Oh Hi MP.........

I have been absent for a bit........funny I should read this now. I know you sent it quite a few weeks ago but I just opened the box last night.......busy, busy!!

I toyed with it a bit and found I like it more than I thought I would plus it doubles as a pillow. Interesting........

During the cold snap several weeks prior I stayed with a friend in Louisville KY.........it was a full house with several other guys from my town in Florida also showing up.......they were hunting and I was placing work, sort of a fun coincidence but we were at a loss for sleeping arrangements so I volunteered to sleep on the floor.........after all I had my Big Agnes bag and pad with me as well as all my other camping gear. Great I thought, I can try out the Big Agnes air bag on my pad. It was OK.......better with than without but not as spiffy as I had hoped. But it starts the project out rather nicely but I still ended the process with some huffing and puffing.

About 1 A.M. I awoke with the distinctly uncomfortable feeling of hardwood floor against my tush. Yikes, a leak! Some huffing and puffing got me back to sleep for about an hour only to be rudely awakened once again. Glad it happened there instead of on a trip........have yet to evaluate what the deal is but I am a bit disappointed since I took pains to not blow out the ends with aggressive deflation. Maybe its just a leak I can patch........or maybe I take it back to my favorite camping store REI and start screaming and yelling (whats that? all I have to say is I am dissatisfied and get a replacement....whoa!).

Time will tell........first I have to purchase the pad and then try it out. But I think it might hold some promise.