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800-527-1527; www.cascadedesigns.com Mountaineering: Mountain Hardwear Highmountain 72 Pad ($60): Mountain Hardwear uses a combination of closed- and open-cell foam in its Highmountain pad to give it an impressive insulative R value of 6.75 (compared with 2.6 for most lightweight pads). Extremely comfortable thanks to almost two inches of foam, the Highmountain is tapered at the foot to save weight. Be advised: It's still a hefty two-pound, six-ounce package. Sea kayaking: Big Agnes REM two-inch pad ($75): When the boat's toting the weight, why not indulge? Big Agnes's REM self-inflating pads are 20 by 72 inches and come in one-, 1.5-, and two-inch thicknesses. They all mate with the Cross Mountain sleeping bag, but the two-inch version feels like the finest featherbed on a gravel riverbank. At two pounds, 12 ounces, however, it's not something you'd want to schlepp in a backpack—Big Agnes makes a thinner, mummy-shaped pad for that.
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