus 250 quilts and I have Thermarest NeoAir Xlite (R 4.5) - I was sweating some nights so if anything, Nemo will be too warm for the proper Summer and maybe shoulder months.
r/CampingGear →I'm a side and belly sleeper and the Sea to Summit Etherlight XR Pro is going to be the only pad I plan to own at long as it doesn't pop. I had the Etherlight XT before it got updated and it was MAD comfortable, but it slept too cold. It is thick and the dimples make the pad feel like a mattress. I haven't bothered trying other brands because the Ether Lights have just been comfortable from the start. Just my 2 cents.
r/Ultralight →Self-inflating foam mats seem like a good middle ground. I hadnt seen the nemo flyer. Looks very similar to the new sea to summit pursuit self-inflating that i just got (5cm thick, 600g). It's extremely comfortable and i cant wait to try it out, after getting zero sleep on my etherlight xt recently. Do you have the zlite for extra padding, or for extra warmth?
r/Ultralight • Is it worth it to invest in an inflatable sleeping pad? ->Ive used the sts ether light xt and the ba zoom ul, and the zoom ul is more comfortable for a side sleeper imo. Not sure if the xr is much better than the xt
r/Ultralight • Very poor sleep on the NeoAir X Lite NXT. Recommendations? ->Exped Dura. It has down. I have the 6R LW. You can get a slightly lighter version which is lighter due to thinner face fabrics. Avoid StS Etherlight XT at all costs, as I have had two getting pinctures where the dividers attach. Constant flats from just lying on them. And I am not the only one. This is why I bought the Exped Dura.
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I tried the r-3.2 model, found it too cold. Exchanged it for the womans model, which has a slightly higher 3.5 r-value, and also found it too cold. (This was during spring trips at sea level.) I have not had this problem with other pads with roughly those r-values. There’s just something about the design of the old model, down insulation plus cold spots, that makes it sleep colder than the r-value would suggest. At least for me.
r/Ultralight • Any experience with the new Sea to Summit Ether Light XR sleeping pads? ->The new SeatoSummit XR Pro pads might be a good option. They seem to have really improved on the size/weight, and have around a 7 r-value. I have one of their older XT non-pro models and find it really comfortable.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Just used my Helix last night and would recommend. To me it’s much comfier than than the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT I had before
r/WildernessBackpacking • View on Reddit →Pad. The ul pick for high comfort is the s2s ether light xt
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Most don't last very long if you're using them more than 30 nights a year in my experience. These manufacturers are banking on most buyers using them less than that. For super avid backpackers and thru-hikers, obviously we use them way more and therefore need to replace them more frequently. I've always bought them from REI and get them replaced under their policy within the year. Or if it's little seam weld pinholes, take advantage of the warranty (I use Sea 2 Summit pads mostly). But yeah I think the companies just absorb the loss from heavy users, who are a minority of total sales they make globally. Most people just buy a pad to go camping once or twice a year and it just sits in their closet for years before it gets the same amount of camp time as we'd put it through halfway into a thru-hike. Not sure if that made sense - still pre-caffeine today edit: getting holes from pokey things is a given despite the best careful babying if you're out enough, especially in the desert. but i'm not really talking about those kind of holes (that can be patched) - i mean the phantom leaks that can't be identified or fixed easily, like seam welds, valve stuff, etc. (especially on quilted/dimpled baffles) whenever i've returned a pad it's got several patches on it - i keep the solider well bandaged until he can't fight any more
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →They're selling off the S2S XT right now. Good deals to be had for the most comfortable sleeping pad there is.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Im not sure if I can trust S2S with another pad after my freezing XT. Comfort counts for nothing if using a quilt and you're cold.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Ive used the sts ether light xt and the ba zoom ul, and the zoom ul is more comfortable for a side sleeper imo. Not sure if the xr is much better than the xt
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Same! I loved the feel of that pad, but I thought mine was defective!
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →It's literally not possible. The megamats are comfortable because they have several inches of foam inside of them. The foam makes the pad super soft and supportive. There is no way to make that packable. Backpacking air pads are either air with insulation or foam filled but really thin, like 1.5 inches. The most comfortable backpacking pad I've found is the sea to summit light because it has a lot of small baffles instead of long continuous tubes like most pads. That makes it a lot more supportive. But it will never compare to a megamat.
r/WildernessBackpacking • View on Reddit →i have a couple etherlights for different seasons. My partner got the REI helix which surprised me for how good it is for the price
r/bikepacking • View on Reddit →That's so funny, I had the opposite experience. Used an XLite for a good long while and just accepted that my arms and shoulders always felt sore in the morning and/or went numb overnight. Switched to a Ether Light XT Insulated (regular mummy, not wide), took a tiny weight penalty, slept like a baby ever since. Sleeping pads are as personal as underwear. I will seriously never understand why one person thinks their preferred pad will work for someone else. You just gotta try a few till you find the one that works for your (unique, individual) body.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I love the etherlight, I’m a side sleeper and it really helps prevent my arm from falling asleep. The only downside is the bulk. It takes up a lot of space in my pack. When I’m out for long hauls I don’t have the room for it and switch to the Tensor All-Season.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Trie the STS XT at REO and compared to other pads it is loud when moving around. In addition it is bulky when packed and has a lower R value. I also have the Thermorest a=x lite and prefer the Nemo All Season.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →So that's why their XT pads have been on sale for the last few months. I finally snagged myself a short version after waiting over a year for a sale.
r/CampingandHiking • View on Reddit →I’d recommend looking at the Sea to Summit Etherlight XT insulated pads as they are currently on sale for 50% off direct from S2S. They generally are in the weight range of the pads you are looking at but right at the $100 price range right now. The R rating is only 3.2 so they won’t be as warm as some of your other options, but at the temps you mentioned it would be just fine.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Hey I have the black S2S Ether Light XT Air Sleeping Mat (reg-wide) I normally hammock camp but tried a tent. I'm a side sleeper and had one of the worst nights sleep on the S2S Ether, I had to swap with my partner who has a thin 1 inch think Thermarest. Something about the S2S made my spine bend the wrong way on my side.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Tra i menzionati possiedo il Sea to Summit e posso parlarne bene. A pari caratteristiche c'è il cinese Naturhike di cui ne parlano molto bene.
r/wildcampingintheuk • View on Reddit →Ive had the same issue with the NXT. I went with S2S, its great for me and my tosses and turns.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Start with a megamat duo that will fit you and your wife for family/cub camping. You can use it solo when kid gets to scouts BSA. I recently bought a sea to summit backpacking pad and a nemo foam pad to use (hypothetically while backpacking)but also while car camping solo because the megamat is ridiculous solo.
r/CampingGear • View on Reddit →\+1 for the Ether Lite! I've got a bunch of pads, but I always end up going back to this one for comfort. The material is a little squeaky and I would trust it below freezing, but it's very comfortable. I've also seen it on sale regularly for less than $150.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →The neoloft is about 40% heavier than the ether light xt and the megamat weight nearly twice as much. I don't think either of them are ul as even the ether light xt sacrifices quite a bit of weight compared to the neoair. UL is about sacrifices. What is the lightest pad you can sleep on? If that's the megamat then that's what it is for you, but if you could sleep on a neoair and you want a megamat because it's comfortable, you're carrying 24 oz you don't need. The ether light xt comes in at just over a lb in the women's size. There's no 4+ inch pad that can match or beat that weight AFAIK. Other pads are more comfortable but they're heavier.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I also love my Etherlite rec. large. I have around 100 nights on it, and I sleep better than at home. But I am in the opposite boat now, trying to find something lighter. They are heavily discounted right now (for example at Bergfreunde, but that ships from the EU), so it might be worth picking one up to try.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Rapide sl is peak. My favorite pad. Ive got a sea so summit pad that i love too but can't remember the name of it. It has like a 7 or 8 r value tho.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I love my Ether Light highly recommend and from what I've heard there warranty is exceptional. I went with the XT Insulated req wide amazing sleeps on it.
r/motocamping • View on Reddit →This is why I've switched to Kilos elite pads after wasting decades and £££s on Nemo, Thermarest, etc. Kilos pads are at least 1/2 the price of the 'premium', but still unreliable, pads and easily the comfiest I've ever used. They look similar to the S2S Ether lites (which started leaking after 3 nights) but are way comfier for some reason.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →His findings pretty much match my experiences. I have a S2S etherlight insulated. It's so cold with a quilt, It really feels like it's doing nothing, even in summer conditions. Comfortable though.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →All my sea to summit pads have developed stress pinholes in the dimple welds, nothing to do with anything I could have done or prevented as a user, it's a common defect with that style of baffle.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated and Nemo Tensor are both widely regarded as The most comfortable pads. I have or tried both and they're great.
r/CampingGear • View on Reddit →Self-inflating foam mats seem like a good middle ground. I hadnt seen the nemo flyer. Looks very similar to the new sea to summit pursuit self-inflating that i just got (5cm thick, 600g). It's extremely comfortable and i cant wait to try it out, after getting zero sleep on my etherlight xt recently. Do you have the zlite for extra padding, or for extra warmth?
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Stronger seams is promising. I loved the comfort level of etherlight xt but had multiple get air leaks in all the seams so I gave up on using it.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I personally think Sea to Summit pads are comfortable. Nemo Tensor might interest you as well.
r/hiking • View on Reddit →Some folks don't, especially if they're back sleepers. The s2s is thicker and seems more popular with side sleepers
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Buy once cry once. Thermarest, Nemo, Sea to Summit. They make the best small, lightweight, comfortable pads.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →I thought I needed a thick wide pad as a side sleeper. I got an S2S Etherlight. About half way thru a thru in ‘21 I had to try an XLite, because supply chain. Dropped about 9ozs and kicked myself the rest of the way down the trail for being so gullible. The XLite was much more comfortable for me sleeping and I could really feel those 9ozs off my back. Get that and bring a few ozs of Blue Chew and your gal will carry the rest of the gear! Ha!
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Sleeping bag won't do anything for comfort while laying down. A good pad is what you want. Sea to Summit Ether XT Light, followed by Nemo Tensor, are my recommendations. Pillows are more forgiving. Wife and I use the Therm-a-rest ones.
r/CampingandHiking • View on Reddit →Sea to Summit and is a great pad. Light and insulating and a bit tougher than the Klymit pads that I have.
r/backpacking • View on Reddit →they both kinda suck tbh try a nemo tensor, big agnes rapide, or sea to summit etherlite, or thermarest neo air
r/backpacking • View on Reddit →Good for you for taking care of all your gear. I also take good care of my gear and get many miles out of it. Your response sounds quite lecture-y and finger waggy tbh, making the assumption that others don't take good care of their gear. All my sea to summit pads have developed stress pinholes in the dimple welds, nothing to do with anything I could have done or prevented as a user, it's a common defect with that style of baffle. Manufacture defects on pads are quite common and have nothing to do with user care. No matter how much you baby your sleeping pad, if it has a weak valve attachment, it's gonna develop a leak.
r/Ultralight • View on Reddit →Nemo Tensor, Kilos Gear AeroCloud Elite, Big Agnes Rapide SL, Thermarest NeoLoft. The Sea To Summit Etherlight XT is also comfortable but heavy and bulky for a backpacking pad.
r/WildernessBackpacking • View on Reddit →