Zpacks Plexamid Follow Up
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In this video we take a look at my Zpacks Plexamid. I now have over 700 miles on it and know what I do and don't like about this tent. First I give a quick overview of the tent for those of you who missed my review from shortly after I got the tent. This thing is a champ. Plexamid FTW!
If you enjoy this video, make sure to hit the subscribe button. There will be more reviews, hikes, and how to vids coming soon!
Mahalo.
Thanks for giving us a great overview of the tent! I've been looking forward to it! I wish you a happy Christmas!
You give very good reviews. I appreciate the way you clearly state the good and the not so good aspects of the tent.
Grizz , thanks for the excellent review ... very well done! I just got a plexamid for my upcoming SOBO AT thru. Way to much snow on the ground to test it out here in the Greatland... so your words put a smile on my face👍🏿
Wow. The video is so nerdy. I love it. Thanks for the detailed information. Hadn't seen something like it. Keep up the good and objective reviews.
Excellent video! I bought the Plexamid for my upcoming PCT hike.
Nice to see your enjoying the Plexamid. I have the camo version and have taken it out about 12 nights now.. Its quickly becoming my favorite shelter besides my HMG square tarp.
Thanks for the review. I have the Duplex camo version, but just ordered the Pleximid in the new Dirt version. 6 -8 weeks and I will be taking it out on a hike. Again thanks for the review Griz.
I have had three or four different name brand tents and configurations and I always always bring an extra tarp to make a shelter to cook under in case of rain and do other chores. I always put a portion of my tent under the tarp and sometimes or should I say most of the time I bring them next row little tarp to put on my tent just as an extra precaution against rain. I know it’s extra weight but is extra comfort and extra insurance. I’ve been in situations in which I have to set up the tarp first between two trees on the Ridgeline and then pitch the tent under that tarp very comfortable without suffering the rain getting my stuff wet. I always make sure that the extra tarps that I bring are very own really light. I enjoyed your presentation. Very good and very informational. Good job. God bless you.
Both of your videos on this tent are amazing and well done. I think this will most likely be the tent I take on my PCT hike in 2020. Keep up the good work!
Thanks man! I won't be thru hiking again till 2020 and it will most likely be the PCT. Maybe I'll see you out there! In the mean time I'm island hopping in Hawaii and vlogging those hikes. :)
I like your review videos of the Zpacks plexamid and I enjoy supporting hiking/outdoor channels like yours, so I went ahead and hit that subscribe button and I look forward to seeing more of your content. Keep trekking
Great review man! I’ve seen that tent up close and in use a lot with my buddy Will Wood. It’s pretty dang solid.
Great video. I love my duplex and was considering this for when I need to replace it.
One thing that you can do to keep one of the doors partially open is something that I do with my Lunar Solo or Lanshan 1. I unzip and unclip one door, roll it it up a bit and then use a quilt clip to hold up the rolled up part. You could just unclip one door and leave the two doors toggled together, then roll the one door up a bit and clip it with a quilt clip or maybe a cloths pen (I wouldn't use a binder clip though, it looks like that might cause a tear). That way you would have pretty good coverage and only have to close up in really hard rain or windy conditions. Oh, and your video definitely helped me decide to buy one of these tents. Can't wait to get it!
Excellent review and what lead me to ordering one. Cheers man.
Awesome follow up! You’ve got a lot of miles on this tent so there is a high value to your opinion. I’m doing a section of the AP Trail next week. I’ve been looking at getting into ultralight gear; a good 3 season to cover the area in between tropic- basically mosquito netting and a true 4 season mountaineering tent. I hadn’t seen your channel before, I’ll definitely go watch your other videos and look for you on Instagram. Take care man and thanks for posting this vid. AA
Thanks for the review! Going Plexamid for my first Thru Hike.
AT 2020
I really love my duplex...this tent looks nice as well.
Great review! I have now decided to go with the Plexamid instead of the Duplex.
It was nice to meet you, hiking with on my reunion with my trail fam. Congratulations on finishing! Stonebridge.
On my thru I had a tara nova - photon solo. It was a great tent not as light as ours but just over 2lb.
Grizz my guy, miss you dude, keep up with the badass vids
Miss u too Mouseking! I miss that damn trail!
Great review! Thanks for a real life experience report
Great review that’s a nice tent 🏕
HAPPY NEW YEAR MAN
Nice vid Griz!
Nice video and review. I have a older hexamid solo, I'm able to adjust the height of my pitch. I'm wondering if you're able to lower the tent towards the ground so you wouldn't get rain splatter on screen or raise the tent to get more air flow for less condensation.
This was a great review :) Wow it looks amazing to look through this green. If I went for green I would probably hike at night, so I could spend the days inside looking through it. Actually I might go for the carmo, only to be little bit more hidden when wild camping random places. Its hard, both colors look great. The thing I really like about the green is that its really get you closer to nature with the transparency. I dont know if the carmo would give the same feel, do anyone knows???
Thanks! Interesting to see how it holds up after intensive use... Thinking about Plexamid or Duplex... Haven't decided yet... All the best!
I'm now using an Altaplex. A lil more room than the Plexamid because I now use a long/wide pad
Subscribed! Excellent review. I'm looking to get my first Zpacks tent and was leaning towards the duplex until I saw this. My biggest concern was having all my gear inside. I do use a 25" wide pad. Do you think that would be an issue? Also what color is this if may ask?
Excellent video. Mahalo.
thanks for the review. I am almost about to pull the trigger on the plexamid, but am a bit worried about condensation if i hit the wall while sleeping or just sitting up eating etc. have you had no real issues with this? I imagine the duplex would be better in that the walls a further away and not as easy to touch. I wouldn’t call myself a crazy sleeper but i do move from my back to my stomach to my side etc. Do you think this might be an issue?
Excellent follow-up review Griz, thanks. I was interested in your comment about not enough overhang on the Plex vs the Duplex and not being able to leave a flap open in a light rain. On Zpacks website, they claim you can remove the peak support rods creating more of a pointed peak, of course, losing a little head room in the process. I guess my question is, have you tried this setup and would it actually create more of an overhang? Thanks in advance
Just subscribed ,,, cool vid,,, u convinced me on getting one now
Great review. Thanks!
I tie a tarp, rain poncho, or space blanket over the top of the tent. It turns it into a double wall tent for cold, wet weather. The condensation doesn't flick off the inside wall as much during heavy rain.
its not really a double wall tent though.... its just a single wall tent that has rain protection over it. a double wall tent is one that has a inner wall that is partially mesh so that condensation does not build up on it and get on your bag and gear, the condensation builds up on the outerwall instead.
Good review! I would like to use thermarest xlite max sv Large for zpacks plexamid. What do you think about that? Does it work well?
Zu thank you for your can reply sorry I am a French Canadian...so my words are not perfect...we used the tarp and was please whit it ...
But one thing I remark it is were it is fold it made a bit of line were they were and after many used you can see the tiny line ..
If you made a bag whit time the tiny line made the bag smaller..and abrasion delaminates the material....
But I think for the tent it is very good and for sure it never leek ...I just did want to said few week point of it ....
I do winter camping mainly in the northern part of BC and made my gear ...
Ahh. I see. 😁
great review.
My carbon fiber roof borke ;( ...But now it's half an ounce lighter since I took them both out. And guess what it sets up just fine without them. And still plenty of head room. And it also packs down smaller now. Almost makes me questions why they ever put the CF struts in in the 1st place. I do have to use one or two more stakes to tension the walls more. But I was carrying those stakes anyway for rainy day.
Your comment is the most interesting. I'm currently researching into this tent so far no one has though about pitching without CF struts/stays. I've came across reviewers complain about pack-ability due to CF struts/stays also I don't know why they've though about removing when packing up the tent. They come with Titanium struts/stays now which 35 grams a pair (1.23 ounce) which is 21 grams (0.74 ounce) heavier than Carbon fiber struts/stays. Thank you youre a legend.
My very similar choice is a Tarptent AEON Li single wall Dyneema solo tent. It solves most of the problems of a solo 'mid tent including, door overhang, good ventilation and more sleeping space.
I've seen the Aeon Li. Looks like a good choice. More headroom less floor room...
My only concern with tarptent, is that I'm a previous Contrail owner.... And I hated it. Lol So tarptent is kind of sour in my mouth.
@@GrizzleGear Griz, Ny 1st Tarptent was also a Contrail. Used it for 2 years, sold it got a TT Moment and loved it. Now, after 4 Tarptents I'm a fan of Henry Shires' design an the high quailty of Tarptent.Tarptent.
Hey really enjoy your video style easy listening great information keep up the good work man
Hey, new subscriber here, I find your videos very insightful! I saw that you had in the past both the duplex and now the plexamid and you used them for soo many miles! I am looking into buying the duplex, but would love to hear your opinion on both, from you personal experience using them, and why choose one over the other. And the zpacks videos do tend to be more popular and get some more views, so you are more than welcome to answer that in an upcoming video :) Thanks!
Nice shaka at the end. Just FYI, it's mahalo. Aloha to you my friend. My Plexamid arrives in two days! I got the new limited edition V Beta version, 1.2 ounces lighter!
🤣 I say Mahalo. I say it at the end of every video. May sound off cuz of haole east coast accent.
How do you like your Beta Version?
Trying to reply to Leo Azambuja
Hey Grizz, just finished watching your entire library! Great work! Quick question, I’m transitioning tents from the Hilleberg Enan to the Camo Plexamid. I’ve always used a two wall tent. How do you deal with the excessive condensation at camp breakdown? Wipe down all walls and pack?
I wipe down walls and give it a proper shaking before rolling it up. The good thing about dcf is that it doesn't actually absorb water... So it dries really quickly. On my thru, if the tent was wet when I packed it up, I'd take a short break mid morning once the sun was out and I'd give it 10 min to dry out.
So I can see now that my Plexamid may have a defect. The loops in the ceiling where the carbon struts make their bend in the middle - I fully expected to see daylight in the stitching in yours. Mine has a LOT of daylight coming in but is still rainproof (the loops are ripping/coming unstitched from the black nylon, but not the DCF apparently). Big bummer - time to talk to ZPacks I guess. Thanks for doing this review!
I can see lots of daylight coming throughall the stitching, but it's seam taped on the other side and there's no leakage or issues. I haven't had any issues. Sorry to hear of your troubles! Hopefully it gets straightened out.
@@GrizzleGear Update. Great customer service by ZPacks! I contacted them about this yesterday and Joe got back to me directly already. He says it probably wouldn't rip the DCF but they haven't seen it stretch that much before - so all the same they are going to make a design change to use a stronger 'Z' stitch on the internal loops. They are going to RMA & repair my tent no cost with the stronger stitch. "Be the change you want to see in the world", lol.
@@WildlandExplorer Awesome. In my experience they're customer service is excellent even thought they don't even have a phone number. lol I'm gonna keep an eye on my carbon fiber frame now..So far it's been solid.
Just what I needed to break my night up Adam very in depth and concise I'll wish you seasons greeting on here as I have my fourth thirty day ban on facebook for being so out spoken So I am unable to post or like peoples posts lol...........aloha aloha a me ka mālamalama
Just got my Plexamid after watching review. Agree rectangle ridge is weak spot. After I set up and was chilling on my back inside one carbon fiber rod snapped. 10 minutes later 2nd one snapped. Waiting to hear back from Zpacks. Googled that specific problem - and yup - others had same problem.
That's weird. Never had an issue with mine.
Update: Zpacks sent me 2 extra sets of the carbon rods. Both snapped while it was already set up. I returned the whole thing. Instead I got the Tarptent Aeon Li. Much better design than Zpacks. Still a dyneema fabric single wall. Sorry Zpacks.
Merry Christmas grizzle hope all's well....Florida trail sometime?
I don't mess with Alligators. They're dinosaurs. I told myself when I was like 3 or 4 that I'd stay clear of dinosaurs. Those things scare the crap outta me. Lol
Next tent probably this one in a camo for privacy and a little more fabric strength. My only concern would be hail.
serafin when will you make another thru hike attempt? loved you vids
Griz my biggest issue also is not being able to open 1 door. In addition, I've also encountered a couple of times my quilt being pretty damp with condensation in the morning. However there hasn't been any water inside besides condensation on the walls. Those times were when there was all night rain and the overnight temps were in 40s to 30s during fall here in Pa.
Likewise I've found the pros to far outweigh the two cons with weight, ease of set-up, size and lack of having a water logged tent. Do think the extra size (width) of the Duplex would more often eliminate having a damp quilt? Like yourself I use 20" Neo Air (actually the 67" womens version) and I'm 5'8" tall I find have lot of length room. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and review on the Plexamid and your thu-hike. Your initial video what made me choose the Plexamid and you responded to my questions before I made the decision to purchase. Had it out for about 15 overnight as my son and I preparing for our 2019 thru-hike. He's a hammocker...kids lol.
Do you move around a lot when you sleep? Is it possible your quilt is brushing up against the inside of the tent? I've done that once or twice but it's never been bad enough to where it's taken more than 5 min of sun to dry my quilt out. I've noticed that with my E.E. Revelation, In the mornings after a big rain or if it's REALLY humid out it almost feels damp to the touch, but I've chalked it up to my body heating up and releasing moisture which gets trapped in the quilt. Combine that with the fact that down insulates by trapping air and if it's humid theres a lot of moisture in the air so it can feel slightly damp. It's happened to me before with a Big Agnes tent and a Kelty Cosmic Down AND the Duplex. Was it just a slightly cold damp feeling or was the quilt really wet?
Also, I'm glad you're enjoying the tent! I love mine and actually slept in it last night out side my house. I sleep better on my pad now than my bed! lol
@@GrizzleGear I'm assuming I move around in my sleep but I do wake up on my pad. I second that, my pad is much more comfortable than my bed...which I'm pitching before I start my thru-hike lol. I also have EE rev and I hadn't thought that it could be from sweating/perspiration during sleeping. Thanks again happy trails and have a merry Christmas!
@@1amdawson I could be totally wrong about that but yeah if it's not wet to the touch and more damp it may be the case. Also, if your quilt feels damp during a downpour it could be misting condensation like I mentioned in the video. I find that EE's 20d is a little better if you tend to brush your tent occasionally, but the 10d breathes better and traps a lil less perspiration/moisture. If that makes any sense. lol I've owned both. :)
Hi there, nice review thanks. I have a plexamid and on my first try in -2C found it a bit breezy and cold, using the Zpacks fixed length pole, which leaves about 8in ground gap all round. I will likely use trekking poles, so may lower the height to bring tent walls to ground level. How did you get on with cold and wind and will my plan work do you think? Cheers
It should help. It is a 3 season tent so you can't really expect it to handle cold weather well. Lowering the pole will help with drafts, but remember that the lower your pole, the lower your bathtub floor. Lowering it could be counterproductive too. . Lowering it will also lower the pitch of the walls which would give you less interior space . Give it a shot! Let me know how it works out. :)
Now if Zpacks would make a Mid a single pole Tipi...that would be the best, shelter of all...
Ya, I'll get this tent after my duplex goes into the pasture.
Prob won't be for a very long time. Duplex is solid. :)
Zz about the memories of the fold ..contrary to silnylon ? And WAHT about were it is rob often ...that the two week point of the material..
Also separation of the layers.......
Memories of fold? If you're referring to rolling and folding the tent up it's easy. Fits into the stuff sack no problem. Silnylon sags when wet, DCF doesn't. What do you mean where it rubs often? And what weak point? DCF rarely delaminates and usually only happens if the supplier gets a defective roll. Sorry I can't be more help, but I have no clue really what you're saying or asking. Sorry.
I'm really considering this tent. What about where the two doors connect. I can see they dont come all the way together. Maybe rain would blow in from the small gap. Thats one thing that concerns me. Think I would have liked the doors to overlap completly
Ok I see some pictures where they are closed completly, so no worries there :)
Thanks for a very fine review. Would you tell a little bit about the reason you chose the Plexamid over the Altaplex? The latter seems to have more headroom, inside space and overhang. Thank you. Greetings from Denmark🇩🇰
They discontinued the Altaplex. I actually started the Appalachian trail with the Altaplex. Unfortunately, I experienced some delamination issues with it (zpacks had a bad roll) I reached out to Zpacks and they notified me the Altaplex was being discontinued. They replaced my Altaplex with the plexamid. I saved about 6 oz by making the switch. I had the spruce Altaplex and it was just as heavy as the Duplex.
Grizzle Gear okay✌️Thanks a lot!
Great video. So I’ve been tinkering around with mine, and I had a question for ya. Roughly how high off the ground do your pitch your corners and the tie outs? I haven’t perfected my pitch, and I haven’t found the sweet spot yet.
Now I gotta shoot another video. Lol. In my experience, the longer your lines the higher your bathtub floor.Your trekking pole angle kinda matters a lil too. My pole tilts very slightly inward at the top. I think I'll a shoot an actual solid set up vid for this tent. Start 4 corners, then pole, then back stake, then rest. Not sure if that's how you're currently doing it. Also I have a trekking pole that is bunk and at 122cm, its nowhere near 48". That threw me off at first. Then I got new poles... Lol
Grizzle Gear haha that would be great!Yeah that is how I’m currently setting it up. Trying to figure out the right length of the line has been very annoying lol. Maybe my trekking pole angle is what’s been giving me issues. I tend to pull it pretty straight up.
So what seems to be the issue with the way you're currently pitching it? What seems off about it?
Grizzle Gear just tryin to figure out the height you prefer for the corner tie outs. I noticed when I pull it lower to the ground, the bath tub floor is all messed up and pulled out of shape. However, almost if the pictures I see online, people have it pitched pretty low. I probably just need to practice more, but you’re the only person I know of, that I can speak to, that also has a Plexamid. I figured it’s worth it to hear your opinion
Thanks
Excellent review. Thanks! Would you still bring Duplex on a trail with you now that you have Plexamid? Do you miss more vestibule room, dual entry and more space/height of the Duplex?
I got rid of my Duplex and no longer own it. That should answer most of your questions... Lol. I don't miss the extra room or the extra door. The duplex was way more room than I needed and I've shaved 6oz of my base by going with the plexanid.
Ps, I don't miss vestibule room... Because with the duplex I only ever used 1 door and 1 vestibule on it anyway. I think I had a second person in there with me one time. The room wasn't utilized or needed by me.
What made you go with the Plexamid as opposed to the Duplex?
Weight. I vlogged this thru hike and I brought an extra battery bank and camera. I knew from my previous hikes that the Duplex was more room than I needed. Much more room. I owned a Camo Duplex and the weight diff between that and a plexamid is right around 6-7oz. It enabled me to add all my camera gear without taking a major hit on my base weight. The duplex was just WAY too big for me.
I'm going to sell mine - at 6'3" just not enough room in there for me and my gear.Going to go with the Zpacks Duplex.
I'm looking to buy one - let me know if it's still available?
So why did you replace it for the duplex?
Surely there's a reason.
Duplex was way too big for me. I saved over 6 oz going to the plexamid.
what kind of stakes do you use?
Aloha. I'm currently using MSR needles. I find that they are a little more sturdy than Shepard hooks and still slide into rocky soil extremely well. They are a little heavier, but much more durable.
I just set up my new Plexamid yesterday. Once thing I noticed is that there is quite a lot of excess fabric on the tent floor--I'm wondering if this could be a pitch issue? Have you experienced this?
I'm not sure quite what you mean. With the door zipped, there should be 6-8 inches of bathtub floor showing...
Grizzle Gear a lot of extra material...kinda sloppy looking Meaning there is too much material that makes up the floor.
@@BackpackingVideos are you pitching it at 48"?
Grizzle Gear yes. Have you noticed extra fabric on yours? I may need to do an exchange
@@BackpackingVideos no. Do you have a pic? Extra mesh? Extra DCF? You have me curious. Have a pic? If you do, can you shoot me one at grizzlegear@gmail.com I just wanna see what youre talking about.
The opening in front looks like it would let in some rain or perhaps splatter from falling rain (with a little wind to help). Does it?
I have about 120 nights in this thing now. The bathtub floor is about 8" tall so it handles splashing no problem. I have had two occasions where the front of the tent was facing into the wind during a downpour and I got a Lil water inside. I talk about it in the follow up.
@@GrizzleGear Thanks. I bought the camo version yesterday. I'm going to enjoy the weight reduction.
Note that one of the bungee toggles that pull the bathtub floor higher can attach to the toggle that would normally keep the mesh door rolled open. This will pull the mesh door inwards towards the tent, creating more of an overhang - thereby reducing the chance of light rain coming in while having the "rain door" left open to prevent condensation. This is actually not a well advertised feature and I would not be surprised if this is where some people are having issues with condensation in light rain conditions - keeping both rain doors closed when they don't really need to.
@@WildlandExplorer Wait. You mean attach the inner bungee(bathtub floor) lines to the zipper loop on the mesh door right? Because there are no tie outs inside to attach it to when the mesh is closed.. I've done this on a couple occasions but find that when running that line across it just gets in the way and is a major nuisance. . I've just purchased a toggle kit from zpacks and have a workaround on how to leave a door open 3/4 of the way when it's raining. Vid will be up next week. :)
@@WildlandExplorer oh wait. I see. Yeah that inner loop for the door roll... Still leaves a line running across the tent. I'd wake up and clothesline myself every night.. Lol
I just bought a plexamid, one question. Do you use a ground sheet with yours?
I've never used a ground sheet with any z-pack shelter I've ever owned. In my experience,( Ive now owned four Z-Packs shelters), The floors in Z-Pack shelters have been extremely durable. The rest of the tent wears well before the floor will. I just retired this plexamid and picked up a camo Altaplex. But I've only ever had anything puncture my floor once. And that was my own fault for not examining the campsite before I set up. I set up directly on a sharp piece of glass. It put a small hole in the floor of my tent, and a hole in my mattress pad. It took me less than 5 minutes to patch the hole in the tent with some DCF tape. It took me forever to patch the hole in my mattress pad. Lol I don't think a ground sheet would have helped me at all in that situation. That glass was sharp as hell when I was laying right on top of it.
Grizzle Gear , thank you for the quick response!
I’ve always carried a piece of tyveck because of my air mattress. But as I get older trying to lighten my pack and not carry unnecessary gear. My pct through hike got canceled because of virus. If things start to open up I’ll hike the Colorado trail in August. Steve my trail name is Lochness!😎
@@stevenshaplin7478 I was supposed to do the PCT this year too. I start the Colorado Trail the middle of July
I have a plexamid tent. My carbon fiber frame at the top broke. It didn't leak. The little carbon sticks broke, and I don't know how or why.
Have you contacted zpacks?
@@GrizzleGear Yes . Waiting for reply. It's Memorial Day.
The condensation in these single wall tents really put me off spending mega bucks on one, every time I use single wall tents I get wet twin skinned I don't really a deal breaker what's the purpose of a tent? To keep you dri if it can't do that it's a fail in my book
I've never gotten wet in this tent.
Quite honestly, I don't see the difference. If it rains, any tent will be wet on the outside. I never touch the walls of the tent anyway so it isn't an issue. DCF is a far superior fabric, wipe and shake down the tent and it'll practically dry before your eyes if the sun is out.
Hello Grizzle Gear - an idea for you regarding not being able to open a door during rain - From the Zpacks site, buy one of their stick on loop and toggle sets. Attach them to the outside (the loop) and the inside (the toggle) of the tent door at the same level as the existing loop/toggle that keeps the two doors attached. Put them at about the middle of the door. By doing this, you can roll a door half way up. I did this to two doors on my Duplex this year and it worked great on the AT.
Hmm sounds like a great idea. You have any pics of the alteration? I'd love to see how it turned out.
@@GrizzleGearHere's a couple shots from somewhere in VA. Hopefully you can see the additional loop/toggle that I attached.
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@@GrizzleGear I ended up doing this to both sides. On some nights I would half close both and I got a decent breeze through the tent. And it keeps the rain out as long as it's not crazy sideways.
That is genius! I'm doing it. Gonna order one Pronto. If I end up shooting a video on it I'll credit ya if you're okay with it. That's an amazing solution!
@@GrizzleGearGlad it helped. No problem with the credit. I saw this somewhere online about a year ago but can't for the life of me find the original source.
Shouldn't a tent be measured in the amount of nights you slept in it, not how many miles you carried it?
Sure, but most thru hikers don't keep track how many nights they've been in it as opposed to how far they walked with it. For reference though, at the time of this vid, it was about 50 nights in it.
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10:18 Be creative! you still have your second trekking pole. You could used it to create an half open door.
I just installed another toggle halfway up the door so I can leave doors connected in the center, but roll one up half way and have a "beak." if that makes any sense....
@@GrizzleGear I'd like to see what you mean here...
@@alpinekiwi See the Tarptent Aeon Li for an example. It has this feature.
Funny conclusion that a tent should be put with its back into the wind. Of course....always :-)
That's why I've only gotten water in the tent twice. I always set up with the back facing the wind. Those two times were accidental. :)
Hello great review of the tent. I am 6 ' 2" and afraid the tent would not be long enough and with me on my thermarest matress and pillow my head would hit the ceiling of the tent. I live near the Zpack company in Melbourne Florida and even Matt thought I may have a issue with that. What is your take. Thanks... Great videos... CZcams.com/c/followingwalkersworld
I know a couple 6'3 people that have no issues, but don't take my word for it. If you're seriously considering purchasing the tent and you live close to Zpacks, I'd just head over there with a mattress pad and see if they'll let you try to squeeze into one. Also, check out comments in my previous review of the tent. I think there were several people with the same question (in the comments) and I believe a couple of them purchased the tent. It may be worth checking out and reaching out to them. 😁
I took this tent on the GR 20 in Corsica and spent several miserable nights in it. This is not a tent for the mountains. I was cold, wet and miserable. Sure it is light but that's all to be said for it. It's much too thin. There isn't even a zipper on the front and the rain came in from the bottom sides. Not as much space as they pretend in the ad either. At 750€ a complete ripoff.
Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. I got a lot of miles out of this tent. I'm now using a z-pack's altaplex. I just finished thru hiking the Colorado Trail with it. I regularly camped above 11000 ft and had no issues. 😁
grizzle you the bom
Unless the storm develops and blows in from an unknown direction and you would have to get out in a downpour and turn your rent :/
It's never been so bad as to where I've felt like I needed to turn the tent. When I said water got in the tent, I should have clarified. Both times it was a small pool about the size of a half dollar, maybe 2 side by side. It wasn't enough to justify moving once set up. It's just a good habit with this tent to try to figure out wind direction (if there is any) before setting up. 😁
Grizzle Gear agree 100! I have been contemplating this tent for a while. I actually pulled the trigger on it but cancelled before it shipped out of remorse and doubt. This video has really given me confidence to take the plunge. I have a duplex now but 14oz is very tempting!
Grizzle Gear ordered one in Camo today! Looking forward to getting out on trail! Planning a spring break section of the AT from Fontana dam to Clingmans dme next spring with my sis and a friend so it’ll be perfect for me solo. Even though I think I have to stay in shelters in the smokys
Hell yeah! That's a great section. It depends on the time of year with the Smokies. If it's prime AT thru hiker season the shelters may be full and you'd HAVE to tent. Good purchase I hope you like it!
Grizzle Gear I think we will be way ahead of nobos since it’ll be March 14-18 but I’m prepared for some winter camping lol. Probably still snowing then
Good review - although i would contest the no sub 1lb double wall tent :) - we do make those in europe - both terra nova and nordisk make sub 500g tents nordisk.eu/lofoten-1-ulw/burnt-red/p/196/ or www.terra-nova.co.uk/tents-and-spares/all-tents/laser-pulse-1-tent/
Kaare Meldgaard enjoy your sarcophagi