Best of Sleeping Pads 2022

With varying construction and different intended end uses, the sleeping pad category has a dizzying number of great options. We pored over all of them and have pinpointed some of our new favorites for the season. Here are our top sleeping pad picks for Spring/Summer 2022:

NEMO Tensor Insulated

NEMO’s inflatable Tensor pads have been among our favorites here at Enwild for several seasons and this year their fabrics have been converted to 100% recycled content with a tweak to the internal structure that better…

Exped Ultra 3R

As one of the earliest innovators of inflatable backpacking pads, Exped took a step back to see if there was a way to simplify the selection process for any backpacker trying to decide on which pad…

Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated

At this point, Big Agnes has been making performance air pads for two decades but they’re never content to rest solely on their laurels. The brand new Rapide SL delivers the weight and packed size to…