NEMO

Tensor Trail Sleeping Pad

Name: NEMO Tensor Trail Sleeping Pad
Brand: NEMO

Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$189.95

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Overview

Improving on the original best-selling Tensor line, Tensor Trail offers versatile warmth for three-season adventures where weight is the top priority. Spaceframe baffle design creates stable support, and a suspended layer of Thermal Mirror film reflects body heat for a 2.8 R-value while eliminating the crinkling sound insulated air pads are known for.

Specs

Brand: NEMO
Weight: 369 g · 13.0 oz
R-value: 2.8
Size: Regular Mummy
Material: Nylon
Baffles: Spaceframe low-stretch trusses
Cover Material: Nylon
Fabric: 20D top / 40D bottom nylon
Fill Material: Aluminised foil filling
Includes: Vortex pump sack
Insulation: Single suspended layer of metallized Thermal Mirror film
Item Weight: 355 g
Material Type: Nylon
Mattress Comfort Layer Material: Comfort Foam
Product Dimensions: 72"L x 20"W x 3.5"Th
Released: 2024 (current generation)
Season: 3-season
Shape: Mummy
Spaceframe Baffles: Create unparalleled stability using low-stretch, die-cut tresses that eliminate springiness.
Top Material Type: Nylon
Valve: Laylow zero-profile micro-adjustable

Weight vs. category

This product13.0 oz

Category average15.7 oz

17% lighter than the category average.

Our verdict

For backpackers who sleep warm and count grams, the Trail is the Tensor to reach for: a 2.8 R-value good from spring through fall, the same quiet Spaceframe-and-Thermal-Mirror build as its pricier All-Season sibling but with a single insulation layer to save weight. The mummy cut tapers to shave grams, so cold sleepers and restless side-sleepers should size up or look at the All-Season instead. The 20-denier top wants normal campsite care, and the included Vortex pump sack keeps your breath out of the insulation - use it every time. For three-season thru-hikers and weekend backpackers, this is the honest middle of the Tensor line.

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