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Deacon and JJ, this is more in line with what I've heard from many long-distance hikers. Can you give a few more details about your food practices? For instance, were you using odorproof/odor...

OK, I'm going to try to clarify:

A determined bear can get the food in any bear hang. In a PCT hang, they can send a bear cub out on the branch to break it (if it's small enough) or go out on the...

Marcovee, I'm specifically trying to avoid hanging a bear bag.

I’m working on planning food for a solo northbound thruhike of the Long Trail in Vermont, late August until the end of September. Leaving in a few days. The southern half of the Long Trail coincides...

I emailed Exped and explained that I don't have the mat or the receipt anymore. They STILL sent me a new one! They did ask for a picture, and the mat they sent was a factory seconds item, but I'm...

No, the Xtherm has no down. It's filled with a criss-crossing network of reflective material (like the material in an emergency blanket). Hopefully that also means it is less sensitive to accumulated...

Just wanted to post an update. After trying a number of options, it seems like the best thing to do is: insert the Xtherm while it is still fully deflated and folded in half lengthwise, reach in...

Yes, this is what I try to do usually. It worked great with the Exped Synmat, which has lengthwise baffles. It is not working very well with the Xtherm because it has horizontal baffles. If I try to...

I did buy the regular. MAX means it's a rectangle, not a mummy shape.

I just got the Thermarest Xtherm MAX Regular. It's great, very comfortable, no issues with crinkling noise.

But there's one problem: it's incredibly difficult to put in the sleeve of my Big Agnes...

Oh, and the Xtherm is MUCH less crinkly/noisy than the regular NeoAir and the NeoAir Xlite. I wouldn't get the others due to crinkliness, but I barely noticed it in the Xtherm. It's so much better.

Just went to a store to try out the Xtherm in person. Feels great. The mummy shape felt incredibly narrow to me, so I'm going to go with the rectangular MAX.

If anyone else is reading this before...

Anyone have any reports of a Thermarest Xtherm failing? I've found pretty much nothing so far, which is promising.

Also, any experience with the Gossamer Gear Airbeam? It also has the lengthwise...

My most recent pad was an Exped Synmat UL 7, which I absolutely loved - warm, comfy, light, tiny when packed. However, it delaminated after about 50 nights on it, and a quick Google search shows...