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Sea to Summit Comfort Plus Insulated

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The Comfort Plus by Sea to Summit is a premium dual layer inflatable sleeping pad.  Whilst this is not a light sleeping pad, it makes up for it in comfort.

The sleeping mat weighs in at 820g on the scale in a regular without the stuff sack which is a little over the specified weight. The regular comes in at 183cm x 56cm and rolls up to a size of 12cm x 23 cm in the included stuff sack. You may want to dispense with the stuff sack and keep the pad flat against the back of the pack or, alternatively, in the sleeping pad holder if you use a Gossamer Gear pack.

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Sea to Summit Comfort Plus Insulated

The sleeping pad is a unique design in that it incorporates air cells throughout the pad with the design comparison being similar to a coil mattress at home providing support across the body. Continue reading →

ZPacks Hexamid Solo review

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I have recently been trialling the ZPacks Hexamid Solo. The Hexamid has been around for a few years now and has had various iterations through its life as Joe Valesko and the ZPacks team have worked upon the basic design and improved it.

I formerly owned a Hexamid a few years ago which was the version where the extended beak came standard but before the split beak of current models was introduced. I sold that model and actually regretted it later. The tent is super lightweight and, although it most definitely has limitations, it can find a useful place in any ultralight hiker’s gear list.

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ZPacks Cuben Fibre 2013 in blue

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