Interesting comments so far. IC, you make a good point about how one sleeps on hard ground having such a huge effect on someone's trip. I have made about eight trips myself, averaging about a week long, and the one thing I can say about sleeping in Quetico is that I have never really been comfortable while sleeping, and I don't think my dad has either. Pillows have always been inflatable or makeshift from a clothing bag so we often wake up with stiff necks. We've run the gammet of air pads, from cheap manual pump types to quality Thermarest self-inflating mattresses, but even those don't leave us feeling restful. Those new ultralite cots that weigh only a couple pounds, sold by Piragis and Cabelas look kind of interesting, but they're over $200 a piece. What do you guys find is the best sleeping solution for a restful night sleep?