Best Sleeping Pads of 2024

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 2024:

NEMO Tensor All-Season

We’ve long been fond of the insulated Tensor sleeping pad, but NEMO ratcheted up performance with the introduction of the All-Season model. Stabilizing horizonal baffles, layers of ultra-lightweight heat-reflective interior film, and a micro-adjustable valve that…

Exped MegaMat Auto

Anyone who has ever spent a night sleeping in his or her car understands that the length or shape of a sleeping pad doesn’t tend to play nice with the interior of your trunk or backseat.…

Big Agnes Circle Back Insulated

The ground-breaking Circle Back Insulated sleeping pad combines plush, modular comfort with forward-thinking construction that allows for complete repurposing at the end of its life cycle without compromising (and this is important) on performance or durability…