What counts as an ultralight safety?

The lightest quarter of safety items in our database weighs 32 g or less — a good practical threshold for "ultralight" in this category.

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How much does a safety weigh?

Q: How much does a safety weigh?

Based on 27 verified weights in the HikeLoad gear database, the median safety weighs 85 g. The average is 208 g, with items ranging from 10 g to 3,200 g.

Real numbers from 27 verified safety weights in our database — not manufacturer claims.

The median safety weighs 85 g (0.09 kg), based on 27 items. The average is 208 g — pulled up by a few heavy outliers, which is why the median is the better benchmark for your own pack.

10 g

Lightest

32 g

Ultralight threshold (P25)

85 g

Median

3,200 g

Heaviest

A quarter of all safety items weigh 32 g or less — if yours is under that, it counts as genuinely ultralight. The middle half of the market sits between 32 g and 142 g. Anything above 142 g is heavier than three-quarters of what is available today.

Lightest safeties

Fox 40 Micro Whistle — 10 g

Acme Tornado 636 — 12 g

Edelrid NINETEEN G — 19 g

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Heaviest in the database

BCA Float 32 Airbag Pack — 3,200 g

Black Diamond Recon BT Beacon — 200 g

Petzl Grigri+ — 200 g

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