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Coghlans Bear Spray vs Helly Hansen Quick Dry Cargo Shorts
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Helly Hansen Quick Dry Cargo Shorts is the lighter option — 60 g lighter than the Coghlans Bear Spray (21% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
Helly Hansen Quick Dry Cargo Shorts
230 g
Quick-drying cargo shorts at only 230g. Compact bundle size for ultralight packing.
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Coghlans Bear Spray vs Helly Hansen Quick Dry Cargo Shorts: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Helly Hansen Quick Dry Cargo Shorts wins — at 230 g it is 60 g (21%) lighter than the Coghlans Bear Spray (290 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.