Inside the ZPacks Duplex Tent. Zpacks Altaplex Tent Setup Video. All Zpacks gear has a two year limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship. Click here for a printable version. Greetings All,. So, I wanted to ask y’all for suggestions on a new setup. If you expect your pole tips to sink into the ground, add a couple inches to compensate. Despite its high-tech construction, the Duplex is a remarkably simple tent to set up and use, which probably explains its widespread popularity with backpackers of all stripes. Zpacks Offers the Best Lightweight Backpacking Gear: The Ultralight 48" Carbon Fiber Tent Poles are perfect substitute for setting up our tents if you do not use trekking poles. The clear choice for hikers looking for the lightest minimalist solutions for outdoor equipment. You can purchase poles from Zpacks that make it freestanding, though staking it out is always necessary. Originally tested by Joe on his 2009 CDT thru-hike, this ultralight six sided pyramid style tent is perfect for an average size solo hiker. The Zpacks Duplex Tent is a single-wall 2 person tent made with Dyneema Composite Fabrics (formerly called cuben fiber) that weighs 19.4 oz.It has two doors, two vestibules, and requires two trekking poles to erect. Viewing 18 posts - 1 through 18 (of 18 total) Forums are supported by our merchant partners .
as opposed to putting in corner stakes on last side and then final pole, which makes sense. Greetings All,.
Other tents in its class come in at around three pounds, whereas the Duplex is roughly half that. The Zpacks Duplex is a two-person tent, purpose built for ultralight backpacking. South Sister Volcano From Camp Lake. Please see our ... *The two loops with rings at the peaks of the tent, and the upper loops on the side walls are used for the Duplex Flex tent poles add on. Summary. ZPacks Duplex Tent Review September 25, 2014 / Dave Collins. With a sewn-in bug protector and waterproof bathtub floor, this tarp tent offers the lowest possible weight for a fully enclosed tent at just 21 ounces! The Zpacks Duplex Tent is a single-wall 2 person tent made with Dyneema Composite Fabrics (formerly called cuben fiber) that weighs 19.4 oz.It has two doors, two vestibules, and requires two trekking poles to erect. So, I wanted to ask y’all for suggestions on a new setup. UL Tents: What You May Be Thinking But Were Afraid to Say “Don’t you just love that tent?” asked a bearded hiker as I walked by him on my way to fill up water bottles at a stream near the fully packed Laura Woodward shelter on the Long Trail. Time to talk about the ZPacks Duplex Tent.. Give your corner guylines some slack. Here's my initial review of the new zpacks plexamid tent.
The ZPacks Duplex Flex Upgrade crushes the competition when looking for the creature comforts of a regular tent packed into an ultralight construction. Stake out all four corner guylines at a 45 degree angle, roughly straight off the corner points. Zpacks Offers the Best Lightweight Backpacking Gear: Every company has an origin story and the Hexamid Solo Tent is parts of ours.
Altaplex Tent 12. 5 oz. 3.4 oz. In September of 2013 ZPacks introduced the “Duplex“, a 2-person version of their 1-person “SolPlex” (now the Plexamid) shelter. A piece of repair tape is included with the tent. ZPacks Duplex on the AT (Island Pond Mountain, NY) Photograph courtesy Will (Redbeard) Wood. Zpacks Duplex In The Rain How Did Water Get Inside. Play Download. They work with our Plexamid, Duplex and Triplex Tents as well as our discontinued Hexamid Solo and Solplex Tents. 8:37. Please see our return / warranty policy. Zpacks Duplex Tent Setup Tweaks. Weight: The listed weight includes guy lines, sewn in linelocs, taped seams, and a stuff sack. Zpacks Duplex. $585.00 Weight 15.4 oz / 437.0 g Qty.
Gear Deals • Gear Search. The Zpacks Duplex is an ultralight tent made of DFC, a waterproof and incredibly durable material.