I suppose you know already that my life has been influenced by YouTube videos for making some of my hiking gear choices, Not only are some of these informative some are even entertaining. So it is as no surprise to me that my tent choice was influenced by the videos I have watched. To go Ultra light there are decisions that have to be made, in case you don't what the decision is it is "weight" Now I purchased a Z-Pack Duplex tent, my original plan had me hiking by myself. But life has a funny way of changing plans, my charming wife decided she wanted to share this experience with me. I know what you are thinking it must be love. I think she just wanted to keep an eye on me. Whatever the reason she came along. I tell you this because this may help you if you decide to buy a Z-pack tent. As mentioned I purchased the Duplex which means it was made for two people. True to the description it did accommodate two people. I would say for one person it would have been perfect because you could have had your pack inside out of the weather. With two people in the tent this was not possible. Had I know about the person that was going to tag along ( my wife) i would have bought the three person tent for a little extra room. In saying that we were comfortable in the Duplex.
It was easy to set up with the use of the hiking poles. When we first started I would say the tent was not always set up to the premium state, after a few nights the kinks were worked out and we both enjoyed the nights huddled together in the Z-pack tent. It has doors fitted on both sides so each of us could enter and exit with out crawling over one another. There were mornings that I did inconvenience my wife by crawling over her but that was only because she kept waking me up. Yes due to the snoring bit, i know it was not mature to do this but I felt is was the only way of getting back at her. Moving on...The tent was light , packed well and as stated was water proof. Thinking back we had a couple of issues with condensation inside but this was attributed to our set up and having both side vestibules closed. One addition that my wife made was to have a small tarp in the vestibule area that we could take off our hikers/ camp shoes without kneeling in the soil before entering the tent. This worked out great. We had another hiker with us convert to the Z-pack into the trip as he noticed the weight of his old tent was 2 lbs heavier than ours Z-pack duplex. with all the packing/unpacking and setting up I have not noticed any signs of wear. Overall pleased with the product and would recommend it. As I always mention, these are my experiences and everyones are different. The price may deter some folks but have a look around to see what comes in at this weight..Not much.
Again I was happy with this But would like to try a hammock next. I need help with this? any suggestions?
The Blackstone Traveler.
Well The Long trail is behind us now , at least for the time being. I do hope to complete it this year 2020 but life has a funny way of changing plans. I will post some of our travels and interests as we go along in life.
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