In reply to afx22:
> How would you compare the Big Squishy to an Organic Big Pad?
The biggest difference is the foam/feel. The Organic Big Pad has quite a firm feel out the box, to the extent that it can actually feel quite harsh within the first few months of use, after which it beds in to give a great landing. In recent years it's become my secondary pad, but for a long time - and during my most active phase bouldering - it received a battering day-in, day-out and has lasted impressively well as a result of this.
The Big Squishy is significantly softer to land on in comparison and is probably a bit nicer out of the box as a result of this, but I think my concern is that things tend to soften and if it softened up much more it might be a little too soft. Construction wise it actually features the same soft-firm-soft 'sandwich' as the Big Pad, with an identical 13cm depth, but in spite of this it has a very different feel.
Where the Big Squishy blows the Big Pad away is within its back system (which is a cut above) and within its multi-pad strap (which is such a good idea I'm amazed no other brand has done something like it). The Big Squishy also features a higher denier nylon outer(1680d vs. 1050d) Given how hard wearing The Big Pad is (mine is still in good condition 8 years after I first reviewed it) makes me think that The Big Squishy's casing is never - shy of something nuclear - ever going to wear out...
