Does A Yoga Mat Make A Good Sleeping Pad

Best used with a sticky yoga mat.

Does a yoga mat make a good sleeping pad.

This backpack america video was shot in wrentham ma cheap yoga mats from walmart can be cut down and used as sleeping pads. A good night of sleep is worth at least 10 per hour. Yoga mats are heavier and less cushiony than a sleeping pad would be and even the lowest end pad by thermarest would be lighter more comfortable and only like 25. Personally i would never get a good night of sleep camping on a yoga mat.

When you re ready to work out just roll back your rug and presto yoga in an instant. I made one of those garden knee pads to kneel on by cutting the mat into even sections and binding the ends with twine. Mat gripper place it under an area rug for no slip gripping. The firmness and fixed form of the mat also makes it hard to carry around and store inside backpacks for easy carrying during hikes and other outdoor activities.

Use yoga mats for yoga and sleeping pads for camping. But if you really can t swing 25 right now a yoga mat might just work for ya. Alternatively buy a cheap used sleeping bag for beneath your sleeping bag. Get a good sleeping pad from camping because it is one of the essentials.

If you are backpacking a good lightweight self inflating pad will cost about 100. Yoga mats do not work like a sleeping pad. It isn t a super thick insulatin. The rubbery material of yoga mats also does not provide the appropriate insulation and heating that a sleeping pad is known for.