I'm planning on buying a Ridgerunner and am wondering if I need an underquilt. Since it's a completely flat lay with what looks like little, if any, shoulder squeeze, I'm thinking a pad should work fine. I have a Neoair Trekker and a Therm-A-Rest, both 72x20.
Any thoughts and recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Beat regards,
Rex
I have a selection of quilts and a few pads.
Both work great with the RR.
If you already have a set of pads, try them out and see if you think you need a UQ.
I use UQs as they are more easily packable and weigh less than my pads but the pads do the job just as well.
Yes....both work well.
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I started with a pad and it worked just fine. I eventually got the lynx just for packing size and weight.
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You may prefer a 25" wide pad, rather than the 20" wide ones. An advantage such a pad has over an underquilt is that it seems to make the Ridgerunner feel wider (and puts you slightly higher, so gives a better view). For me, a pad keeps my boney feet from bumping into each other. All this depends on how you like to sleep and when you are backpacking (outside conditions) -- so, for sure, try out the pads you have before getting anything new.
Seems like you might not need a double layer. The flat lay may be no worse than using a pad on the ground in a tent. My EXPED Synmat Hyperlite MW at 14.5 oz weighs less than most underquilts, is 25.6" wide, 72 " long, and packs down to less than nalgene bottle size. By going to a single layer bridge hammock and using trekking poles for spreaders, the packed weight is less than my WBBB-XLC DL 1.1 setup since I will always bring by pad and an underquilt in case I have to go to ground. I used my WBBB -XLC in my yard only and am tempted to switch to the WBRR and get rid of my WBBB and maybe even the as yet undelivered Yeti. It's only money, I guess.
I'm gonna go with the DL Multicam, more to reduce stretch than anything else. Being able to use a pad is a big plus so, if need be, I can go to ground (perish the thought!).
I'd love to have an UQ to go with my WBRR but I'm a cheapskate. The WBRR only goes on kayak or car-camping trips for the moment so dragging along some pads is no problem. I've used thermarest variants, closed cell foam, BA inflatables, but my favorite is the wiggys. They're 28" wide so they fill the double layer bottom from side to side.
What does a long one of those Wiggy ground pads weigh -- like, the 72" x 28" size?
I just picked up a klymit 30" wide pad. It look very wide and I'm not sure if it's to wide. I still have to set up the rr and give it a go. I have two uq but thought I would check the comfort level using a pad. Anyone use a 30" wide pad before?
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