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Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in vs Zpacks Vertice Mitts

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

Zpacks Vertice Mitts is the lighter option — 57 g lighter than the Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in (67% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in Zpacks Vertice Mitts
Weight 85 g · 0.085 kg · 0.19 lb 28 g · 0.028 kg · 0.06 lb
Brand Gossamer Gear Zpacks
Category Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in
85 g

Ultralight closed-cell foam pad for insulation under sleeping pad.

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Zpacks Vertice Mitts
28 g

Waterproof hyper-breathable mitts with Zpacks' proprietary Vertice fabric. Only 1 oz with full seam-taping.

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Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in vs Zpacks Vertice Mitts: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Zpacks Vertice Mitts wins — at 28 g it is 57 g (67%) lighter than the Gossamer Gear Thinlight Foam Pad 1/8 in (85 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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