Klymit Inertia X Frame
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Klymit Inertia X Frame
Curiosity got me. Ran across a good deal on this and picked one up on an impulse, even though I'm perfectly happy with my Exped UL 7.
http://www.klymit.com/index.php/product ... frame.html
Arrived unexpectedly about an hour before we left for a 2 night beach camping trip. So I threw it in (wow, that was easy ).
Folks seem to either love these or hate them. I'm in between. After 1 night, my bottom line is that the Exped is at least 6-7 oz more comfortable to me, so I'm keeping that and not the Klymit (promised my wife I'd only keep 1 ). But it wasn't bad. I'm a side sleeper and I had to make sure I was positioned just right every time I turned over, and then it was OK. For the seriously UL motivated I think it would be great. Personally I've been lightening up and I'd keep it and sacrifice some comfort over say a 2 lb pad, but not the 1 lb pad I have. Can't speak to the warmth, since it only got down to 53. It is remarkably small.
http://www.klymit.com/index.php/product ... frame.html
Arrived unexpectedly about an hour before we left for a 2 night beach camping trip. So I threw it in (wow, that was easy ).
Folks seem to either love these or hate them. I'm in between. After 1 night, my bottom line is that the Exped is at least 6-7 oz more comfortable to me, so I'm keeping that and not the Klymit (promised my wife I'd only keep 1 ). But it wasn't bad. I'm a side sleeper and I had to make sure I was positioned just right every time I turned over, and then it was OK. For the seriously UL motivated I think it would be great. Personally I've been lightening up and I'd keep it and sacrifice some comfort over say a 2 lb pad, but not the 1 lb pad I have. Can't speak to the warmth, since it only got down to 53. It is remarkably small.
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Re: Klymit Inertia X Frame
Very interesting concept for a pad but I cannot see how it could provide any insulation or vapor barrier qualities. I also wonder about functionality for people that are proportioned differently or if one slips out of the pressure points that could more easily happen if on a slope.
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Re: Klymit Inertia X Frame
I saw these and was intrigued. I'm also a side sleeper, so thanks for the review. Looks like I'll stick with my heavier NeoAir Trekker for now.
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Re: Klymit Inertia X Frame
Ed, the claim is the gaps allow your bag to loft under you and provide insulation. In the low 50s, I can say it certainly wasn't any cooler at all in a light 35 deg bag, since I used the other pad the next night in virtually identical conditions. I felt it was actually a tad warmer, but not going to make any claims that this was a good test of it's insulating qualities .
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Re: Klymit Inertia X Frame
I never would have thought that was the reason for the design but it makes sense. I'd wonder how comfortable it would be when you go between the open areas.
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Re: Klymit Inertia X Frame
I can see the lofting capability so the bag fibers are not compressed but I would also want to use a water proof vapor barrier ground cloth. With as much tossing and turning as I do, I know my hips would find their way off the mid support points.Ingo wrote:Ed, the claim is the gaps allow your bag to loft under you and provide insulation.