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Sep 30, 2013 at 8:53 pm #1308234
Anyone actually used the above combo before? I just picked up a cuben DuoMid and I am looking at various options. Thanks!
Jan 28, 2014 at 6:46 pm #2067339I 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!
Jan 28, 2014 at 6:53 pm #2067342I 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.
Jan 28, 2014 at 10:41 pm #2067418They should work fine together, so long as your poles are long enough, and don't have strange tips.
Jan 28, 2014 at 11:06 pm #2067426I 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.
Jan 29, 2014 at 10:33 am #2067525Thanks everyone…I'm going to go ahead and order the DPTE. I use Pacer Poles, so we'll see how they work with them.
Jan 29, 2014 at 11:20 am #2067554Pace 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
Jan 29, 2014 at 11:23 am #2067556"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.
Apr 18, 2019 at 9:12 pm #3589457I got a Locus Gear DPTE for our Duomid with inner. I think the cups are necessary to keep the poles from sliding.
Apr 19, 2019 at 1:18 am #3589491FWIW, 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.
Apr 19, 2019 at 1:20 am #3589492Thanks, Dan. That’s good to hear. It would make it simpler.
Apr 19, 2019 at 1:27 am #3589494If 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.
Apr 19, 2019 at 1:58 am #3589497I 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.
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