Sea to Summit
Ether Light Xr Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$189.00
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Overview
Ether Light XR Insulated Air Sleeping Pad After a long day on the trail, the Ether Light XR eases you to sleep with its 10cm of Air Sprung Cell plush comfort. Getting your mat ready for the night is easy too - the Airstream pump integrated into the stuff sack and a high-airflow XPRESS valve make inflation quick and simple.
Specs
- Brand
- Sea to Summit
- Weight
- 500 g · 17.6 oz
- R-value
- 4.1
- Dimensions
- 8 × 4 × 4 in | 20.5 × 11 × 11 cm
- Packed Size — Source: manufacturer · checked 2026-08-13
- R Value — Source: manufacturer · checked 2026-08-13
Weight vs. category
7% 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
- 1.10 lb (500 g)
- Lighter than 41% of 27 weighed · #15 lightest
- +8% vs the median 1.02 lb
- Price
- $189.00
- Cheaper than 33% of 33 priced · #22 cheapest
- +76% vs the median $107.40 · $10.72/oz (median $5.44/oz)
- R-value
- 4.1
- Higher than 55% of 20 rated
- median 3.55
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 — $183.00 less.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
Compared with
Side by side on weight, list price and cost per ounce.
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$189.00