Does anyone have suggestions for a comfortable pad/bag/pillow setup for July weather in Glacier? My current setup is so darned uncomfortable. I have a foam pad and an old down bag with no loft left.
I can only suggest what I use now... I'm sure there are some gear people out there who have more suggestions.
I use a Therma-Rest Neo Air sleeping pad. It's pretty good. Some people say it's loud but I don't notice that too much. I use the extra wide 25" version so I don't roll off the pad in the middle of the night.
I have a Nemo spoon shaped sleeping bag which has more room for the knees and arms. It's nice for side-sleeping. The bag is rated for 20 degrees F but I wouldn't want to camp with temperatures lower than 30F.
We are in the mountains and the mountains are in us. - John Muir
I'd suggest you look at a good 25" wide pad and combine that with a top quilt from Elightened Equipment. We use Neo Air All Season pad with a two person Quilt from them and love it. Nemo also makes a top quilt and their design is great but Enlightened lets you choose the down, materials, colors etc. We went with 900 fill down and now the only problem is the tent never warms up because the quilt insulates so well
My daughter used a Therma-Rest Neo Air pad on her 2011 thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail (March to August). Sometime after her hike ended it developed a small leak so she went out and bought another one. So I guess that would qualify as a recommendation. I saw some other northbound AT thru-hikers carrying those Z-pads (accordion type things to my unsophisticated eye) and since they were still using those by the time they reached Maine, those pads must have worked out well for them.
Thanks again everyone. The Thermarest NEO gets top marks online, and is available at Eastern Mountain Sports and L.L. Bean also nearby(I still like to shop locally when I can). I'll probably head over there and lay on the ground for a while. I think a showroom floor is about as hard as a Glacier tent pad.