MSR vs REI Co-op

Hiking gear from both brands, compared on verified weights — category by category.

Across the 2 categories both brands compete in, MSR averages 491 g per item against 765 g for REI Co-op. Averages hide a lot — check the per-category numbers below before you choose.

MSR

24 items in the database · average 491 g

Lightest item: Thru-Link Inline Microfilter (70 g)

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REI Co-op

9 items in the database · average 765 g

Lightest item: Merino Wool Base Layer Crew (190 g)

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Average weight per category

Category	MSR	REI Co-op
Shelter	1,148 g avg (7)	1,950 g avg (1)	Head-to-head →
Trekking Poles	482 g avg (1)	389 g avg (2)	Head-to-head →

Lightest item per category

Shelter

MSR: FreeLite 1 — 680 g

REI Co-op: Passage 2 — 1,950 g

Trekking Poles

MSR: DynaLock Ascent Carbon — 482 g

REI Co-op: Swiftland TT Carbon Folding Poles — 318 g

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