Did REI lose their scale?

But I only noticed it subliminally. I think the last few times I was there I was looking for that info. If they are taking out what they did have, that's a step backwards. And their website is so slow, it discourages research.

Nick, you must be on "fire" on the trails now. Cool

Most online sales vendors won't care about one customer (me), but maybe they will learn that it is about 99% assured that I won't buy from them if there is no product weight listed. In the rare case that I am still interested, then I will make an inquiry to that company. If they can quickly answer the correct weight, then I might make a purchase. If not quick, then I move on with the next vendor company.

If their attitude is that weight is not important enough to take up web space, then they are not very important to me as a vendor.

–B.G.–

I wonder if it has more to do with weights of clothes from some vendors varying too much or being inaccurate…

I don't know if they use vendor supplied numbers for weights, or if they would have to weigh everything themselves. If it's the former- then if the weight is off, and a customer buys said item because of the listed weight and ends up disappointed and returns it, who is that on? REI or the vendor? And if ti's the latter- I don't know how much labor is involved in weighing ever item they inventory. It might be too labor intensive to take on that kind of task, and if the numbers are wrong, then what?

For a small company, or cottage gear manufacturer it is probably a lot easier to post weights on a website.

The other deal with weighing clothing is that there is no standard as in what size to weigh. I wear XL-Tall shirts, and 34-36 waist pants (depending on manufacturer) and about a 34-36 inseam (also, depending on manufacturer). I'm almost guaranteed that any clothing I buy will be somewhat heavier than the listed weight. So, when I buy my garment and weigh it, do I pitch a fit and send it back when it's "too heavy"? And what if one company tries to fairly weigh medium sized clothes, and another tries to get the edge on sales buy weighing small sizes?

Anyway, just some considerations. imo, the best way to research it is to get on the forums and find out from people who already own the garment you are interested in and find out what its actual weight is. That, and take your kitchen scale with you when you stop in at your local REI…

BM

Normally they use weights for size medium and they are probably provided by the manufacturer. At least it is a baseline to approximate.

REI and Campmor have lost their roots. Back in the 60's many of us got the yearly catalogs from both, because the weights were listed for just about everything. Campmor's was really cool (they still mail it out) as it had 100's of products squeezed into a little paper book-like catalog. All black and white.

But alas, they are both turning into yuppie apparel retailers :(

I gave LL Bean a peice of my mind for doing the same thing a few years back. They have improved a bit on posting weights.

I've notice3d Eddie Bauer DOES post weights for their First Ascent gear. Likely Whittaker's influence on that score.