Therm-a-Rest DreamTime Pad

I live in a studio apartment and needed a pad for my sofa bed, which was just killing my back. I bought this pad because it appeared comfortable with a 3" thickness and its advertised storage space is fairly tiny.
OK, this pad is very comfortable and it has the added benefit of adjustability via super-easy inflatability.
The down side is that once this memory-foam pad escapes its mini-container, it can never be re-rolled as small for daily use. Why? Memory foam flattens and takes quite a while for it to puff out. Right now, the width of my rolled pad is about 2.5 feet, which is a lot bigger than the 10" I expected.
If you need to solve a bad back issue, this is the pad for you. If storage is an issue, skip it.

I usually bring a 4 inch foam pad and a futon with me on car camping trips. Since this was too much to include in my luggage on Southwest airlines, I ordered a Thermarest Dream Time pad, which I was able to squeeze into a duffle bag along with my tent.

I used the Dream Time pad every night for a week on this trip. It was every bit as comfortable as the foam pad / futon combination that I usually sleep on.

My only complaint is that a stuff sack was not included in the still expensive sales price of $169. It seems rather greedy to charge an additional fee for a stuff sack!

Other than the price issue, the service from BackCountry.com was superb.

I purchased this pad with the hopes that it would be the most comfortable sleeping pad I've ever owned. Oh baby I couldn't have made a better decision. The pad system is a little pricey at $200 but it is a very slick system. It rolls up to a fine size for car camping and inflates with relative ease. What makes this pad so special is when you lie down for the night. It is soooooo comfortable. I'm a side sleeper and at 200lbs I find that with most pads my hip bone ends up against the hard ground. Not with the Dream Time! I slept on rocky ground and it was super plush. A great buy for ulitmate comfort!

This pad is almost funny how comfortable it is! If you want to drive to a campground through up your 4-6 person tent and have a pillow fight...this is the mattress pad that will give you the bouncy bounce you need. I took two of the XL's thinking they would fit in my Big Anges Emerald Mtn 2 person tent (http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Big-Agnes-Emerald-Mountain-SL2-Super-Light-Tent-2-Person-3-Season/BAG0060M.html)
-that was just a joke...one almost covered the entire floor, the other had to curve up the side of the tent to avoid overlapping discomfort. Not for the packing trek but awesome for the family outing, mallo roasting, pillow fights...enjoy!

The Therm-a-Rest Dream Time Sleeping Pad is a great pad if you plan on doing any car camping or when weight/size isn't an issue. The comfort is hard to beat. In fact, my boyfriend's parents recently stayed with us and were very disconcerted to see that we were making them sleep on two of these babies strapped together. They wanted us to go to Wal-Mart to get them an air mattress...but we urged them to give it a try. After one night, they were convinced! That's how comfortable these are! They spent an entire week on them. They're super durable, too.

I can't say enough about this sleeping pad. If you don't mind the bulk (and who cares about bulk when you're car camping), there's simply no better sleeping pad that will fit inside a tent. I've taken mine to Moab and slept like a champ even though the ground underneath the tent was covered with bumpy gravel. Last weekend, I went back there with friends and got stuck on a fold-out couch bed. I threw my Dream Time pad on the crappy mattress and slept as good as my buddies sleeping on the real beds. Highly recommended.

These sleeping pads work excellent. I used them for the first time last week. The pads worked excellent at different temps. Our temperatures ranged from 30 degrees to 60 degrees. Each pad has ties or straps on the side of the pad in order to secure them together for a queen sized pad. It also has 2 vents for allowing air in and out. The only disadvantage is that it's so big when rolled up 10"X32", but if you're car camping it's no big thing. I never touched the ground when sleeping on it. Overall outstanding.

I have had my pad two years now. I have loved it from the first use. I use it for car camping (in a tent), in cabins, and for fly in hunting/fishing trips. It is as close to sleeping in a bed as you can get and still be camping. It makes it much nicer when the ground is uneven or a root or rock tries to ruin an otherwise perfect spot to pitch the tent. This pad is not at all suitable for backpacking. Too heavy and too bulky.