I got this pad because I am a bit of a pansy and I'm afraid of getting cold after using a 35° bag for the past 15 years no matter the temperature. I paired this pad with the Matterhorn 0° sleeping bag from Big Agnes and I've had several ice camping trips as well as a very snowy turkey hunt in the mountains last weekend. While I was inside a tent we didn't have a heater in the tent and the temperature hovered around 5° at night. I was incredibly warm to the point that I could actually sleep with my sleeping bag slightly unzipped. Again I'm a bit of a wuss and do not like to be cold so I got this pad versus the cheaper pad from Big Agnes but now I think I could've gone with the cheaper pad either way this is well worth the money.