Pacific Outdoor Equipment Peak Elite AC Sleeping Pad
Every once in a while a product comes along that really exceeds expectations and rises to the top of its class. The Peak Elite AC solves a lot of your sleeping challenges when backpacking.
You need a comfortable way to sleep or your entire experience is less enjoyable. This pad keeps your pack light, takes very little space, and gives you 2.5 inches of comfort at night. And you get it all at a reasonable price.
People have been telling you for years that air mattresses don't give you the insulation of a closed-cell foam pad. That used to be true. This beauty has a heat reflecting fabric that boost radiant heat return without adding weight or bulk.
The 48” model is just 9.1 ounces. The 72” pad is only 11.9 ounces. The 78” version is just 12.5 ounces. The wrap strap is .2 ounces. The stuff sack is .5 ounces. The repair kit is .4 ounces. Of course, you can leave all the extras home and put some almost weightless rubber bands around your pad.
Backpacker Magazine said, “High warmth paired with low weight and low cost? This pad delivers, thanks to weight-saving measures like the mummy shape and ‘bio-mapped’ synthetic insulation (placed in key areas under the torso). That means less material but not less warmth, say a tester who used the Peak Elite on subfreezing nights. The pad also gets a no-weight warmth boost (about 10 percent, says the company), from an aluminum coating – particles infused in the fabric that reflect body heat. What we felt: 2.5 inches of luxurious cushion, and plenty of insulation for three-season use. The 33-denier ripstop nylon doesn’t need ultralight TLC, so the only real tradeoff is the shape: Are you comfortable without a full-size bed?”
This sleeping pad rolls up small to disappear in your pack, but creates a big impression after a great nights sleep.
- Radiant Heat Return technology that increases your R-value by 10% for a warmer nights sleep (2.5 to 4.4 R-Value)
- 2.5 inches of air core cushion maximizes comfort on your ultralight excursion
- “Bio-Mapped Insulation" to improve thermal efficiencies and allow for the smallest possible packed size
- Oversized outside tubes for cradling you in the saddle to keep you from shifting off the pad at night
- Superlight, recycled P.E.T. abrasion-resistant 33 Denier Diamond Ripstop Nylon fabric
- 3 season comfort
- Velcro Wrap strap - .2 oz., Stuff Sack - .5 oz., Repair Kit - .4 oz.
- Folds to just 3” x 10” in your pack
- Color: Limo Black
Pacific Outdoor Equipment Peak Elite AC Long
Pacific Outdoor Equipment Peak Elite AC Regular
Pacific Outdoor Equipment Peak Elite AC 2/3
No.
3644-78
3644-72
3644-48
Size (in.)
20 x 78 x 2.5
20 x 72 x 2.5
20 x 48 x 2.5
Size (cm.)
51 x 198 x 6.0
51 x 183 x 6.0
51 x 122 x 6.0
Season
1
1
1
Weight (oz.)
12.5
11.9
9.1
Colors
Limo Black
Limo Black
Limo Black
