Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F vs NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad is the lighter option — 469 g lighter than the Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F (66% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.

Spec	Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F	NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad
Weight	709 g · 0.709 kg · 1.56 lb	240 g · 0.240 kg · 0.53 lb
Brand	Feathered Friends	NEMO Equipment
Category	Sleep System	Sleep System

Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F

709 g

Premium 950-fill down sleeping bag rated to 20°F.

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NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad

240 g

Top-tier ultralight inflatable sleeping pad with R-value 2.4 and 3-inch thickness. Quieter baffle construction with 10D Cordura nylon shell.

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Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F vs NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad wins — at 240 g it is 469 g (66%) lighter than the Feathered Friends Swallow YF 20°F (709 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest sleep system page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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