Sleeping pad debate: air vs foam for winter camping in the Catskills

I spent 3 nights at 18 degrees in the Catskills last month and my 4.5 R-value inflatable kept me warm but I woke up on cold ground twice after it slowly leaked. My buddy swears by his closed-cell foam pad, says it never fails but it's like sleeping on a parking lot. Is the comfort worth the risk of a puncture, or is durability the only thing that matters when it's below freezing? Anyone else ditched air for foam after a bad night?

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the_jordan16d ago

Everything fails eventually, foam just fails slower.