Maker’s warranty: Limited lifetime warranty; electronic devices 2 years; covers original purchasers from authorized dealers; repair first; repair kits sold. Therm-a-Rest’s terms, read Oct 25, 2026
An accordion-fold closed-cell foam pad from Therm-a-Rest with an R-value of 2.0, which Therm-a-Rest lists at 14 oz (410 g) in Regular. Foam cannot puncture or leak, though it packs bulkier and thinner than an air pad.
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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 — 195 g less.
The cheapest is Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest Classic Sleeping Pad at $34.95 — $25 less and 10 g lighter.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Z Lite Sol on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Z Lite Sol.
Big Agnes
TwisterCane BioFoam Pad
0.5 oz lighter (13 g)
$10 more
Therm-a-Rest
RidgeRest Classic Sleeping Pad
0.4 oz lighter (10 g)
$25 less
Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT
1.4 oz lighter (40 g)
$150 more
Not ranked: 3 with no published weight.
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Therm-a-Rest
Original Z Lite Sleeping Pad
$10 less
same weight
Therm-a-Rest
RidgeRest Classic Sleeping Pad
$25 less
0.4 oz lighter (10 g)
Klymit
Static V Base Sleeping Pad
$10 less
4.2 oz heavier (120 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published list price.
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Sea to Summit
Ultralight XR Insulated Air Sleeping Pad
R 1.6 higher
0.2 oz heavier (5 g) · $89 more
Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XTherm NXT
R 5.3 higher
1.1 oz heavier (30 g) · $170 more
Therm-a-Rest
NeoAir XLite NXT
R 2.5 higher
1.4 oz lighter (40 g) · $150 more
Not ranked: 3 with no published R-value.
See all 24 →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.
Therm-a-Rest sleeping pads ranked by maker-published weight: 9 models. Lightest: Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT at 13.1 oz (370 g). Median 15.5 oz.
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.