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