Gardener's kneeling pad: http://www.goo.gl/OOc13S
Originally Posted by ra0094
http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Density...63RJIrwlNPmHZw
Not sure if this would work for you but it is what I use for A sleeping pad and with the scraps I make butt pads.
Iif not there are some thermarest knock offs on amazon for pretty cheap or you can just use the trusty ol cardboard or scrap piece of tyvek.
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Yup. Works great.
I sliced open a tyvek mailer for a nice seat/putmycrapthere. Rolled up and held in place with a rubber band.
I was able to buy a half piece from a fb group. A guy had tons of brand new, half pieces of sleeping pad for 12 bucks, or 2 for 19. I got 2.
You could check on ebay for a used zrest, cut it in half and use that. or you could buy a new zrest, cut it in half and and put the second half away for when the first half wears out
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My husband found an old timey computer mouse pad when an old office was being cleaned out. The kind that does not have the slick shiny pictures or is really foamy. It is invaluable to me. My deluxe item. Packs very accessible. They show up at thrift shops for 25 cents. Pick one that fits your hind side and you will never leave home with out it.
I use something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-pc-KNEELIN...-/322074305134
It is a foam pad intended to protect knees while gardening. It is both light as a feather and cheap as dirt. Pretty durable as well.
Sitting around camp? Why not hang out in your shelter atop your sleeping pad? Or carry a complete ccf pad for sleeping and use it anywhere you please (no fear of punctures).
When resting on the trail by my pack I either sit on the ground against my pack or throw my crocs on the ground and sit on them. Crocs make a great sit pad.
Most of us would rather be outside enjoying the surroundings or other people's company than sitting or laying in our shelters, weather permitting. Since you insist on carrying an inflatable and a ccf pad, it makes since for you to use the ccf pad as a sitting pad. Since most of us who carry inflatables don't carry redundant ccf pads and certainly not full length ones, a separate, lighter pad makes perfect sense. Some people hike in trail runners because their light weight packs allow them too and don't view camp shoes as necessary
Hard to beat $2 shipped for something new. My personal butt pad is an ancient 1/4" Ensolite rectangle that's 17" x 19"; 89 grams. At night it goes under my full-length CCF sleeping pad for a bit of extra hip cushioning. I think it was cut down from a ripped-up sleeping pad, and was then gifted to me when my grad school housemate moved to Germany and needed to reduce his possessions. Old and shabby but FREE appeals to my frugal nature.
I use the same 2oz piece of evazote ccf that goes under my lower legs at night. Carried rolled up on top of pack under top strap
Camp shoes also double as creek crossing shoes---vital on winter trips.
For 30 years I never used camp shoes or crocs . . . and I never used hiking poles. But both have their advantages and are now part of my standard load.
Plus, many winter backpackers (if they're smart) carry both an inflatable pad along with a ccf pad---augments the R value of the inflatable and in an emergency inflatable blowout offers survivable nights on the ccf.
The purpose of my croc campshoes (other than creek crossings) is to take off my hiking boots after a long day of humpage when they could be both soaked and muddy---and place them in my tent vestibule and are never seen again until the next morning---thereby using my dry, clean crocs for everything in camp. Using your boots or trail runners in camp means you have to put on your wet socks everytime when you need to walk around camp---if your hiking shoes are wet. Otherwise your clean dry sleeping socks get compromised inside the possibly soaked trail runners and/or boots.
Plus, crocs can be used as a sit pad when resting next to your pack on the trail---especially on muddy ground or in the snow.
I concur! I ordered several at once. Weigh less than an ounce.
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I really like my Arrowhead Equipment foot pad that I use as a sit pad.
I have the 1/8" pad and it weighs 16.6 g or 0.6 oz
I also have the 1/4" and it weight 31.1 g or 1.1 oz
These pads can serve a couple of different purposes in your pack, but they are light and also BIG enough to just carry as a sit pad. I really find the 1/8" to be enough for me.
http://www.arrowhead-equipment.com/s...Foot_Pad_.html
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I found a beat up,discarded purple closed cell foam pad at Neels Gap. Cut about 2.5 feet off it and it worked for almost 1000 miles before having too many punctures, tears, etc. to work any further. It was long enough to put against a tree and sit back against. It rolled up fairly small and was attached to the outside of my pack.
Found ANOTHER beat up, discarded foam pad right around the time Ol' Purple died and did the same. Used it to the end. It was also getting to the end of a useful life, so it worked out as well.
CCF would be my choice for cold, wet sitting. I also laid the pad down in my vestibule for getting into/out of my tent, used it for a wind break when my fly was up (SoLong 6) for ventilation but the wind was whipping, fire enhancer a couple of times, cut 1 inch square pieces off to stop equipment squeaking, etc. etc. etc.
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Here's one you can check out $4.00 and only 1 oz.
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I just cut a square off of an old closed cell sleeping pad. Have used the same one now for 1500+ miles. Someone asked me what my favorite piece of gear was... I said my sit pad and got a funny look, but it really is. I can't see not having one. After years of backpacking I have walked my a$$ off so I need a little cushion.
Hard to find cheaper than this. https://www.amazon.com/Arich-Protabl...A5K98NZHEWXTJH
Uh far to too heavy and $$$ I did check that out when Walmart and others stopped selling blue closed foam.. its back in stores now and Reflectix is lighter but not as flexible - still a true winner. found a Thermarest in Walmart for the granddaughter at $15 but it was the last one.
Also it doubles as a shoulder pad in the hammock at night to stop the wind, closed cell foam is wonderful to stop cold spots even when well pitched.
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