Snap Hip
The Hip is a medium taco pad from Snap for lowballs and mid-height problems. Open it is 120 x 100 cm and 10 cm thick, 1.2 m² of landing at 4 kg. Two layers of closed-cell and open-cell foam, firm, with moderate impact protection. In stock at 3 shops from 151.90 EUR.
Snap Hip is a lightweight monobloc/taco crashpad with 120x100cm landing area and 10cm 2-layer PE/PU foam. Made from 100% recycled materials at only 4.0kg.
Among the 157 crashpads we track it has a bigger landing than 40%, is thicker than 29% and lighter per m² than 69%.
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Hip landing and protection
| Impact protection | Moderate |
| Foam firmness | Firm |
| Foam layers | 2 |
| Foam | closed-cell, open-cell |
| Hinge protection | No |
| Durability | Moderate |
What the Hip is for
Best for lowball and midrange.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Hip strengths
- Great area-to-weight ratio at 4.0kg for 1.2m²
- 10.0cm foam is solid all-round protection
- Solid everyday pad for typical boulder problems
Hip trade-offs
- No shoe wipe
Hip specifications
| Open size | 120 × 100 cm (47 x 39 in) |
| Thickness | 10 cm (3.9 in) |
| Weight | 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
| Fold style | Taco |
| Closure | Buckle |
| Shell | 600 D |
| Bottom coating | None |
| Reconfigurable | No |
| Shoulder straps | Yes |
| Waist belt | No |
| Chest strap | No |
| Carry handles | 2 |
| Bandolier strap | No |
| Gear storage | Minimal |
Sustainability: full recycled.
What the Hip costs
Prices checked 15 Oct 2026 across 3 shops that currently stock it (151.90 to 170.00 EUR). Cheapest current offer: 151.90 EUR at oliunid.de, 15% below the 179.00 EUR list price.
| Retailer | Price |
|---|---|
| oliunid.de | 151.90 EUR |
| blackisard.com | 156.78 EUR |
| bergfreunde.de | 170.00 EUR |
Alternatives to the Hip
- Alpkit Origin
- Black Diamond Circuit
- Black Diamond Drop Zone
- Black Diamond Impact
- Camp Minido
- Metolius Session II
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