Maker’s warranty: Lifetime warranty against defects in workmanship and materials; covers original owner, proof of purchase from an authorized NEMO dealer; paid repairs. NEMO’s terms, read Oct 25, 2026
An insulated air pad with Spaceframe baffles and one suspended layer of Thermal Mirror film, which NEMO says keeps it quiet. NEMO publishes an R-value of 2.8.
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Against every one of the sleeping pads in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The lightest of the sleeping pads on record is Zpacks Nemo Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad at 7.6 oz — 262 g less.
The cheapest is Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest Classic Sleeping Pad at $34.95 — $155 less and 77 g lighter.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Tensor Trail Sleeping Pad on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Tensor Trail Sleeping Pad.
Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT
3.8 oz lighter (107 g)
$20 more
Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XTherm NXT
1.3 oz lighter (37 g)
$40 more
Sea to Summit
Ultralight XR Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
2.2 oz lighter (62 g)
$41 less
Not ranked: 3 with no published weight.
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Sea to Summit
Ultralight Women's Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
$11 less
0.1 oz heavier (3 g)
Klymit
Static V Base Sleeping Pad
$140 less
1.9 oz heavier (53 g)
NEMO
Switchback Foam Sleeping Pad
$130 less
2.2 oz lighter (62 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published list price.
See all 14 →Sea to Summit
Ultralight Women's Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
R 0.7 higher
0.1 oz heavier (3 g) · $11 less
Sea to Summit
Ether Light XR Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
R 1.3 higher
0.2 oz lighter (7 g)
Sea to Summit
Women's Ether Light XT Insulated
R 0.7 higher
0.6 oz heavier (18 g)
Not ranked: 3 with no published R-value.
See all 22 →Backpacking sleeping pads with a stated R-value ranked by stated R-value per 100 g of published weight: 29 models.
Backpacking sleeping pads ranked by maker-published weight: 33 models. Lightest: Zpacks Nemo Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad at 7.6 oz (215 g). Median 1.17 lb.
Fourteen pads from R 2.0 to R 7.7, compared on the R-values and weights their makers publish: air, self-inflating and foam, with who should skip each.