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
Material: Nylon
Fill Material: Aluminised foil filling
Insulation: Single suspended layer of metallized Thermal Mirror film
Item Weight: 355 g
Material Type: Nylon
Product Dimensions: 72"L x 20"W x 3.5"Th
Season: 3-season
Shape: Mummy
Valve: Laylow zero-profile micro-adjustable

Weight G — Source: retailer · checked 2026-08-04

Weight vs. category

This product13.0 oz

Category average15.9 oz

18% lighter 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: 13.0 oz (369 g); Lighter than 88% of 16 weighed · #2 lightest; -11% vs the median 14.6 oz
Price: $179.95; Cheaper than 16% of 19 priced · #16 cheapest; +179% vs the median $64.53 · $13.83/oz (median $4.15/oz)
R-value: 2.8; Higher than 36% 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 — 43 g less.

The cheapest is Gossamer Gear GVP Foam Donut at $6.00 — $173.95 less.

See every one of the sleeping pads measured →

RidgeNote 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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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