Every once in a while a piece of gear comes along that is unanimously considered to be indespensible. Kyle’s insulated sleeping pad of choice, the ProLite 4 from Therm-a-Rest (recently replaced in their line by the equally innovative ProLite Plus), is one such item. For years, Thermarest has led the market for backcountry sleeping pads, and their weight-to-warmth ratios remain unmatched by other manufacturers. Patented insulating technology and superior design prompt countless reviewers to tend toward the superlative, whether they’re calling Therm-a-Rest’s design team “impossibly ingenious,” or touting its products as pieces of “engineered masterpiece.” Regardless, the industry’s positive response to Therm-a-Rest’s lightest four-season mattress is born of both a tried and true comparison of warmth to weight ratios, and the pad’s simple, and classically user-friendly feel.
Shelters & Sleep Systems
GoLite Adrenaline 0 Degree Bag
Engineered for lightweight, breathable warmth, the GoLite Adrenaline Zero-Degree Sleeping Bag is perfect for backcountry snowtramping.
When keeping warm isn’t just a matter of comfort, it’s a matter of safety as well, having a bag that will keep you toasty and conserve your nighttime calories is essential. For Kyle, this bag has literally been a lifesaver, in whiteouts and windstorms alike.
The bag keeps heat in with the help of mother nature’s very own high-efficiency heat retention device perfected over years of evolution– 100% natural goosedown. Go Lite pumped the bag with this literally feather-weight stuff at 800 fill, meaning it’s full to the brim of lightweight insulating material.