NEMO - Tensor Series
Models:
Tensor All-Season Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad
Tensor™ Extreme Conditions Insulated Sleeping Pad
Tensor Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad (2022)
Tensor™ Elite Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad
Tensor Trail Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad
Tensor Non-Insulated Regular Wide 2023
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Last updated: Aug 27, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
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"I sleep all night and no body aches."
"I'm a bigger guy (250 pounds) and a side sleeper as I said and the Nemo Tensor is amazing for me. ... It is the most comfortable inflatable mat I've ever slept on. ... We have frequent "yard camping" trips in our bumpy front lawn and I honestly get as good a night's sleep on this as I do on my bed, side sleeping and all. ... As a side sleeper I was searching for the best mat and this is it."
"3.5in thick so very comfy for me as a restless side sleeper with hip problems!"
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"Because of this I bought the Nemo Tensor which is much quieter than the Sea to Summit."
"It's the quietest pad I've used"
"except quieter. ... much much quieter"
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"I’m a pretty warm sleeper and have used the all season year round (we live in Alaska) with a quilt and some good merino wool base layers."
"they are a necessity in the winter. ... Sleeping on a low r-value pad in the winter is like sleeping without a bag. You simply can’t get warm. The ground pulls all of the heat out of you."
"for the size / weight I feel like it’s the best balance between R Value and weight/ size."
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"for the size / weight I feel like it’s the best balance between R Value and weight/ size."
"I had a whole excel file going and the Nemo Tensor kept coming back as the sweet spot on price, weight, pack size and R value no matter how I sliced it."
"really jealous of the Tensor Elite weight."
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"It comes with this "vortex" bag that will inflate the pad really quickly. ... I'm amazed at how well it works. ... 5 or so breaths and it's filled."
"and has a bag system to inflate so you’re not hyper ventilating trying to blow the thing up at altitude."
"It uses an inflator bag and inflates easily/quickly."
Disliked most:
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"A coworker that also bought the pad who is going on the PCT soon slept on it for a month indoors to test it out and had his rip open. He claims he just rolled over and heard it pop."
"I had a Nemo Tensor straight POP with a one-inch tear from a extremely tiny burr on the edge of my quilt pad strap!"
"it leaked out of the box."
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"if the Nemo is "quiet", I shudder to think what the Thermarests sound like. ... It seems like the Tensor All Season is not sqeaking but is chip-packeting, so I presume it's the insulation rustling inside, not the actual exterior material in this case. ... Amusingly, Nemo do claim directly on their website for the All Season: "The layers ’ clever floating construction eliminates the crinkling, crunchy sound that many insulated air pads are known for." If that's not a lie, I don't know what is. ... I sent it back. ... The All Season noise that bothered me was the insulation, if there was any from the shell material, it was hidden by the insulation lol. ... Coming from a Thermarest ProLite, the Nemo is CRAZY loud."
"Coupled with being as loud as a bag of sun chips whenever you move on it meant that my partner had to deal with the obnoxious rustling and sound of reinflating for 3/4 nights."
"the crinkling chip bag sound kept them awake all night"
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"I still frequently used my Nemo Tensor because it was so space efficient until it let me down in a big way and I spent 3 nights freezing my ass off this April. ... It was too slow of a leak to locate and patch."
"The night it dropped to 32 degrees, I was freezing. I was testing a quilt (...) on my 25 inch Nemo Tensor Insulated Pad (R4.2) and had very thin foam pad underneath. ... Good to know I'm not alone feeling cold on my tensor."
"I've only slept on it for one night with a Thinlight underneath, where it got down to 35F and I felt the cold under the pad for sure but it was fine. ... I would *never* use it without a Thinlight. ... not anywhere near as warm."
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"Slippery AF. ... Like an eel slippery. ... It slid right off despite having a strap."
"the pad surface can be quite slippery."
"It is quite slippery, moreso than a Neoair. ... I often struggle to decide between putting my 1/8" foam below (protection and grip) or above (body grip). ... I think ultimately I will stick to below and put some Seam Grip on top for body/sleeping bag grip ... more slippery"
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"I am a flopper and tended to roll onto the edges, which made them collapse and dumped me onto the ground."
"I find horizontal baffles extremely uncomfortable … it feels as if anything closer to the edge falls down and doesn’t give any support."
"25 inches wide a must for me, ounces be damned. ... 25 inch wide + short is something I’d be interested in."
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