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Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts vs Montbell Thunder Pass Hat

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Montbell Thunder Pass Hat is the lighter option — 4 g lighter than the Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts (7% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts Montbell Thunder Pass Hat
Weight 59 g · 0.059 kg · 0.13 lb 55 g · 0.055 kg · 0.12 lb
Brand Enlightened Equipment Montbell
Category Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts
59 g

Synthetic puffy mitts with flip-top design. Under 2 oz total weight with four-season warmth.

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Montbell Thunder Pass Hat
55 g

Ultralight packable sun hat with Gore-Tex brim.

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Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts vs Montbell Thunder Pass Hat: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Montbell Thunder Pass Hat wins — at 55 g it is 4 g (7%) lighter than the Enlightened Equipment Torrid Mitts (59 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.

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