Accessory / Gear review

MSR Night Glow Zipper Pulls

94/ 100Australian Hiker rating
MSR Glow in the Drak Zipper Pulls

The scorecard

How it rated

Original assessment converted to /100 with equally weighted criteria.

94 / 100 Overall score
Criteria Weight Score / 10
Value for Money 25% 8.8
Durability 25% 9.2
Convenience   25% 9.6
Weight 25% 10.0

We Like

  • The night glow on the zipper pulls make it so easy to locate whatever is attached
  • About as lightweight as its gets at just 1 gram each

We Don't Like

  • Not cheap but they are well worth the price

MSR Night Glow Zipper Pulls Review

Over the past five years I have been using packing cells with glow in the dark zipper pulls and I love them. It makes it so easy to find things when its dark and means you don’t have to turn the torch on in the middle of the night potentially blinding anyone else in the vicinity.

With the exception of my packing cells and my tents, none of my other gear including my main pack have glow in the dark zipper pulls. In addition my five-year-old day pack has had so much use that the zipper pull on the pack brain was worn through and needed replacing. I could have replaced them with a stock zipper pull which would have been cheaper. Instead I decided to replace the pack brain zipper pull on both my day pack and main pack with the MSR Night Glow Zipper Pulls.

These little accessory are cheap with a two pack coming in at AUD $22.99 RRP but they make it so easy to find what you are looking for at night time and as such they improve the overnight experience enormously. They can also be used as a glow in the dark tag for other pieces of equipment.

Once you use these pulls you will never go back.

Best Uses

  • Ideal for those key bits of gear you need to find in the dark even if it doesn’t need a zipper

Disclaimer

This review was done with product purchased by Australian Hiker

Last updated

17 January 2026

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