NEMO

Tensor All-Season Sleeping Pad

Name: NEMO Tensor All-Season Sleeping Pad
Brand: NEMO

Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$199.95

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Overview

Improving on the best-selling original Tensor line, Tensor All-Season offers greater warmth for four-season use without adding weight. Spaceframe baffle design creates stable support, and two suspended layers of Thermal Mirror film reflect body heat for a 5.4 R-value while eliminating the crinkling sound insulated air pads are known for.

Specs

Brand: NEMO
Weight: 500 g · 17.6 oz
R-value: 5.4
Thickness: 3.5 in
Size: Regular (72 x 20 in)
Baffles: Spaceframe low-stretch trusses
Fabric: 20D top / 40D bottom bluesign-approved nylon
Includes: Vortex pump sack, stuff sack, velcro strap, repair patches
Insulation: Two suspended layers of metallized Thermal Mirror film
Item Weight: 500 g
Product Dimensions: 72"L x 20"W x 3.5"Th
Shape: Rectangle
Spaceframe Baffles: Create unparalleled stability using low-stretch, die-cut tresses that eliminate springiness.
Valve: Laylow zero-profile micro-adjustable

Weight vs. category

This product17.6 oz

Category average15.9 oz

11% heavier than the category average.

How it measures up

Against every one of the sleeping pads in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.

Weight: 1.10 lb (500 g); Lighter than 38% of 16 weighed · #10 lightest; +21% vs the median 14.6 oz
Price: $199.95; Cheaper than 5% of 19 priced · #17 cheapest; +210% vs the median $64.53 · $11.34/oz (median $4.15/oz)
R-value: 5.4; Higher than 79% of 14 rated; median 3.05

The lightest of the sleeping pads on record is Zpacks Neoair Xlite Nxt Sleeping Pad at 11.5 oz — 174 g less.

The cheapest is Gossamer Gear GVP Foam Donut at $6.00 — $193.95 less.

See every one of the sleeping pads measured →

RidgeNote verdict

Warmth without the crackle is the pitch: four-season insulation from suspended Thermal Mirror film that skips the crinkly-chip-bag sound most insulated pads make, over 3.5 inches of Spaceframe trusses built to kill the waterbed wobble. The 20-denier top asks for normal campsite care, and the included Vortex pump sack is worth using every time - it keeps breath moisture out of the insulation. This rectangular Regular cut trades a little pack weight for real shoulder and knee room versus the mummy version NEMO also sells. For cold sleepers, shoulder-season regulars, and side-sleepers, this is the one-pad answer; dedicated summer gram-counters can go lighter.

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Measured

What's the Warmest Sleeping Pad for the Weight in 2026?

Compare R-value against weight across 14 sleeping pads, from the 13.0 oz NEMO Tensor Trail to the 69.5 oz Sea to Summit Comfort Deluxe, ranked for 2026.

Measured