Until last spring, Big Agnes had no sleeping pads in its line that interested me. The pads looked comfortable, but they were considerably heavier than my time-tested Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite ($170, ...

Until last spring, Big Agnes had no sleeping pads in its line that interested me. The pads looked comfortable, but they were considerably heavier than my time-tested Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite ($170, ...

I was at the Douglas Springs trailhead in Saguaro National Park, playing a final round of Tetris with the items in my pack before I got on the trail. Since water access was limited on my multiday hike ...