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Campfire Outfitter
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Joined: Apr 2018
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Anyone running Zpacks tents? Are they strong enough to last several years or are they paper mache?
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2001
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It depends on just how committed you are to going ultralightweight. You can definitely reduce the weight of your wallet by buying a zpacks tent. 
Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Oct 2000
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Dyneema/Cuben Fiber is pretty rugged. But I'd still use a Tyvek footprint under it.
I'm eyeing Tarptent's new Aeon Li... IMO a better design than Zpacks Plexamid. I suspect TT will offer a single wall 2P tent soon. They do make a DW, the StratoSpire Li.
“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2001
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Love my Duplex but they’re not bombproof. 22 oz palace for 1 person.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Campfire Greenhorn
Joined: Oct 2009
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I think they are pretty awesome - and very weather resistant and durable. Cuban fiber is also incredibly easy to repair - and once the tent is taut it does not sag when it gets wet or the temperature changes. BUT they are also tents for people who have done a lot of lightweight camping. They need to be set up correctly and if you don't vent properly you'll get soaked inside (ie do not close them up tight with the walls to the ground). My biggest complaint with cuban fiber shelters is that while light weight they do not actually pack up all that tight. They are kind of bulky.
Patrick
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