ninjapuppet wrote:WOW that thing is tiny!
good to see the weights were accurately listed on their website.
With this tent, i can go for a 3 day summer camp with only a day pack.
I immediately went to the zpacks.com site to order one after your review, but its unavailable for another 2 months !?!??!?!
I think one of my other tents has to go to make room for this one if its stable enough for light rain and 20kph winds.
questions:
1- Tony, so is that pole on the bottom pic not required if trekking poles are used?
2 - can you give me dimensions of that packed up tent?
3 - How sturdy do you think it'll be in the wind compared to your contrail?
1- Tony, so is that pole on the bottom pic not required if trekking poles are used?
2 - can you give me dimensions of that packed up tent?
3 - How sturdy do you think it'll be in the wind compared to your contrail?
Drifting wrote:I'd love to be able to use that sort of thing in Tassie!
ninjapuppet wrote:I just opened up a packet of chips, and realised it not only seemed larger, but also weighed more than this tent!
on a second note, i read alot of not-so-good things about cuben fibre's fabric. We all understand that going UL has its gives and takes, but to hear how the zpacks backpack is only only designed to last 1 thru-hike is abit concerning!
Robatman wrote:Hi Tony,
How does it feel with a mesh floor- I guess its strong but do you think it might be a little funny? Are you going to get some tyvek or similar to put on the floor inside?
2 - can you give me dimensions of that packed up tent?
Tony wrote:Hi ninjapuppet,
The dimensions of the packed up tent are 230mm long x 170 mm wide and by 150mm thick.
pok wrote:Tony-
Any updates on your hexamid? Have you used it much, and what do you think of it now?
And did you work out a solution for the ground sheet?
ninjapuppet wrote:and what is, your 4 season tent?
Tony, you've got some really interesting cottage industry gear. Your recommendations have inspired me to get an Ayu, and the 2 iwanas today. wonder if they'll work in NZ because i'm starting to have doubts now.
Good to see you gotten over the illness. you can finally get back to the bush and give us more reviews now.
jeremy089786 wrote:My hexamid duo tarp has been going strong now for about a year and a half and I have been super happy with it in a range of conditions. I just bought cuben/netting the inner net for it which I can't wait to get my hands on.
Joe by far has to be my favourite manufacturer. In the last couple of years I have bought a pack, shelter, WPB rain jacket, puffy layer, windshirt, rain skirt and soon a new sleeping bag +my remaining stuff sacks helping to cut my 3 season base weight from 12 kg to 2.9 kg. Means I can now run on tracks in flat areas and literally jump from rock to rock over river crossings.
ninjapuppet wrote: A trip with this hexamid to the western Arthurs next may should catch people's attention and give it some more serious consideration.
Gusto wrote:zpacks now to breathable cuben fiber jackets. They also sell the fabric too
jeremy089786 wrote:Indeed this material is in its infancy and I assume the breathability is lower than some other WPB fabrics. I do not think this is not the same fabric that Ron was alluding to as this is the second generation of WPB cuben and Joe was not happy to use the first generation for any of his products and a whole bunch of companies are now starting to look into this new material (for more info check out the discussion at: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin ... s#forumtop).
As for the weight savings, indeed this material would only cut a couple of grams out of mitts but cuts away over 200g (7oz) from my event jacket (though this does have a bunch more features). After saying all of this I will definately treat this jacket with caution until it proves itself.
As for some pics:
Sorry again about hijacking the thread, but I hope this helps.
Cheers,
J.
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