Is Eva foam Evazote?

EVAZOTE® is a range of crosslinked ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer foams. More durable than polyethylene foams, EVAZOTE® grades have a “rubbery” feel. Selected grades are available in a range of colours, while conductive grades are also produced.

Are Sleeping pads worth it?

As you can see, sleeping pads are almost always necessary. Sleeping pads not only provide a cushioned sleeping surface to keep you comfortable, but they also provide critical insulation from cold ground temperatures.

What can I use instead of a sleeping pad?

Here’s a list of sleeping pad alternatives:

• Air Mattress.
• Portable matress.
• Cot.
• Hammock.
• Gym pad.
• Thick sleeping bags / blankets.
• Thick yoga mat.
• A thick pile of leaves.

What is a closed cell sleeping pad?

The closed-cell foam sleeping pad is the most basic sleeping pad style, made using a dense foam filled with small closed air cells. They will often have a metallic, heat reflective layer on one side of the pad to provide extra warmth. This type of pad is incredibly lightweight, durable, and the most affordable.

Which is better Zotefoams or evazote sleeping pads?

The Zotefoams Blue Foam Sleeping Pad and the Blue Foam Long Sleeping Pad are made at a lower density; true to the description in the catalog. The pads are made of a different polymer as well and are not as durable as the Evazote® pads.

What is the your value of evazote pads?

Looking further, I noticed that the Evazote pads are very heavy – 175g for the very thin Bivy pad. At 220g, the Blue foam pad offers an R value of 1.36: twice the warmth, and only 25% more weight. Two blue foam pads would get me an R-value of 2.72, at 2cm thickness, and only 440g.

What to do with a goodnight Eva pad?

Use it as a non-slip surface under a SilNylon Bivy or sleeping pad, as a ground cloth, as a sit pad, as a gear sorting pad, or fold it and use it as a virtual frame in a frameless backpack. The GoodNight EVA Foam Pad is made of Evazote® closed cell cross-linked ethylene copolymer foam.

Which is better blue foam or evazote bivy pads?

Looking further, I noticed that the Evazote pads are very heavy – 175g for the very thin Bivy pad. At 220g, the Blue foam pad offers an R value of 1.36: twice the warmth, and only 25% more weight. Two blue foam pads would get me an R-value of 2.72, at 2cm thickness, and only 440g. The Winter Evazote pad is over 2x the cost, 525g, and only R 2.06.