A few years ago I made a Sleeping Pad Comparison Table. It got a lot of attention when I shared it with this community, and the page on my website has continued getting lots of traffic since then, so I’ve continued to update the table each year.

Here's the page: Sleeping Pad Comparisons and Buying Guide

I thought I would share it again with this community! Any feedback, thoughts, or if you notice any errors, feel free to let me know 🙏

2025 Updates:

• All data was collected at the end of January, 2025
• When updating the data, certain models were no longer listed on the company websites. These models are identified in the table with an asterisk (*) in front of the model name, instead of removing them completely, since they may still be available to purchase elsewhere
• AMOK and ALPS Mountaineering are new additions to the table. For ALPS, I got confirmation via email that they use the ASTM standard to test their pads. Certain models don’t have a rating, so those values are left blank.
• Big Agnes and Therm-A-Rest: There were lots of items no longer listed on these two websites, compared to 2024. They are all still in the table, marked with an asterisk, but I thought it was worth pointing out since it was a higher-than-normal amount.
• EXPED: There are tons of discrepancies for both prices and product specs between the official corporate website and the USA website. I decided to use the data and models from the USA website, since you can actually make purchases from that site.
• Klymit: Friendly reminder that their R-Value ratings juggle between using ASTM vs. non-ASTM. I’d recommend doing further research if you’re considering a Klymit pad.
• Decathlon: I found their website to be sketchy and with some incomplete and non-standardized product specs; I was hesitant, but I did include them in the table.
• NEMO, REI, Sea To Summit…. no comments… thanks for making my life easy.
• Kelty: I reached out multiple times via email to see if they use ASTM; never got a response
• MEC: I reached out multiple times via email to see if they use ASTM; never got a response. This is my third year of unsuccessfully confirming with MEC (I’ve tried phone calls and emails over the past three years). Plus, the product specs were riddled with errors and inconsistencies when I checked in 2024.

*I have no affiliation with any brands in the table. I intentionally choose not to use affiliate links.

*If you have a brand that you want to recommend get added, please first confirm that it uses the ASTM standard.