Big Agnes Rapide
Reddit take
Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.
Pros
- I walked out with a Big aAgnes Rapide even though it was 18 oz instead of 15.5 oz. Didn’t need another uncomfortable sleeping pad I will eventually just have to replace.
- big agnes rapide is the most comfortable, nemo tensor the second.
- Rapide lets me sleep like a dam rock so I’m ok with that.
- I own two Rapide’s - one for me and one for my wife. ... I like the Rapide. No issues in terms of quality across 3 seasons of use. Been stuffing them pretty hard into a heavily loaded pack too. Comfort is good.
- If I had to rank them I’d go BA, Nemo, Exped. But it’s close, they are all good.
Cons
- I’ve heard the Rapide has complaints of cold spots but my brother never experienced that, though he hasn’t tested it when it’s been cold enough.
- I'm pretty sure I have the v2, and judging by the difference between your answer and some of the others, I'd say it looks to sleep a decent bit colder than the v1 if that's what they were using.
- I started feeling cold on the v2 rapide at about 40F/5C on warm ground.
- I used it with a -6°C T-Comfort quilt(with all my layers on)(I am very skinny, so no natural insulation though). I am a sidesleeper. I felt the cold in -7°C(19.4F); I did not when it was -3°C(26.6).
- Mine had a huge clump of insulation at the foot end, very little to no insulation everywhere else, it was very noticeable if you just looked. BA sent me a new one!
Sentiment
5 positive (42%) · 4 mixed (33%) · 3 negative (25%)
Trust + time weighted score: +28% · raw score 17%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
I walked out with a Big aAgnes Rapide even though it was 18 oz instead of 15.5 oz. Didn’t need another uncomfortable sleeping pad I will eventually just have to replace.
big agnes rapide is the most comfortable, nemo tensor the second.
Rapide lets me sleep like a dam rock so I’m ok with that.
I own two Rapide’s - one for me and one for my wife. ... I like the Rapide. No issues in terms of quality across 3 seasons of use. Been stuffing them pretty hard into a heavily loaded pack too. Comfort is good.
If I had to rank them I’d go BA, Nemo, Exped. But it’s close, they are all good.
I’ve heard the Rapide has complaints of cold spots but my brother never experienced that, though he hasn’t tested it when it’s been cold enough.
I'm pretty sure I have the v2, and judging by the difference between your answer and some of the others, I'd say it looks to sleep a decent bit colder than the v1 if that's what they were using.
I started feeling cold on the v2 rapide at about 40F/5C on warm ground.
I used it with a -6°C T-Comfort quilt(with all my layers on)(I am very skinny, so no natural insulation though). I am a sidesleeper. I felt the cold in -7°C(19.4F); I did not when it was -3°C(26.6).
Mine had a huge clump of insulation at the foot end, very little to no insulation everywhere else, it was very noticeable if you just looked. BA sent me a new one!
Compare
Big Agnes Rapide vs Exped MegamatBig Agnes Rapide vs Nemo EclipseBig Agnes Rapide vs Exped
Related
- Big Agnes Rapide SL · parent · 25 mentions
- Samsung Galaxy S25 · related · 533 mentions
- Amazon Kindle · related · 527 mentions
- OnePlus 13 · related · 456 mentions
- Google Pixel 10 Pro · related · 274 mentions
- OnePlus 15 · related · 249 mentions
- iPhone 16 · related · 213 mentions