HEST - Foamy

If you’re not backpacking and can accommodate the space to bring it with you, I highly recommend a Hest mattress. It’s the most comfortable mattress/pad I’ve found.

I built my own platform that is half as wide as the one in the pic, and bought a Hest sleeping pad on sale at REI. The pad is super high quality. I’m a side sleeper and it doesn’t bottom out. I car camp for rowing regattas and also with my friends while they sleep in a tent. But, for $995, I’d say get the one you show! But, go with a Hest.

Hest is a foam mattress https://www.rei.com/product/203057/hest-foamy-sleeping-pad?sku=2030570003&store=15&CAWELAID=120217890017762363&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=147758269879&CATCI=pla-2055717823364&cm_mmc=PLA_Google%7C21700000001700551_2030570003%7C2055717823364%7CBA%7C71700000074421743&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_DTlw7EBcU5gShlwffsipEYK-oh&gclid=Cj0KCQiAz6q-BhCfARIsAOezPxkFDGKEKdPFVkMA4wACSXxcPiXV_Y05qU7Aw_nwif2sZGQw_e9LFrIaAqgLEALw_wcB

If we car camp we use hest sleeping pads, they’re pricey but I’d say they’re just as comfortable as our bed at home. We place them side by side and put a blanket over top to cover the gap. They also hook together as well. In the backcountry we sleep separately because our inflatable sleeping pads move around too much, plus we like different firmness

HEST sleeping pad. I find the foam more comfortable than air.

Honestly being a heavier guy and having trouble with the self inflating air pads springing leaks and de inflating. I bit the bullet and bought a Hest memory foam sleeping pad from rei re/supply best decision I’ve ever made yes their bulky and expensive but their have a really good r value and are more comfortable then any sleeping pad iv used.

My spouse and I use two hest foamy wides on a Coleman queen cot, replacing the queen air mattress. They fit in the sleeve for the air mattress which helps secure the slight overhang from the frame of the cot. We are adding some thicker yoga mats underneath them to reduce the dip in the middle, but I've never had a better night sleep while car camping, and I've tried them all. I broke my back years ago, and this setup has restored my willingness to camp more often. Win/win.

We've been using hest foamy pads for two years now. We dont camp in hot (overnight highs above the 70s) areas. We visit those places when its cooler. At those temps a sheet or light blanket is fine. We do camp in winter (below freezing) conditions. So far the lowest we've encountered with them has been the upper 20s. With fleece sheets, down quilts, and a wind & water resistant synthetic insulated shell (as needed), its been comfy. The hest does firm up slightly when cooler, but my body heat (which my bedding traps) softens the foam sufficiently. I broke my back years ago, and this is the best sleep I've gotten camping. I've taken regular memory foam pillows camping that have gotten rock hard in cold temps, so I'm not sure what material hest is using to minimize the hardening. It could just be the heat retention by my blankets. For me, 100% worth it. They are bulky.

Hest is the goat

If you're willing to pay the price Hest makes some exceptional foam camping mattresses with durable, washable covers that let you roll them up relatively well. No queen size but you can get some of their larger single person mattresses and connect them with the integrated low profile clips to make a queen size mattress.

I have a [Hest Foamy](https://hest.com/products/foamy?variant=39596236177489) and a [Wheels & Feels](https://wheelsfeels.com/shop/car-kitchens/camper-kit-toyota-rav4) storage setup. I have done 3400 miles in a week while sleeping in the back and was great. I can use the Foamy in a tent when needed also. I have no desire for a RTT either and when combined with the Hest Dually it works great for two people in my RAV4. If combining sleeping pads I would recommend a custom fitted sheet vs hours designing your own clip to be 3D printed ;)