Insulated Sleeping Pad Reviews

Nemo tensor insulated sleeping pad review we ve thoroughly enjoyed testing nemo s new tensor insulated sleeping pad on recent camping and backpacking trips in the pacific northwest.

Insulated sleeping pad reviews. You open the valve wait 30 minutes and your mat is almost completely blown up for you. Insulation r value is a highly underrated characteristic in sleeping pads. We assess key metrics like comfort packed size weight warmth ease of inflation and durability. The nemo tensor alpine.

The q core slx is an excellent balance of warmth weight comfort and durability. Hands on review of the q core slx insulated. Instead this pad performs decently in all areas. As a self inflating pad user i m fond of the whole self inflation thing.

Note that until we ve finished testing the updated model the review to follow only tells our experience with last year s pad. Our verdict the tensor insulated is a top quality pad with great specs and aggressive weight savings. The product with the highest r value in our field test was the therm a rest luxury map with a rating of 6 8. The deep baffles feel stable and give a lot of back support but aren t as comfortable as smoother faced sleeping pads.

We take the time to sleep in each one with a variety of different shaped people women men children and all in between. The quilt like baffle design prevents edge collapse found on horizontal pads and the bouncy sensation caused by vertically baffled mattresses. Our sleeping pad review offers recommendations for all folks out there. Comfort is better than ever with advanced baffling and cell designs weight and packed size continue to drop and you can get all the insulation and warmth you need for cold weather.

It doesn t put all of its eggs in one basket. If you re a cold sleeper or you plan to backpack on sub freezing snowy trips we recommend bumping up to the xtherm. Most lightweight summer sleeping pads will have r values between 1 and 3 and four season insulated sleeping pads will be rated 4 or higher. Beyond comfort the klymit insulated static v sleeping pad thoroughly surprised me with its ease of use.

The klymit insulated static v lite is a good pad at a good price. It is warm and lightweight but isn t as durable as we d like it to be. Yes you still have to put in the final few breaths for firmness. Its main strengths are being thick cushy quiet and very comfortable.

With an r value of 4 8 the tensor alpine is 3 inches thick and insulated with 3 layers of aluminum film much like therm a rest s neoair pads but far quieter without any crinkly sounds to disturb your tent partner. This pad has a preposterous warmth to weight ratio and a more durable bottom layer of fabric making it clearly one of the best pads on the market.