Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Sleeping Pad

“Three friends and I went camping upstate over the Juneteenth long weekend, piling into an overpriced yet tiny rental car with Maryland license plates that we picked up in downtown Manhattan. Trunk space was limited, and getting to Avis from Brooklyn is annoying with coolers and sleeping bags in tow, so everybody packed light. I took the opportunity to test out this inflatable Therm-a-Rest mattress that’s intended for backpacking, and I was by far the most comfortable person in the tent (some fellow campers opted for yoga mats and lived to regret it). Plush and generously sized, it would make a nice guest mattress while taking up barely any precious apartment storage space. As for hiking, it isn’t as lightweight as other backpacking pads I own, but the extra comfort might be worth the extra grams.”

“I’m not a hardcore outdoorsy person so this review comes from a purely comfort perspective. What I am is someone who lives on the third floor of a walk up in an apartment with no garage and need something I can cram into a malm drawer. Slept like a baby on this and woke up super well-rested. What legitimizes that claim? I’m a former baby with 36 years of experience.”