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NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag

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

NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad is the lighter option — 96 g lighter than the Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag (17% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag
Weight 454 g · 0.454 kg · 1.00 lb 550 g · 0.550 kg · 1.21 lb
Brand NEMO Equipment Therm-a-Rest
Category Sleep System Sleep System
NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad
454 g

R-value 6.2 with heavily dimpled surface for cold weather insulation in 4-inch thickness.

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Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag
550 g

Premium ultralight sleeping bag with 900-fill hydrophobic goose down. Rated to 32°F (0°C) with mummy fit and draft collar for warmth retention.

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NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the NEMO Equipment Eclipse All-Season Sleeping Pad wins — at 454 g it is 96 g (17%) lighter than the Therm-a-Rest Vesper 32°F Sleeping Bag (550 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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