REI Co-op Diamond Pin vs REI Co-op Traverse 35 Pack Men's

Lightest of them all, but BULKY! It absolutly need to be out of your backpack, bike saddles and maybe your car too. I dont have a problem having it outside of my pack, but if its raining it wont fit under my pack's rain cover. Comfort is an issue for some people, I find it OK for me as I mainly sleep on my back. Dont even consider it if you're a side sleeper, unless you use it as a base mattress for winter camping with another inflatable one (like the Xterm)

There's like a thin layer of just like net so that I can see that the air is just going to kind of go through and hopefully relieve any of the sweat t...

I like the longer tree straps that Eno makes as well, even though they add a little weight, they are longer, more versatile, stronger, and easier to set up by yourself, especially using screw gate carabiners, which are a must!

The cinch up straps work great and its easy to secure the load from several angles.

Using paracord/550 cord, or line of your choosing, the tarp can be quickly setup to provide instant shelter for a quick lunch on the trail. I did bring 4 titanium 'tent' stakes, which aided in the setup anywhere aspect of the hammock/tarp. These coupled with my trekking poles also allowed me to set this system up on the ground as a tent-like system. I found the quality to be excellent, the weight perfect for a solo hiker, and the ease of setup commendable

It's pretty durable and it's also a modular so you can remove the lid and you can also adjust where the compression straps are in your pack, which is ...

I find the pad too narrow as my arms over and over again fall outside the pad at night and I wake up because the cold under my arms. If it would come in a wider version – wow! Then this would be the absolutely best sleeping pad ever invented as it has perfect stiffness, especially compared to other similar mattresses on the market (says me who doesn't like inflatable mattresses). Please make a wider version!!

I would say this pack is a lot larger than needed for a day hike, except in winter, but it's not designed to carry skis.