The Best Camping Sleeping Pads of 2024

With almost 30,000 reviews on Amazon, the Sleepingo Sleeping Pad is definitely a top pick as camping sleeping pads go. Made of 20 denier waterproof ripstop nylon, this sleeping pad is perfect for hikers, as it packs down to about the size of a water bottle. The Sleepingo sleeping pad weighs just 14.4 ounces, and measures 75 inches long, 25 inches wide, and two inches thick. While some users love its portability and how easy it is to inflate and deflate, others would trade this sleeping pad’s portability for a little extra comfort and warn that the narrowness of this sleeping pad isn’t worth the ease of pack, and makes it easier to slide off of.

This sleeping pad would be best used for summertime camping for users looking for something basic to get them off the ground, as it has a low R-value of 2.1.

Four colors lend a range of personalization options to the Outdoorsman Lab Sleeping Pad, making it easy to tell your sleeping pads apart if you’re purchasing more than one. At just 14.5 ounces, this camping sleeping pad rolls out from a compact eight by three inches to 73 by 21.6 by 2.2 inches. Because this is a slim option, it wouldn’t be a great choice for those looking for some extra width in their sleeping pad, and is not suited for larger users.

Durable ripstop 20 denier nylon makes this a standard option when it comes to sleeping pads, and though Outdoorsman does rate this sleeping pad with an R-value of 2.2, users would generally agree that this might be an overestimate and wouldn’t recommend using this padin cooler weather.

Due to this sleeping pad’s size, weight, and easy-to-use air valve for quick inflation, this would be a great addition to your kid’s backpack for summer camping excursions.

Dimensions of 74.8 by 24.41 by 3.94 inches make the Zooobelives inflatable sleeping pad the thickest, widest sleeping pad we’ve found. A built-in air pump makes inflation easy, offering either a foot stomp or hand press to use, but it can also be inflated by mouth if you haven’t yet figured out the pump. A 75 denier polyester pongee fabric (with extruded PVC lamination) makes this sleeping pad a great option for long-term use; it’s often used in the making of military parachutes.

Another cool feature about this camping sleeping pad is that it has built-in snaps, allowing you to connect multiple pads to create even larger sleeping space for one or many. Folding down to a compact six by six by 14 inches, this camping sleeping pad is heavy, weighing three pounds, and would be best used as a drive-in campsite pad rather than as a backpacking sleeping pad.

Though it boasts an R-value of 4, many users would not recommend using this for cold-weather camping and would put the rating a bit lower.

The numbers could speak for themselves, with 81% of reviewers giving the Gear Doctors Self-Inflating Sleeping Pad five stars, but what fun would that be without our own investigation? With just a twist of the leak-proof valve and a slight unrolling, this camping sleeping pad begins to fill the pad’s open cell foam, creating a comfortable sleeping pad that measures 72 by 22 by 1.5 inches. Unlike other sleeping pads out there, fans enjoy the Gear Doctors sleeping pad for cold nights—and with its accurate R-value of 4.3, this is a great choice for all-weather adventures.

This is a heavier option, at 2.2 pounds, but we wouldn’t rule it out of your hiking pack, as it will pack down to just 8 by 12 inches. The Gear Doctors pad comes with a repair kit in case of tears, and reviewers seem to have good experience with their customer service when issues arise.

The Trekology sleeping pad is the thickest sleeping mat we found, lending four inches of cushion between you and the ground. A fantastic sleeping pad choice for tall people, this pad is 75 inches long, and while it’s still narrow at 22.4 inches, its curved design does help to hold you in place while you sleep.

At just over a pound and a half, this camping sleeping pad wouldn’t be a good choice for people looking to conserve weight in their packs. But if you’re looking for a thick sleeping pad you can inflate this pad by mouth or with a standard air pump, then it’s worth checking out. Users like this model because they find it easy to roll into a small size of 7.3 by 4.7 inches, but others note that this sleeping pad can be noisy if you move around a lot during the night.