Sea to Summit Ether Light XR
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Pros
- I've tried a few pads now (NeoAir XT, Sea to Summit Ether Light XR, Nemo Astro, Trekology Aluft) and these are by far the comfiest.
- So I started a new hobby, bikepacking, and have slowly started to build my gear: * Sea to Summit Ether Light XR
- Sea to Summit Ether light XR -> very tiny pack size but still very comfortable, thick and warm enough
- For weight and pack size it definitely achieved what I wanted. It's also a bit more comfortable but not as much of an improvement as I'd hoped for... The dimpled baffles and thicker nature of the S2S make up for that.
- In the images I have my Sea to Summit Ether Light XR in LxW (long wide) with a liner around it. You can see how much space there is still left around it on both the head/foot end and the width.
Cons
- I've tried a few pads now (NeoAir XT, Sea to Summit Ether Light XR, Nemo Astro, Trekology Aluft) and these [Nemo Eclipse and Flextail R05] are by far the comfiest.
- I'm coming from a Sea to Summit Ether Light XR and although that was very nice as well, I somehow got back pain from it, it was feeling too much like rubber and not as warm as advertised. Also I bottommed out relatively quickly on it.
- I've recently sold my Sea to Summit Ether light XR because couldn't get comfortable on it, it was a bit of a rubber texture and heavier than others.
- overall it's the best pad I've used so far. Even better than my Sea to Summit Ether light XR, but durability is not yet tested unfortunately.
- I wanted to try it out and maybe even replace my Sea to Summit Ether Light XR with it because it's pretty heavy, not as warm and a bit of rubbery texture. ... Somehow that one pushes my hips up, feeling like my spine gets offset or somet...
Sentiment
8 positive (62%) · 1 mixed (8%) · 4 negative (31%)
Trust + time weighted score: +25% · raw score 31%
What redditors said (10 of 13)
I've tried a few pads now (NeoAir XT, Sea to Summit Ether Light XR, Nemo Astro, Trekology Aluft) and these [Nemo Eclipse and Flextail R05] are by far the comfiest.
I've tried a few pads now (NeoAir XT, Sea to Summit Ether Light XR, Nemo Astro, Trekology Aluft) and these are by far the comfiest.
I'm coming from a Sea to Summit Ether Light XR and although that was very nice as well, I somehow got back pain from it, it was feeling too much like rubber and not as warm as advertised. Also I bottommed out relatively quickly on it.
I've recently sold my Sea to Summit Ether light XR because couldn't get comfortable on it, it was a bit of a rubber texture and heavier than others.
overall it's the best pad I've used so far. Even better than my Sea to Summit Ether light XR, but durability is not yet tested unfortunately.
I wanted to try it out and maybe even replace my Sea to Summit Ether Light XR with it because it's pretty heavy, not as warm and a bit of rubbery texture. ... Somehow that one pushes my hips up, feeling like my spine gets offset or something. I can also deflate it more before bottoming out (which I do quickly on the S2S as well).
So I started a new hobby, bikepacking, and have slowly started to build my gear: * Sea to Summit Ether Light XR
Sea to Summit Ether light XR -> very tiny pack size but still very comfortable, thick and warm enough
For weight and pack size it definitely achieved what I wanted. It's also a bit more comfortable but not as much of an improvement as I'd hoped for... The dimpled baffles and thicker nature of the S2S make up for that.
In the images I have my Sea to Summit Ether Light XR in LxW (long wide) with a liner around it. You can see how much space there is still left around it on both the head/foot end and the width.
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