Gossamer Gear
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$400.00
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Overview
This is one of the lightest double-walled freestanding tent the outdoors has ever seen—no stakes required to get it standing.
Specs
- Brand
- Gossamer Gear
- Weight
- 845 g · 29.8 oz
- Seasons
- not published by the manufacturer
- Weight basis
- unqualified
Weight vs. category
45% lighter than the category average.
How it measures up
Against every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
- Weight
- 1.86 lb (845 g)
- Lighter than 83% of 75 weighed · #13 lightest
- -43% vs the median 3.25 lb
- Price
- $400.00
- Cheaper than 66% of 80 priced · #27 cheapest
- -20% vs the median $499.95 · $13.42/oz (median $10.66/oz)
The lightest of the tents on record is Gossamer Gear The DCF Whisper at 9.8 oz — 567 g less for $99.00 more.
The cheapest is Big Agnes mtnGLO® Light Controller at $8.00 — $392.00 less.
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)
$400.00