Saying it has achieved the “highest warmth-to-weight ratio ever for a sleeping pad,” NEMO’s trademarked Tensor™ Extreme Conditions is an example of the brand’s commitment to building gear that improves the adventure experience.
Featuring NEMO’s patent-pending Apex baffle construction, Tensor EC represents a new chapter in backcountry sleeping pad innovation with an 8.5 R-value at only 16 ounces for the regular mummy size.
According to the company, the pad is the” warmest, most insulating” ultralight pad on the market and remains the “quietest pad in its class.”
Backcountry enthusiasts looking for a light, warm pad for year-round overnights now have an ideal option for their kit that builds on the features that made NEMO’s Tensor series award-winning and loved.
In addition to offering stable and noticeably quiet support for re-energizing sleep, Tensor Extreme Conditions is a half-inch thicker for comfort; uses more durable, bluesign-approved materials to protect from terrain; and packs in enough insulating layers to combat the outdoor world’s harshest conditions.
“We continue to use low-stretch, die-cut trusses to eliminate springiness and provide the ideal mix of support and give,” said Luke Scotton, NEMO product developer. “But to achieve that sky-high R-value, the Apex system uses trapezoidal trusses to suspend four sheets of Thermal Mirror™ metalized film within each pad. Each sheet has a different-sized slot, so they stack evenly without the need for welding. By eliminating welding, we’ve created the quietest and warmest insulated air pad on the market.”
Each layer of Thermal Mirror also reflects body heat back and helps block radiant heat to keep you warmer throughout the night. This, according to the company, makes Tensor Extreme Conditions “16 percent warmer than any air pad on the market.”
Like most NEMO pads, it includes a Vortex pump sack for fast, easy inflation when attached to the updated, cold weather–optimized Laylow™ valve.
The pad, which received the international ISPO Award, is available at specialty retailers and on NEMO’s site now, offered in Regular Mummy (20” x 72”), Regular (20” x 72”), Regular Wide (25” x 72”) and Long Wide (25” x 76”). MSRP $249.95 – $279.95.
