Online: www.REI.com
URL for this product:

From the U.S. and Canada — Call 1-800-426-4840
Mon. through Sun., 4 a.m. through 11 p.m. PT.
International — Call 1-253-891-2500
Mon. through Sun., 4 a.m. through 11 p.m. PT. English language only.

REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer

$6.00

(14)

Item # 408047

REI Members get back an estimated 10% on this item as part of their annual member refund.

The REI Member Dividend

The REI dividend is a unique benefit of membership in the REI co-op. It's comprised of your member refund—typically 10% back on eligible purchases—and/or your REI Visa® card rebates.

Each March, active REI members and REI Visa cardholders who earned a rebate receive a refund in the form of an annual dividend notice.

Only active members receive annual dividend notices. To maintain your active status as an REI member, you need to make net merchandise or shipping purchases of at least $10 per year, unless you joined that year. Member numbers are issued in one name and only that person receives the member refund. Your number can be used by others in your family, but it cannot be transferred to someone else.

Questions? Call us at 1-800-426-4840 for more about your dividend or its redemption.

Learn more

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Gear and Advice You Can Trust

Orders of $50 or more ship for free.
Learn more

To view videos or use the zoom feature on REI's websites, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

NOW PLAYING

The REI Zip-O-Gauge thermometer keeps tabs on the temperature throughout the day. View the temperature and calculate wind-chill with this tiny zipper-pull thermometer.

Fully functional instrument is housed in a clear acrylic case; cushion-mounted for durability
Thermometer displays in both Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures
Wind-chill chart on back calculates temperature difference
Comes in assorted colors only; sorry, specific color requests cannot be accommodated

You won't want to leave on an outing without the REI Zip-O-Gauge. It puts temperature information at your fingertips which makes it the perfect tool for skiers and snowshoers. Connects to your zipper pull and comes complete with wind-chill chart on back.

Made in USA.

Item 408047

View all REI products

REI Membership

REI Membership $20.00

REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer Customer Reviews

REVIEW SNAPSHOT®

by PowerReviews

REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer

3.6

(based on 14 reviews)

64%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (12)
Compact (10)
Easy to use (7)
Durable (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Day trip (7)
Backcountry (6)
Travel (5)
Backpacking (4)
Backyard (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (12)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Survivalist / minimalist (7), Comfort driven (3)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (9)

Reviewed by 14 customers

Sort by

Displaying reviews 1-10

Previous | Next »

Mar

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Found to be worthless around 10 degrees

By Lynn Larry Miles

from Santa Fe NM

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

Failed to give accurate readings at low temps. The scale is so small as to almost be worthess. +- 10 degrees precision on scale reading

Comment on this review

Jan

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Hard to read and inaccurate

By caldweller

from Ogden, UT

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Lightweight

Cons

Difficult to Use

Best Uses

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

This thermometer is not very accurate and is incredibly difficult to read. You have to hold it at an exact angle to see the red and the black lines are so close together you cannot read it easily. I have compared it with other thermometers and it is consistently around 10 degrees higher than the actual temperature.

Comment on this review

Aug

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Handy but broke

By Outdoors Couple

from Chicago, IL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Not Durable

Best Uses

Backcountry
Backyard
Day Trips
School
Travel
Winter Camping

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

I bought two of these in 2011--one for work and one for backpacking. The first one let me know how hot it really was at work--as there isn't air conditioning. The second we took on the Continental Divide Trail in Colorado. Both developed bubbles in the red part after a few days. It was helpful to have an estimated temp, but it was frustrating not to know the actual temp, especailly in trying to evaluate the effectiveness of our new sleeping bags, tent, etc. during the cold nights.

Comment on this review

Apr

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Accurate

By estunum

from San Diego, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy To Set Up
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Backyard
Climbing
Day Trips
River
School
Travel

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

This thing is accurate. I really don't understand the comments about it's inaccuracy. I got this to get a ballpark idea of the temperature, not to the last degree. It makes no sense to seek that in this product, it covers from 120°F to -20°F in about one inch. Each line represents 5 degrees. It's perfect.

I use it as zipper pull as has been fine. Perhaps they've beefed up the plastic as it looks that it can take abuse. The wind chill factor chart in the back is a nice addition. I bought this at the store and there you have a selection of colors, the white shown here, a florescent yellow, blue and green.

Comment on this review

Dec

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Horribly innacurate at low temperatures

By bearmagnet

from Albuquerque, NM

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

Those on the rack at the store varied a bit in the temperature they showed. I picked the one in the middle. And it's fine at room temperature. Unfortunately, when it's cold the accuracy is horrible, e.g. 5 degrees low at 30 and 12 degrees low at zero.

Comment on this review

Jun

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Handy Little Item

By EBasil

from San Diego

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Design
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Climbing
Day Trips
Travel

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

In 1983, REI gave these out as favors during the opening of the Orange County, CA store, and I've had one of these dangling off the zipper on my Kelty ever since. It's simple, light, useful and worth having.

The wind-chill chart on the back is informative and it's always nice to have a relatively accurate measure of current temperature without weight penalty.

I wouldn't use this as a zipper pull, and the plastic isn't beefy enough to take much of a beating, but if you can dangle it somewhere useful, you'll find it to be an "old reliable".

Comment on this review

Apr

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Decent product, even better service

By bear medic

from South Carolina

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Durable
Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Backyard
Climbing
Day Trips
River
Travel
Winter Camping

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

This is a very handy thing to have. I just clipped mine to the outside of my pack and it has worked wonderfully. The only gripe I have is that unless you're holding it at the perfect angle it is very difficult to read. Other than that, I'm quite happy.

Comment on this review

Feb

2011

4.0

OK, but temperature is ballpark

By Uphill Harry

from Minnesota

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Hard to read

Best Uses

Backcountry
Winter Camping

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

I have these on a few of my packs. It is easy to just leave them there. Very light weight. They are somewhat useful, but the lines are small and close together, so it is hard to get an exact temperature. If I squint I can get withing maybe 5 degrees. If that is useful to you, then they work great. Really nice for cold weather hiking and camping.

Comment on this review

Jan

2011

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Essential Gear

By g-mac

from Everywhere

About Me Professional/Guide

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Durable
Easy to Use
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry
Backyard
Climbing
Day Trips
River
School
Travel
Winter Camping

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

This is a sweet tool that you will use. Better than old design as this now has a metal back instead of plastic (which seemed to insulate and prevent accurate readings) or cardboard/paper (which did not last).

windchill chart on the back is useful also.

The review that said it broke in a slot canyon is irrelevant, if you are in a slot canyon-don't put it on the outside of your pack.:)

Comment on this review

Oct

2010

(1 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Spend a little extra $

By SwitchBack44

from Texas

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Lightweight
Practical

Cons

Not Durable

Best Uses

Comments about REI Zip-O-Gauge Thermometer:

I got one of these and connected it to a zipper on my backpack and headed down the Grand Canyon. By the time I reached the bottom, the alcohol tube had busted and red stuff was everywhere. I guess it couldn't take the constant banging it took on my backpack.

This is a really practical idea and hopefully I just received a faulty product.