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Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight vs Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20

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

Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight is the lighter option — 493 g lighter than the Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20 (70% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20
Weight 215 g · 0.215 kg · 0.47 lb 708 g · 0.708 kg · 1.56 lb
Brand Nemo Equipment Sierra Designs
Category Sleep System Sleep System
Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight
215 g

Lightest inflatable pad at 7.6oz with R-value 2.4. Ultra-compact packed size.

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Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20
708 g

Ultralight down quilt at 708g. 14.8oz of 800-fill water-resistant DriDown, 20-degree rating.

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Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight vs Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Nemo Equipment Tensor Elite Ultralight wins — at 215 g it is 493 g (70%) lighter than the Sierra Designs Nitro Quilt 20 (708 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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