[WTB Melbourne] 2 panels of Z lite (closed cell foam)

[emma_melbourne]

WANTED TO BUY: 2 panels of Z lite (Thermarest closed cell foam)

I am hoping someone may have trimmed down their Z lite to save weight, or as it's too long for their height, and might be willing to sell me 2 panels together.

I have a pack which will perfectly fit 2 panels of the Thermarest Z lite closed cell foam pad, as the back panel, and double as a sit pad. And I don't want to buy an entire Z lite just to cut off 2 panels, if I can help it.

Fine if it's the old Z lite or the new Z lite SOL.

Thanks!

Emma

[CasualNerd]

I know it's not what you're looking for exactly but there are cheaper knock off versions of the z lite and individual sit pads on aliexpress.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NatureH ... 21317.html

Just in case it fits.

[crollsurf]

Hi Emma, are you sure you want to do this? I use the Z pad for so many things. Folding it in half as a seat for extra thermal protection. As a pillow. Standing on it outside my tent to put my shoes on in the morning...

And as padding for my pack. I fold the 2 outside sections in on themselves to help contour my frameless pack to my back.

The weight saving is negligable compared to flexibility of having the whole seat in my opinion.

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[Zapruda]

Hi Emma,

I can help you out. Shoot me a PM when you can. I may not reply until Sunday night as I will be out bush.

Cheers

[emma_melbourne]

Thank you @Zapruda.

I'll PM you now, and you can message me back whenever suits you. Enjoy the bush.

@crollsurf Thanks for your input / concern. By way of explanation I have a Berghaus Fast Hike 45, and just 2 segments of the Z lite is ideal for the specific back water bladder compartment to substitute the back support it usually comes with - which is perforated and doesn't work effectively as a butt bad on wet grass or ground. There's a Youtube review of the backpack I have here and you'll understand better why I just want 2 segments of Z lite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rPpKea-D4 (around 11.30 seconds into video.) The measurements of the 50 cm width of the Z lite works perfect for the entire back panel and the thickness is right also to fit into that back water bladder compartment.

I have a NeoAir Xlite Large as my sleeping mat, for my lightweight set-up / multi-day hikes. (I also have a really luxury heavy Self-Inflating mat, a Sea to Summit Comfort Plus Self-Inflating, which is a whopping 1.2 kg and bulky but is as comfortable as my queen mattress at home, and I use it for where I'm doing a short hike-in and more camping than hiking kind of scenario. And carry it in in a bigger 65 litre Berghaus Wilderness pack which swallows that bulk easily.) So I don't need a full length Z lite. Unless maybe I was to start Winter hiking and wanted it under my NeoAir Xlite, for extra insulation and redundancy built-in also in case of a mat failure. But at this stage I only do 3 season hiking, in fact more like 2 season hiking. Pussy I know.


Best,

Emma

[emma_melbourne]

Thanks @CasualNerd

I do have a Thermarest Z-Seat already but it's only 33 cm wide, and not the 50 cm width I am wanting for the back panel on my backpack - hence 2 x panels of Z lite which are 50 cm wide. The length of my backpack back hydration panel (where I'm inserting foam panel) is 53 cm.

I had a look on Aliexpress and they're very cheap for Z-seats, which is great for someone who doesn't have one. And Naturehike also do a Z-folding closed cell foam full length mat, but it's 57 cm wide which is too wide for my back panel length and I'd have to cut off 2 sections and cut them to 50 cm width and discard all the rest. (I can't justify storing an extra mat in my small Melbourne apartment.) I thought if someone happens to have 2 panels of Z lite cut off, it would be ideal. So if @Zapruda happens to have 2 sections somewhere not being used, I would love to buy them.

However thanks so much for the suggestion. Very helpful and I'll keep that in mind as a back up.

Best,

Emma

[Mark F]

I would have offered a couple of segments of ZLite but only just saw the post. I use 4 segments folded in half in my Laufbursche Huckesack as a frame. A bit more rigid than just two segments and better coverage when used under my feet when using a short pad.

[Moondog55]

A trip to Clark Rubber may give you what you need, just thick CCF cut to measure and paid for by the square decimetre

[Rosscodj]

Would this suit? Gossamer Gear SitLight Camp Seat. Medium is 27 x 50 x 2 cm. https://www.gossamergear.com/collections/sleeping-pads/products/sitlight-camp-seat

[emma_melbourne]

I've just received the segments of Theramrest Z-lite which fit my pack perfectly. Thanks @Zapruda!

And thank you everyone for your input and advice.

I'll close the topic down now that mission is accomplished.

Best,

Emma