best pad setup for a BB double?

[Crawldaddy]

Im thinking a 3/4 inflated pad with wings for 3 season. looking for ground conversion in an emergency or for use in a shelter. What have you all found?

[gunner76]

I use a wallyworld ccf blue waffle pattern pad as is in my BB 1.7 double. Its 24" wide ( I forget the lenght but its pleanty long for my 6ft2 body) an wights 15oz. Cost under $15.

I have not had any condenstaion problems with this pad.

[2Tall]

I use a wallyworld ccf blue waffle pattern pad as is in my BB 1.7 double. Its 24" wide ( I forget the lenght but its pleanty long for my 6ft2 body) an wights 15oz. Cost under $15.

I have not had any condenstaion problems with this pad.

Hey gunner, you get thalt online or in the store. Remember what it was called or for? Thankya!

[olzeke]

I just use the same pad I used for years backpacking with a tent or tarp. Currently, I own a pro lite Thermarest and a Neoair.

[gunner76]

Hey gunner, you get thalt online or in the store. Remember what it was called or for? Thankya!

My local Wallyworld usually has them in stock in the camping section. Don't know what they are calling them. Did check the price yesterday and its just under $15.
I will try and get the product name ect next time I stop by there.

[MedicineMan]

I like the 1/8 inch thick pad by Gossamer Gear...it is very soft and pliable. No pad in the double layers will feel as good as an underquilt but it is one of the softest and hinders the comfort the least. It also is my pad in my Ohm.
The Walmart blue pads though are capable of much colder temps than the 1/8 inch ccf.

[exup]

I use my 1/8" gossamer gear pad as a foot pad and extra insulation when needed and its 20" wide. Its not even close to wide enough for a stand alone system. Gossamer gear does make a 1/4" thick one that is 40" wide and I believe 72" long that would work well for a hammock, but I think in a hammock, you'd only be good til maybe 40 degrees.

Wally world pads are awesome in warmth. Just to thin in my opinion.

[gunner76]

Stoped by the local wallyworld

The waffle pattern blue foam pad is by by Ozark Trails

24" wide by 5ft 2" long (listed as 26" wide on web site)

weights 15oz

costs $14.88 (price varies by store)

Model number 8505

UPC 7 18769 08505 2

Use this # in the Walmart web site search 0071876908505

[USMCStang]

Most pad users swear by the Goassamer Gear as the best in the CCF pad world. I have a 1/2" Alps Mountaineering pad that I started with that is very soft and pliable as well. I got it from Sierra Trading Post a few years back.

I switched to my Big Agnes air core, non-insulated, partially inflated, after finding the CCF was way too hot for me (even the cheapo wal-mart 1/4" pad I tried was too hot). It worked well for me until I got an UQ. I depends on how hot you sleep. I now use no insulation under me to about 50 - 55 degrees, and just tuck my sleeping bag under my butt.

The BA will probably be the lightest and least bulky if you want an inflatable pad, but that's based on anecdotal evidence. If you have to go to ground though, it will be more comfortable than CCF for sure (I think mine inflates to 2 1/2" thick). It rolls up to smaller than a nalgene.

[HappyHiker]

Almost any inflatable with add-on wings will work, the only issue I had with them is they can be a bit slippery in a hammock. That is easily remedied with a few lines/dots of silicone. Also, you'll want to keep it slightly underinflated. I have an old thermarest 1.5" that worked well down to about 20F.

If a good portion of the time it will be used on the ground/ in a shelter, the inflatable would be a better choice IMO.

Otherwise I prefer CCF in a hammock - light bombproof and cheap but definitely less comfortable on the ground.

On the WW waffle pads - mine is 26" wide and I would consider that a minimum usable width without wings (you can still get cold spots on your shoulders). I'm a cold sleeper and ~32F is the lower limit of this pad for me (used with a 20F sleeping bag).