I'm growing tired of purchasing equipment and having the actual weight far greater than the weight advertised by the manufacturer.
I recently purchased a tent that was advertised:
Minimum weight: 5 lbs. 4 oz.
Total weight: 5 lbs. 15 oz.
The actual weight of the tent without stakes and stuff sack is 6lbs 8oz. With stakes and sack, it's 7lbs 13oz. Not even close to what the manufacturer advertises. This will be the second tent in 3 weeks that I'm sending back because of false advertising.
The North Face advertises one of their sleeping bags as 2lbs 11oz. Nope, 3lbs 8oz without the stuff sack.
My new cookpot is 5oz over advertised weight.
Can anyone confirm that the REI Half Dome 2 Plus actually weighs close to 5lbs 5oz?