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NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad vs Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm

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

Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm is the lighter option — 165 g lighter than the NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad (69% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm
Weight 240 g · 0.240 kg · 0.53 lb 75 g · 0.075 kg · 0.17 lb
Brand NEMO Equipment Yamatomichi
Category Sleep System Sleep System
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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Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm
75 g

Ultralight closed-cell foam sleeping pad, 100cm length, one of the world's lightest sleep pads at just 75g with minimalist ultralight design

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NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad vs Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Yamatomichi UL Pad 100cm wins — at 75 g it is 165 g (69%) lighter than the NEMO Equipment Tensor Elite Sleeping Pad (240 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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