DMM Highball
The Highball is a medium hinged pad from DMM for lowballs and mid-height problems. Open it is 122 x 99 cm and 10.5 cm thick, 1.21 m² of landing at 5.4 kg. Three layers of closed-cell and open-cell foam, with moderate impact protection.
Among the 157 crashpads we track it has a bigger landing than 46%, is thicker than 56% and lighter per m² than 43%.
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Highball landing and protection
| Impact protection | Moderate |
| Foam firmness | Moderate |
| Foam layers | 3 |
| Foam | closed-cell, open-cell |
| Hinge protection | Yes |
| Durability | High |
What the Highball is for
Best for lowball and midrange.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Highball strengths
- Hinge flap fills the fold gap on landing
- Solid all-round protection
- 1.21m² is enough for most problems
- Decent carry system for moderate approaches
Highball trade-offs
- No built-in shoe wipe
Highball specifications
| Open size | 122 × 99 cm (48 x 39 in) |
| Thickness | 10.5 cm (4.1 in) |
| Weight | 5.4 kg (11.9 lb) |
| Fold style | Hinge |
| Closure | Buckle |
| Shell | 1000 D |
| Bottom coating | Rubber |
| Reconfigurable | No |
| Released | 2023 |
| Shoulder straps | Yes |
| Waist belt | Yes |
| Chest strap | No |
| Carry handles | 4 |
| Bandolier strap | Yes |
| Gear storage | Minimal |
Extras: Shoe wipe and Load flap.
What the Highball costs
No shop in the EU pool lists the Highball in stock right now.
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