Bushwalk Australia

Hi all,

I'm looking at getting a mat for doing multiday walks, the most extreme would likely be OT (tassie) during summer months.
Currentlly I'm considering between the Exped Synmat UL 7 and the Downmat UL 7. Synmat is lighter/smaller/cheaper, but will it be warm enough?
If I spent the extra and get the downmat, might I be regretting it later as overkill or too warm for anything but the coldest nights?
I'm a side sleeper so prefer the extra thickness. The bag I'm using is meant to be good for -2 (comfort).

Thanks

Rebro5

You'd be wasting your money spending extra for the DM if summer in tassie is as cold as you're going to go.

Synmat has a pretty good R rating. Lighter, smaller and cheaper is a compelling combo.

Can a sleeping mat be too warm?

No. Well at least not in my experience. I suppose if you were somewhere absolutely stinking hot then you may disagree. In which case I notcied that exped sell UL, unfilled pretty cheaply. As does Pacific Outdoors Equipment.