Zpacks
Octa Fleece Neck Gaiter
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$29.95
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Overview
Zpacks Offers the Best Lightweight Backpacking Gear: The Ultralight Octa Fleece Neck Gaiter is a versatile item that works as a neck tube, bandana, head wrap and more.
Specs
- Brand
- Zpacks
- Weight
- 20 g · 0.7 oz
- Material
- Fleece
Weight vs. category
87% lighter than the category average.
How it measures up
Against every one of the fleece in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
- Weight
- 0.7 oz (20 g)
- Lighter than 75% of 8 weighed · #2 lightest
- -82% vs the median 3.9 oz
- Price
- $29.95
- Cheaper than 63% of 8 priced · #2 cheapest
- -37% vs the median $47.44 · $42.45/oz (median $26.69/oz)
The lightest of the fleece on record is Zpacks Octa Fleece Hat at 0.6 oz — 2 g less for $0.00 more.
The cheapest is Zpacks Micro-Fleece Hat at $24.95 — $5.00 less and 8 g heavier.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$29.95