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I've got the Exped, I love it!

The Xtherm MAX is rectangular...

I settled into the All Season before the Max came along. Haven't seen a good enough reason to change what I'm doing.

I have the Xtherm and its warmth is incredible.

What I don't like about it is I am a side sleeper and like to curl up into a ball. For this, the regular Xtherms are too narrow for me. When I had looked into the wide/Max Xtherms last year, they were north of $220.

What I got instead is the Exped Synmat Winterlite in size "M Wide" that is very comparable to the Xtherm max line in terms of weight, width and R value but costs $100 less.

http://sectionhiker.com/exped-synmat-winterlite-sleeping-pad-review/

The Exped is actually wider than the Max by an inch. The extra width from a regular, 20" pad does not seem like much on paper but it is a huge difference for me when in actual use - no longer feeling like I am sleeping on a 2x4.

Unfortunately, the Exped’s prices have gone up and are more like the Xtherm Max now.

that ( exped) does look like an interesting pad....

I used the Exped down to only 21° F last weekend.

Although I was not cold, it is not as “actively warm” as the Xtherm where the Xtherms feel like they are actually “producing” heat and throwing it at you.