Zpacks

Brushtail Possum Socks

Name: Zpacks Brushtail Possum Socks
Brand: Zpacks

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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$34.95

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Overview

Zpacks Offers the Best Lightweight Backpacking Gear: The Ultralight PossumDown Socks are proven to keep your feet warm around camp and in your tent.

Specs

Brand: Zpacks
Weight: 77 g · 2.7 oz
Material: Possum-down blend

Weight vs. category

This product2.7 oz

Category average2.3 oz

20% heavier than the category average.

How it measures up

Against every one of the socks in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.

Weight: 2.7 oz (77 g); Lighter than 17% of 6 weighed · #5 lightest; +14% vs the median 2.4 oz
Price: $34.95; Cheaper than 0% of 6 priced · #6 cheapest; +35% vs the median $25.95 · $12.87/oz (median $12.50/oz)

The lightest of the socks on record is Zpacks Zpacks Trail Cool Socks at 0.7 oz — 56 g less and $20.00 less.

The cheapest is Zpacks Zpacks Trail Cool Socks at $14.95 — $20.00 less and 56 g lighter.

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RidgeNote verdict

Zpacks Brushtail Possum Socks is listed in the Socks category. Its listed weight is 20% heavier than the category average. The manufacturer list price is $34.95.

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