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  • #3525299
    DGoggins
    BPL Member

    @hjuan99

    Locale: Mountain West

    I thought I would bring it up here since I haven’t seen it talked about here. Here is the video where its shown ->

    YouTube video

    Basically….its like a combo between a solplex and hexamid solo. I’m interested in the design since it removes the back mesh “wall” that the solplex has, so you gain a lot of floor and interior space (the solplex kind of has an unuseable “vestibule” in the back. Removing the mesh also gets rid of unneeded weight.

    I am worried about the spreader at the top…seems kind of finicky. Perhaps easy to lose or easy to break poles, and I’m worried how strong it would be in the wind. ->

     

    #3525357
    jscott
    BPL Member

    @book

    Locale: Northern California

    That’s a nice looking tent. It solves the problem of the old Hexamid beak not coming down to the ground (which was my main complaint) and it has an attached floor without the netting–also better. I like the single pole set up. And to me, these tents are plenty big inside for a solo hiker.

    It will still ‘mist’ inside during periods of heavy rain, but that’s not a deal breaker. My guess–and it’s only a guess–is that it’s more stable in wind than a duomid.

    #3525407
    Ryan Smith
    BPL Member

    @violentgreen

    Locale: East TN

    There’s a thread on this new design here somewhere.

    Ryan

    #3525420
    DGoggins
    BPL Member

    @hjuan99

    Locale: Mountain West

    Oh, guess you are right. There was one here, about 10 posts ->

    https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/new-zpacks-1p-tent-model/

    #3525491
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    IMO, if you’re going to use a trekking pole for structure, you should figure out a way to use two poles, before you start adding other structural components. This tent looks alright, but I’m skeptical about those mini poles. I think something simpler, lighter and more elegant could be done with two poles.

    #3525526
    Ryan Jordan
    Admin

    @ryan

    Locale: Central Rockies

    @dandydan wrote:

    IMO, if you’re going to use a trekking pole for structure, you should figure out a way to use two poles, before you start adding other structural components.

    If you’re carrying one, you’re probably carrying two.

    The roof beam thingy adds a little (very little) function but not stability, and we really need stability out of these ultralight tents now.

    Tarptent has so many things going for it – two pole designs (Notch, Stratospire), Pitchlok corners, and now DCF but there’s so much more to do:

    • Fix the overlapping door closure / magnetic / velcro thing problem so high winds don’t blow the doors open;
    • Add PitchLoks to the vestibule corners.

    Two things. 3 oz of weight. Vast improvement in storm stability, cooking and storage space.

     

    #3525586
    Monte Masterson
    BPL Member

    @septimius

    Locale: Southern Indiana

    You can get another look at the tent on Will Wood’s Overland Track post hike YouTube video at 37:10 and 47:10..

    YouTube video

    #3538125
    A W T
    Spectator

    @beansong

    #3538394
    Diane “Piper” Soini
    BPL Member

    @sbhikes

    Locale: Santa Barbara

    I have this great 6 Moons Designs cuben fiber solo tent that has a spreader pole inside at the top with two little receptacles where you stick in your two trekking poles. With the two poles and just three stakes, you can set this up as a net tent with the vestibule doors rolled up and snapped to the top. Two more stakes for the vestibule doors and it’s rain-worthy. It’s too bad they don’t make this tent anymore because only needing 5 stakes max is great.

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