I went out "tag sailing" (yardsale or garage sale) with my wife yesterday morning. I had recently come off suspension and I am now on "parole", seems I told my wife one too many times "you don't need that" while we pushed our way past endless junk. She made me stay home for a few Saturdays while she and this guy called Tom Tom drove around listening to Neil Diamond cd's way too loud.
Anyway, yesterday I scored a brand new Therarest "shorty" pad, probably the cheapest one made, but none-the-less a new one for a dollar. I asked if it leaked and the nice lady said it was fine. For a dollar, I took a chance and this morning I checked it. It holds air overnight. Normally, I would put a big smiley face here * but I'm trying to wean myself off of smiley faces these days.
I had a shorty years ago when money was tight and it worked fine for warm weather tripping. This year my old full length Thermarest sprung a leak and I restored to folding it over and just using the foam in it for comfort. Tough on the hips, but after a few nights I got used to it. So, now I will have a new shorty for next years trip. ***
Anyway, yesterday I scored a brand new Therarest "shorty" pad, probably the cheapest one made, but none-the-less a new one for a dollar. I asked if it leaked and the nice lady said it was fine. For a dollar, I took a chance and this morning I checked it. It holds air overnight. Normally, I would put a big smiley face here * but I'm trying to wean myself off of smiley faces these days.
I had a shorty years ago when money was tight and it worked fine for warm weather tripping. This year my old full length Thermarest sprung a leak and I restored to folding it over and just using the foam in it for comfort. Tough on the hips, but after a few nights I got used to it. So, now I will have a new shorty for next years trip. ***