Zpacks
Octa Fleece Thermal Bottoms
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$99.95
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Overview
Zpacks Octa® Fleece Thermal Bottoms beat the warmth and weight of all other long underwear in their class. Designed to be worn under your hiking pants in frigid weather, under shorts in cool weather, or worn as an ultralight sleep layer, these leggings are unmatched when ounces count.
Specs
- Brand
- Zpacks
- Weight
- 99 g · 3.5 oz
- Material
- Fleece
Weight vs. category
35% 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
- 3.5 oz (99 g)
- Lighter than 50% of 8 weighed · #4 lightest
- -10% vs the median 3.9 oz
- Price
- $99.95
- Cheaper than 25% of 8 priced · #6 cheapest
- +111% vs the median $47.44 · $28.62/oz (median $26.69/oz)
The lightest of the fleece on record is Zpacks Octa Fleece Hat at 0.6 oz — 81 g less and $70.00 less.
The cheapest is Zpacks Micro-Fleece Hat at $24.95 — $75.00 less and 71 g lighter.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
Compared with
Side by side on weight, list price and cost per ounce.
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$99.95