Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad
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With a layer of Primaloft synthetic insulation, a heat-reflective metallic film, and baffle construction, NEMO Equipment's Tensor Insulated Sleeping Pad gives us one of the coziest nights of sleep we've ever had in the backcountry. It's impressively lightweight and packs down nice and small too, so we can take it on multi-day journeys without feeling weighed down.
Details
- Ultralight sleeping pad capable of handling colder temperatures
- Thermal Mirror film reflects body heat for additional warmth
- Spaceframe baffles create a more stable sleeping surface
- Micro-valve customizes control over inflation
- Item #NEMK02X
- Material
- 20D polyurethane-coated polyester
- Style
- ultralight air pad
- Shape
- rectangular, mummy
- Thickness
- 3in
- R-Value
- 4.2
- Stuff Sack
- included
- Packed Size
- 8.0 x 3.0in
- Dimensions
- [regular mummy] 72 x 20in, [regular] 72 x 20in, [regular wide] 72 x 25in, [long wide] 76 x 25in
- Claimed Weight
- 1lb 1oz
- Activity
- ultralight backpacking, backpacking, mountaineering
- Manufacturer Warranty
- limited lifetime
Reviews
Q&A
Overall Rating
4 based on 33 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJanuary 18, 2024
Camp-on!
It works, it works well, it works very well, it- you get the gist.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
January 15, 2024
Great sleeping pad, but bad inflation valve desig
I've used this sleeping pad for approx 30 nights on 3 separate trips. Generally, I love it! It's comfortable, warm, compact and lightweight and not as noisy as some others I've used in the past. The downsides: It is ultralight material which equals a certain level of fragility, but not a big issue if used with a groundsheet or inside a bivy sack. Where it becomes a problem is pulling the plug to inflate/deflate the pad. The cap can be sticky and difficult to remove, and it attached to a separate piece of fabric from the valve body. This resulted in mine tearing when the stubborn plug finally popped out. A good design change would be to have the plug/cap security strap attach to the valve body itself, or go with a different valve that doesnt need the cap. Currently have a warranty request in and hope to hear back from Nemo staff soon.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
January 3, 2024
Great if you have joint issues
I’ve had this sleeping pad for years but I’m coming back to give this another review because I have recently found another type of use for it. I travel for work several times per year and I don’t get a say in which hotel is booked for our group. I also have autoimmune disease which means that even in the best of times my joints are a bit stiff and sore, and after a night on a hard hotel mattress I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. Have you ever tried to paying attention to 8 hours of PowerPoint presentations on hardly any sleep? So on my last trip I packed my Nemo and when I got to my room I inflated it and put it under the fitted sheet to keep it in place. Huge improvement! I will now be taking my tensor on camping trips and hotel trips just in case. Thank you Nemo!
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
November 12, 2023
Very fragile and developed pinhole leaks
Bought a Long wide pad and it had a pinhole leak while trekking the W trek in Patagonia.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
November 4, 2023
Warm & comfortable but very fragile
I have the regular wide since I’m a side sleeper, very comfortable, warm during those cold nights. Used for a 2 nights best experience compared to others I used in past. Next trip, first night, just inflated and had a big puncture on the top, very disappointing, the material does not seem durable at all, now I’m scared to take it on multi day hikes. It could have been the one but not to be.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
September 17, 2023
Fits large people
230 pounds and 6 feet tall, fits me just fine. Would recommend to others.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
September 12, 2023
I've owned others, this is the best
Wind River for 6 days here are my thoughts: quiet, warm, comfortable, mummy was wide enough at shoulders, as light as other options, pump sack was worth the weight. I had to do infield repair a cut because I sat on something sharp that punctured it.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
August 21, 2023
Amazing nights of sleep
I want to say that I am coming from a Nemo Switchback (accordion style) pad and my life has been changed again. I remember sleeping on a foam pad for the first time(vs the ground) and I couldn't believe you could get such a good nights sleep outdoors. The Tensor is light, quiet and warm. I love the pump sack that prevents you from exhausting your lungs after an already hard trek. Everything folds down nice and compact for my 50L backpacking setup. AND Lifetime warranty! Can't wait to get this thing deep into the backcountry on some thru-hikes.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
August 2, 2023
works for me
8/01/23 Recently took this light pad for sleeping in RMNP in chilly Colorado high country. I had some night sleeping garments on and covered my head. The pad was easy to inflate and assemble; it was not too heavy for carrying. My UL tent had my footprint. The sleeping bag and the pad kept me comfortable. My Guide, also a Tensor user, helped me. I ditched the bag, folding the pad; as my guide recommended for saving time and making all fit my 60L pack better. Recommend a wide pad however, as I feared falling off pad.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
July 10, 2023
Solves Problem
7/10/23 Am 5'6" female, side sleeper, 71 yrs old. Veteran of many, many backpacking trips. We used to buy and carry really heavy stuff; the UL concept years away. I now only buy "best". Like many, only obtained cheapest stuff. Ending up purchasing "best" eventually. Wasted time, money; put up with less than. Now. Only the top. This pad, carries well, is light and warm. I am a side or stomach sleeper. Detest cold ground. There are three non-negotiable, sleeping well is one of them. After a really long day I have to repair through quality sleep. this pad is part of my system: a good pad, appropriate sleeping bag, use of Therm-a-rest pad under the Tensor, travel pillow. Snob? Outgrew cruddy, painful sleeping and wry necks decades ago. This pad is very comfy and light. works in 4 seasons. This really gets super small, light in my pack and manageable by me. Stops creeping ground chill. I can only carry about 40 lbs. Sleep is valuable grams to me. The Tensor is my happy pad. Recommend Wide. Assemble in some light. Recommend practicing at home first, as you can be fiddl using the blow sack.
Originally reviewed on nemoequipment.com
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February 23, 2022
hello, For the isolated version, on the US site, the R-VALUE is 4.2 while the EU site is 3.5 for the same weight. Is it a mistake ? What is the correct value? Thank you for your answers.
February 23, 2022
Hi, I had asked how the durability of the new fabric compares to the old, but my question disappeared without being answered. I am asking due to durability issues I experienced with past tensor iterations, but would be interested if this were improved.
February 19, 2022
Thanks for upping the R-value of the new insulated wide to 4.2! It might eliminate the need for me to carry an additional foam pad in winter. Same ? re: new one: Is the website wrong about the width of the new insulated wide being only 20”?
February 19, 2022
Can I fasten them together, like the riff sleeping bags?
February 19, 2022
Whats the difference between minimum weight and packed weight?
February 12, 2022