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Post by johntpenca on Jan 22, 2020 13:48:05 GMT -8
I picked up the Regular Wide Insulated Tensor after seeing a favorable review on BPL. www.nemoequipment.com/product/tensor/?googleAds=yes&gclid=CjwKCAiAgqDxBRBTEiwA59eEN_YrnQpIKYhp4lv-U7744YZSlzkY1OawhPY0pVQWp6EaBbHPS9m1xxoC5rsQAvD_BwEAt 16 oz, it seems like a good, light pad for mild weather camping. Nemo gives it a 3.5 R value. It is very compact, about like a 1L nalgene. I've yet to use it outside, so can't really say much about it. I will say that despite it's fragile appearance, my grand nieces bounced around on it for several hours on a hardwood floor and it is still working. If you are looking for a really light weight, compact mild weather mattress, it's seems worth a look. Along the lines of the Thermarest XLite. It's like a balloon. Not sure where they get off calling it insulated, suppose it is a reflective lining.
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Post by paula53 on Jan 23, 2020 12:13:09 GMT -8
I purchased one early last year. I have used mine in the Sierra in June, July and early August. I have no complaints, its light and very comfortable. For colder nights after mid-August, I would use my Exped. The Tensor is not warm enough when night time temps dip below 35 degrees. The sac provided is a bit awkward to use at first. With practice it gets easier.
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Post by johntpenca on Jan 26, 2020 17:13:58 GMT -8
^^ Thanks for the follow up paula53. That helps me get a handle on it's warmth.
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Post by johntpenca on Jan 27, 2020 13:00:24 GMT -8
paula53- is yours an insulated pad or un-insulated?
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Jan 27, 2020 13:08:06 GMT -8
How does the comfort compare to the NeoAir Xlite? This pad would have to win big on comfort for me to even consider it since the Xlite weighs less and is warmer (as measured by R-value).
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Post by paula53 on Jan 27, 2020 13:48:20 GMT -8
It is the insulated pad.
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Post by trinity on Jan 27, 2020 14:22:35 GMT -8
How does the comfort compare to the NeoAir Xlite? Though I haven't slept on one, I laid on a friend's Tensor for a few minutes this past summer, and found it more comfortable than My Xlite. Not a big enough difference, though, for me to trade up. My Xlite is fine for me, and should have many more years of life. And, as you point out, the weight and R-Value are still hard to beat.
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Post by johntpenca on Jan 28, 2020 8:00:04 GMT -8
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Post by rangewalker on Jan 30, 2020 17:28:53 GMT -8
I bought one through REI last June. I had it for a week, then my daughter came up short a pad as we headed out for a local four day trip into the Cloud Peak Wilderness. She had it paired with her new Sierra Designs 20 deg quilt and a light STS liner. I am not getting it back I have been informed. We were camped a at two locations, both in the subalpine (9200-9400') with ground temps in the 50's, air temp lows 37-40. It was her first real name brand air insulated air mattress and was very high on it after the trip. Note: she with a quilt at my suggestion because dad's memory of daughter has her as sprawled out sleeper.
I kept plugging along with my Xlite short for the season that now will only see a rare appearance with a OR bivy, but I just went to an Xtherm wide regular for all year. The Tensor was supposed to take its place for tent camping. I had the X lite short in a fit of gram weenieness. It does not take much insulation to create a thermal barrier.
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