[QUOTE 3549527, member: 9609"]I have a 3/4 length thermarest which I think is excellent, done loads of wild camping up in the hills winter and summer, would never go back to the traditional closed cell mats.[/QUOTE]
I use a 3/4 inflatable + a 1/4 (or 1/3) closed cell sit-mat.
I can put the closed cell under my feet at night, and use it to sit on cold, muddy ground.
If/when my inflatable develops a leak, at least I have something
The closed cell mat lives on my rack, under my tent.