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Mats & Liners

A liner is often the honest answer.

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Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT — For camping treks, and for lodge beds that are a plank
Best overall

For camping treks, and for lodge beds that are a plank

Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT

R-value 4.5, ~350 g, packs to a water bottle

The warmth-to-weight benchmark and it makes a hard lodge bed sleepable — it is audibly crinkly, and in a shared dormitory that is a genuine social cost.

R-value 4.5 is real four-season insulation at 350 g

Packs smaller than a Nalgene

Turns a plank bed into a bed

Crinkles loudly every time you move

Punctures — carry the patch kit

Expensive

Not for you if: Teahouse trekkers happy with a lodge mattress. Most are, and this is 350 g and a lot of money to fix a problem you may not have.

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Sea to Summit Silk Blend Liner — Hygiene with almost no weight or warmthLightest liner

Hygiene with almost no weight or warmth

Sea to Summit Silk Blend Liner

Half the weight of a thermal liner and far nicer against skin, at the cost of adding essentially no warmth — the right choice for lower-altitude treks and hot lodges.

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