Hest Foamy and Foamy Wide Written Review Review by The Good Ride

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A Breakdown Of How The Hest Foamy and Foamy Wide Sleeps And Who It Is For

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How This Review Happened:

Precious Good Ride dollars were spent to buy this and review it.
Sizes: regular and wide
Days: 20+

James’s Specs: 5’10” 185-190lbs

How It Was Tested

I used the Foamy and Foamy wide camping in my car, in a tent, in my house, and in rentals when I traveled to snowboard or surf. I’ve used it in temperatures well below freezing to above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Durability

One thing that separates the Hest Foamy from all the other pads is its durability. I trust this outdoors so much more than all the other cheaper foam pads. The bottom is made of very durable, waterproof material.

Sizing

The Hest Foamy works somewhat well with the system sleeping bags, but the Foamy-wide one is a little too much.

Hest Camp Pillow

Pairing this with the Hest Foamy Camp Pillow really completes this setup. I never found a camp pillow I liked, and I tried many. This is a medium-sized pillow, and it’s pretty massive for a camp pillow. The Travel pillow is the smallest and is better for fitting in sleep system sleeping bags, but it is a good bit smaller and less comfortable. I think if you are going for comfort, I would definitely go for the Standard pillow, as it’s only a little smaller than most regular pillows. If I could do it all over again, I’d definitely go Standard, but the Camp is super comfortable. I haven’t found any camp/travel pillow that is more comfortable.

Phone/Key Pocket

It is nice to have the Phone/Key pocket but if you get the regular sized Foamy and use a system bag like the Big Agnes Diamond Park or Camp Robber Bed Roll that I often use it is covered up. If you use a regular blanket or camp blanket it’s a good thing to have.

Comfort

The comfort of the Hest Foamy and Hest Foamy Wide is exceptional. This was the motivating factor behind buying this pad. When renting a place to sleep when traveling for snowboarding or surf trips, I’m the guy who offers the beds to others. I just set up my foamy and often get better sleep than I would on the beds in rentals. At 4” thick it’s not completely bottomless but it’s better than anything else I tried. If you pair it up with the inflatable, it’s bottomless, but the foam-only option is much cheaper and good enough. I haven’t found a comparable pad.

Warmth

The Hest Foamy offers serious warmth in comparison to almost any other pad on the market. The more I try pads the more I feel the rating system is not accurate or ubiquitious throughout the industry. This r-valve rating of 8.8 seems better than many competitors rated at 10+. This is great for my wife who runs very cold.

Price

My Hest Foamy is very

Connecting 2 pads

Connecting 2 Hest Foamy’s together helps for sure, but it’s not like you have a single mattress. They can separate a little, but it’s not bad. It would be best to put 2 25” Foamys together with the 50” sheet on top to keep it further together

Conclusion

I love these Hest Foamy Pads. I have decided to keep the Foamy and Foamy wide for different reasons. The Foamy is for my sleeping systems I own from Big Agnes like the Diamond Park and Camp Rober Bed Roll. Then when I have more room to sleep I use a blanket or a non-system sleeping bag and the Hest Foamy Wide.

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