Our backpacking trips are not longer than a week and never huge miles, but I swear by using both at the same time. I would use an inflatable anyway for comfort, and the added closed cell is protection from punctures, it keeps the pad from sliding around, and is also a daytime sit pad.
I will never give up my inflatable! I have to admit I am a curvy girly (36/29/44 aka I have hips) and a side sleeper. The closed foam pads don’t support my hips and I wake up all night feeling like they are digging into the ground. I have an exped and I wouldn’t traded it for the world. It takes me less then a minute to blow up and worth every puff of air.
Good review! Personally, I swear by my Hikenture inflatable. I'm a super soft mattress kind of guy so it's extra thickness means everything to me over the course of weeks and months. 😴 I'm on a bicycle, though, so it's much easier for me to overlook it's extra weight.
Our backpacking trips are not longer than a week and never huge miles, but I swear by using both at the same time. I would use an inflatable anyway for comfort, and the added closed cell is protection from punctures, it keeps the pad from sliding around, and is also a daytime sit pad.
I will never give up my inflatable! I have to admit I am a curvy girly (36/29/44 aka I have hips) and a side sleeper. The closed foam pads don’t support my hips and I wake up all night feeling like they are digging into the ground. I have an exped and I wouldn’t traded it for the world. It takes me less then a minute to blow up and worth every puff of air.
Good review! Personally, I swear by my Hikenture inflatable. I'm a super soft mattress kind of guy so it's extra thickness means everything to me over the course of weeks and months. 😴 I'm on a bicycle, though, so it's much easier for me to overlook it's extra weight.