>>674261>Can R-value be translated well into a useful temperature range?Pic related, but it comes down to a lot of factors, like personal preferences and some material specifics.
>Like, a 4 isn't warm enough at a temperature under X and is too warm at a temperature above Y?No, a pad isolates you from the ground, which is a heat sink. It does not warm you, it just makes you lose less heat.
Imagine a cold piece of metal, you touch it and your hand gets cold, because heat gets drained out of it. Now you wrap said piece of metal in some cloth, and now you can touch it without getting cold. If the metal is warm, you won't get cold or warm, no matter if you touch it with or without the cloth.
The other thing besides isolation is padding, some like it hard, some like it soft, in general you can't have the comfort of a real bet while /out/, xcept you car camp.
Foam (EVA, Thermarest Z-& RidgeRest
>+cheap>+indestructible, you can sleep on sharp rocks or in the mud if you got to>+good weight and insulation>+can cut it to every form you want, like torso pat etc>-bulky>-you better like to sleep hard, because you are going to.Inflatable
>-moderate to expensive>-one hole and you are in for an interesting night>+-excellent insulation, generally a little more weight>*-no mods, but there are tons of models and sizes to choose from>+can get really comfyprotip, you can always buy a cheaper model inflatable pad and use it 3 seasons, if you need to go winter mode you can always add 10mm eva and you are good.
