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BearVault BV500 vs Patagonia Quandary Pants
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Patagonia Quandary Pants is the lighter option — 527 g lighter than the BearVault BV500 (58% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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BearVault BV500 vs Patagonia Quandary Pants: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Patagonia Quandary Pants wins — at 380 g it is 527 g (58%) lighter than the BearVault BV500 (907 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest miscellaneous page, or browse the full gear weight database.