MLD DuoMid and Locus Gear DPTE

I know this is an old thread, but I'm interested in this.

I'm exploring options for using an inverted v setup with my duo mid.

Thanks!

I haven't got mine out onto the trail yet but I have pitched in my backyard as practice. It seems to work really well. It gives you a lot of extra room. I replaced the very thick cord that came with the DPTE with some really thin spectra line since it is really only meant to keep the two ends from splaying out to the side when Under tension.

They should work fine together, so long as your poles are long enough, and don't have strange tips.

I was surprised there was so little information out there. I ended up getting a pair of GG LT4's with the pole extensions on the Gear Swap Forum. There was more solid feed back on that combination working with the Duomid. I tested it out a month ago on an overnighter and it worked great. I hope more people try the Duomid with the DPTE in the future.

Thanks everyone…I'm going to go ahead and order the DPTE. I use Pacer Poles, so we'll see how they work with them.

Pace r poles might be a bit of a different story given the angle of the grips. The DPTE have little "cups" that the pole handles fit in and I'm bit sure if pacer poles would work. a quick email to the vendor might answer that question though

"The DPTE have little "cups" that the pole handles fit in and I'm bit sure if pacer poles would work."

I don't have them, but from looking at them on the site, I'd think those cups aren't necessary. Just loop some cord around each pole handle and tie the appropriate length apart.

I got a Locus Gear DPTE for our Duomid with inner.  I think the cups are necessary to keep the poles from sliding.

FWIW, I’ve been using the DPTE on my Khufu for two years and have never employed the cups/string to keep the poles together. Friction has been sufficient in my situations.

Thanks, Dan.  That’s good to hear.  It would make it simpler.

If your poles are long enough, you can do an inverted V with just the two poles if the mid is pitched very tightly. Otherwise they tend to slip in the night.

My question would be whether the DPTE allows a more lazy pitch.

I don’t think my son’s poles are long enough to go outside the inner without a pole jack for each one.  If you didn’t use an inner and pulled the poles inward, some poles might be long enough.

I had them both at the stop limit in that video.