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.51 vs .74 Grace Duo
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Sep 10, 2018 at 12:54 pm #3555305
I am thinking about picking up a MLD Grace Duo for use on short trips. Trips may be 1p, 2p and sometimes include my 30# dog. We usually cowboy camp in lightweight bivies. The tarp only gets set up if rain threatens or during heavy wind. I have a Duomid XL that I use on longer trips or heavier weather. Trips will primarily be in the forests in AZ but it’s possible I’d take it to the Sierra when I’m feeling confident about the forecast. Tarp will be used in 3-season conditions.
Given all that, I’m curious to hear any thoughts on .51 vs .74 DCF in this application. It’s a 2.5 ounce difference and perhaps packs slightly smaller. The reality is that this tarp won’t see many nights (I’m not doing a major thru with it and it won’t get used on many nights where we just cowboy camp). .51 doesn’t seem stupid-light, it’s used in many thousands of ZPacks shelters, right? Any thoughts on .51 for my proposed use?
Sep 10, 2018 at 1:54 pm #3555311Go for the 0.51. While it’s not my primary shelter, I’ve got a 0.51 Zpacks tarp that has seen a lot of wind and many rain and hail storms over the past 5 years in AZ, UT, and CO. It’s doing fine. Even Tarptent is using 0.51 DCF in their Lithium tents, and they’re still using 30D silnylon.
Sep 10, 2018 at 2:16 pm #3555316I’d go with the 0.51 for 3 season use. With all the ZPacks tarps/tents in use with this fabric I don’t believe to have heard of any experiencing structural failure.
Sep 10, 2018 at 7:21 pm #3555345Ok, thanks for the responses.
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