Alternatively buy a cheap used sleeping bag for beneath your sleeping bag.
Does a yoga mat make a good sleeping pad.
The rubbery material of yoga mats also does not provide the appropriate insulation and heating that a sleeping pad is known for.
This backpack america video was shot in wrentham ma cheap yoga mats from walmart can be cut down and used as sleeping pads.
I have slept on those as well but not very comfortably.
Best used with a sticky yoga mat.
Personally i would never get a good night of sleep camping on a yoga mat.
Get a good sleeping pad from camping because it is one of the essentials.
I made one of those garden knee pads to kneel on by cutting the mat into even sections and binding the ends with twine.
Yoga mats do not work like a sleeping pad.
A good night of sleep is worth at least 10 per hour.
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.
Sleeping pads provide more insulation are more lightweight and are more comfortable for long term use.
If you are backpacking a good lightweight self inflating pad will cost about 100.
Mat gripper place it under an area rug for no slip gripping.
There are three main types of sleeping pads and they all have their.
When you re ready to work out just roll back your rug and presto yoga in an instant.
But if you really can t swing 25 right now a yoga mat might just work for ya.