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@@hologos_ yeah hard to say, I would probably put some leukotape around the pole tip to pad where it contacts the carbon. Also I think if you have the guy lines firm enough the downforce should negate all but very high wind force. It's essentially replacing the piece of carbon tube extension you'd purchase from zpacks which would have the same stress issues anyway.

@@okidokiyogi1 🤣😚

@@okidokiyogi1 yay! Yeah good type 2 fun memories hey 😄🥳

@@sarahester8524 thanks for watching! You're one of the few😅 Anita hasn't even watched them all yet! 🙄

Thanks! 😃

Overall width is narrow than a duplex too. Check out the zpacks site for comparison👍

😂 yeah I figure the 2% of the world that still uses imperial can Google it 😁

Aww thanks Katrina! Yeah I also noticed the extra condensation in the Durston. Even with the vents open I've never had so much condensation. As you saw I use a 3mm foam sheet as a sit pad etc & am hoping using that under the tent (as I got into the habit of doing with the X-Mid) will protect the duplex lite enough, plus I try to be careful with my pitches anyway. You could always get a regular duplex with the regular thickness floor but lighter fly, they're around 530g? I might even sell the duplex lite after the GDT this year if I'm not in love with it. Ahh fun first world problems hey! 😂 Good luck! Any big hikes coming up you're wanting it for?

@@Greghikes1 yes, first-world problems but whatever rocks your boat, and I love talking gear. I'm doing Larapinta this year and was going to take a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL 1 but I find it really difficult to unzip the fly and get out of the tent and I get saturated if the fly is wet. The Big Agnes free standing tent is very cosy inside and relatively easy to pitch but I miss the second vestibule, I like cooking in my vestibule and am not sure with the stretchiness of nylon if it will give me a safe enough area in which to cook and it's heavier with more parts than the Duplex. I really don't want to carry tent poles which I see as a weak point. I have simply been spoilt with the Duplex. If you break your trekking poles, which I use rather than carry, which could add more weight, I simply make do with a stick until I can get a replacement pole. Like Darwin On the Trail says, adding more poles like the new Offset model is just introducing more fail points. I plan to return to the US maybe next year so maybe you're right. Get the Classic version in the lighter fly material. I found the Classic's bathtub floor impenetrable, with care taken when pitching with all noticeable potential puncture sticks and rocks removed. I sold it for a reasonable price with no holes in the floor after 150 nights on trail but the 0.75oz roof material had fine pin holes in it along the ridge line mainly. I believe the ground for Larapinta is very hard so staking will be a challenge but because Zpack supplies good-length guy lines, unlike the DDs, I think I can manage the big rock, little rock method if necessary for a tight pitch. And I like the fact I don't have to spend 20 mins before camp trying to work out in my head the maths for how to orient the Durston tent for optimum flat sleep orientation versus optimal wind minimisation from vestibule entry points with its unique design. I'll wear the slightly more difficult entry point with the trekking pole in the middle of the doorway for a more stress-free pitch. Thanks for your feedback.

@@katrinahemingway721 oh are you based in Australia too? Where abouts? I looked heavily into Larapinta just as a fun training hike but the flights were a little too much at the time and I'll be away this winter which I understand is the time to do it! Yes I love talking gear as well 🤗 Are you wanting the regular duplex for the extra width for two people? One of the main benefits I saw with getting the lite duplex was the narrower width, So at a push I could use it as a two-person But mostly it will be a one person, And I felt better about the compromise in floor size for a one person backcountry tent, As I think it's only 4" wider than an altaplex.. The two Canadians I am hiking the GDT with were a bit concerned about its footprint size but as you correctly point out it's much more versatile to pitch a duplex or even a triplex (than a Durston) . I had some pretty creative pitches on the PCT with a three-person tent! 😂Esp in the 🌵🌵. When are you thinking of doing the laripinta? What month? & Over how many days? I was looking at doing it over eight days, that would mean not needing for drops as well. (It doesn't look too tricky terrain-wise, but that also could be my PCT brain saying anything below 50 is fine 😂

@@Greghikes1 Yes Australian from Sydney and doing Larapinta this winter over 16 days with a few very inexperienced hikers so using LTTS for 3-4 food drops. I'm not worried about the width so much. I found the Duplex Classic a palace for 1 and loved having all my gear inside. So I guess I want durability as well but I may forgo the heavier weight roof surface from .75oz to .55oz for weight saving as you suggest but I'm not sure that 0.75oz floor will work as well. With all the duty and postage and tax Zpack is now charging to ship these tents to Australia there's not much change from A$1500. Do I want to pay that much for a Zpack Duplex Lite when I don't know how durable the 0.75oz Dyneema floor will be and will the 1.3mm guy lines work as well as the Duplex Classics more durable 2mm guy lines? I will definitely have to sell my DD X-mid Pro 2 to justify or maybe I just live with the DD now the failed zips have been replaced.

Thanks! Yeah it is only meant for 2 x20 inch pads , if you check out the follow-up video with just one pad you will see the much higher floors

Yeah basically just the way it is pitched, correct.

I was going to say, in the picture on the website it looks pretty high. I just couldn't find any specs. Thanks for the review!

Yeah, I have a 20-inch square and a 25-inch tapered. it's good to know I could make it work if I had to.

In case you haven't seen the previous video is a longer first review of the same tent ☺️

thanks😀

Thanks! 😁

Yeh I'm 188, I think you'd be ok as if solo you could run a little diagonal, that's my plan. Though you can get a fair bit more room with the head and foot guy outs

@@Greghikes1 Hello Greg, what are your thoughts a good month later? Does your sleeping bag / quilt touch the mesh (head/toe) if on a thick pad?

@@TrekOfficiel hi, as long as you guy out (with a stick!) additional points at the head & foot it's fine. I'll try to film a little on the next trip in May, but using it as a solo tent & sleeping right down the middle seems best. (I usually sleep diagonal in the triplex when solo as there's 2 guy points per end) I think it'd struggle for enough length with 2 tall people though, as there's only 1 guy point at each end.

@@Greghikes1 Thank you! They should have done a Duplexl Lite and not discontinue the offset which I find flawed in design

Oh definitely, it's designed for 2x20 pads. If you do a low pitch you might have room for a water bottle next to each pad but not much more.

@@Greghikes1 Nice, thanks for your answer. I'm just a bit concerned about the durability of the floor. Also the x-mid pro 2 with DCF floor would be cheaper (like $100 cheaper) here so I'm really not sure if the duplex lite is worth it...

Would’ve liked to see it with one pad. 😢

@@hikebot haha I know! I totally forgot. I'll maybe do another video

​@@hikebotupdate video with just one pad coming in a couple of hours 😁

lighterpack.com/r/g1cb09 Was Basically this setup but with a zpacks triplex tent.

That's very impressive thanks for sharing.

@@benchambers1974 pleasure! It's pretty much the same stuff I took for the 4000km PCT in 2022. Definitely ultralight gear is the way to go! 😁

Absolutely, though until the last 12mths I've found it very hard to get hands on ultralight gear. Thankfully I've moved to Brisbane now and the wildearth at the airport is stocking some of the American cottage brands. I'm in the market for a new pack. Unfortunately the only ultralight one I can physically look at is the hyperlite southwest 2400 (wildearth have it in their Brisbane store). Would love to be able to take a recon trip to the states to try out all the others z packs Gossamer gear ULA etc.

@@benchambers1974 yeah it is unfortunate but I had to buy mine all sight unseen 🤔

Thanks! 💕 nothing like your videos but yours are inspiring me to make better ones🤞😊

Thanks! He's my bestie! Yes I looked at the Rab and just could not cope with the idea of a half zip! 🐩 Worked a season as a ski lift operator and the uniform gore only had a half zip, never again!! 🤣

It's a bit of a mystery... I've spoken to Dan Durston about it, I'll talk about it in the gear review follow up video!

Great video, looking forward to your follow up video. I just purchased the Xmid 1 Pro and purchased it, understanding single wall tents and condensation issues. But not to the point that the quilt would get wet also. Interested to find out steps to help mitigate this or if its something that will continue, heard plenty of great reviews on this tent and the 2p as well. Take care have a great week.

Oh nice! I love both those shoes, Mafate definitely grippier & more plush but more vague, I find the tecton X more technical and precise though but less grip. I use it when trail running/scrambling more on dry rock. Good luck with your tent! 🤞 I'm toying with how I might extend the floor to fill one vestibule...🤔

@@Greghikes1 As you mention I enjoy having my pack with me in the tent, so putting it the vestibule will a bit different. I imagine I’ll zip one shut and place the pack in their. Some what like begging the tent I guess. I’ve heard such great reviews, on the tent and always purchase a 2 person tent I thought I would give it a try for a 1 person and might have luck with camp site selection. Sounds like I’ll also invest in the Mafata speed, as my next race is 66km with a lot of vert. The additional grip would be welcoming and as you mentioned the plush under foot is a bonus. Take care and have a great weekend as it approaches.

Hmm that's interesting, the sack it's in now is just one I had already, it fits quite easily, but maybe I'll go a larger one! Just in case. Cheers!

Hey! Thanks! Yes I recently found another UA-cam video from a guy who I think was maybe South African? But he was 6.3 and also settled on the durston as the better option. My 3 mm pad is about 50 by 150 cm. What I would love with the durston is if they just blocked out one door in tylie and continued the floor to that wall- kind of like the Altaplex, but then of course they would have to work out some way to put the second hiking pole in...🤔

@@Greghikes1 I talked to Dan about this. You could still leave the wider-shorter section of the vestibule for an outside door for the pole and small vestibule, and have the longer-narrower section of the vestibule become interior floor space, but the problem comes with engineering the floor to be the shape of a "4" instead of a simple parallelogram. I guess it's doable. We just have to get enough of us to bug Dan enough to do it. LOL

@@spuriouseffect yep, I also asked him about it, if there were a more zpacks style floor without the struts in the corners and preferably dcf it might be easier to achieve .. I'm sure more will develop in the coming years. 😊

Yeh it timed out so well!

Thankyou! 😁

Hmmmm not sure what to suggest, they're playing on this end ok ..

Was really nice meeting you too!

Aw thanks! My advice would be- skip the desert!🤣

Hey! Umm app... Maybe lighterpack or Far out? Sorry was a while ago now!

Thank you.