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LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket vs Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0

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

LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket is the lighter option — 85 g lighter than the Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0 (36% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0
Weight 154 g · 0.154 kg · 0.34 lb 239 g · 0.239 kg · 0.53 lb
Brand LightHeart Gear Stellar Equipment
Category Clothing - Outer Layer Clothing - Outer Layer
LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket
154 g

Ultralight silicone-coated nylon rain jacket at just 154g with seam-taped seams, waterproof pit-zips, and packable design for backpacking.

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Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0
239 g

3-layer Toray Dermizax non-porous membrane (Gore-Tex alternative) with 15D nylon shell. Men's size M. New-for-2025 iteration.

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LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket vs Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the LightHeart Gear Rain Jacket wins — at 154 g it is 85 g (36%) lighter than the Stellar Equipment Ultralight Shell Jacket 2.0 (239 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 clothing - outer layer page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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