Have done some research on sleeping pads and found that most are way more expensive then they need to be due to name brands. i'm not talking about the super thick extra feature ones, just the basic foam roll up mat.
So i was thinking and did some more research and found that yoga mats are a lot cheaper, usaully the same size and serve roughly the same purpose. they are not meant for the same thing but side by side you cant tell the difference.
i have one that i bought for pretty cheap and it is full length and would serve my needs the same way a more expensive "camping/survival mat" would.
i believe the price difference has to do with the use, camping/survival is much more niche then yoga now a days so the demand for yoga mats is higher. But people would just lay down a blanket if yoga mats were really expensive, so the marketers needed to keep them cheap. When looking for a survival mat, people know exactly what they are looking for and its hard to settle for something else so they can price it much higher due to the fact if people want it they have no other option.
the same way snare wire is much more expensive then picture hanging wire, but are pretty much the same thing.
Any thoughts, anybody ever use yoga mat as a sleeping pad? maybe there is something i am missing.
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