ZPacks Duplex Flex Upgrade

It's very, very quick with most tents in the United States, you have to set up the body, then the poles then the fly, and so on. You skip that step wi...

Buildup no big deal so without a doubt, everyone, this tent is performing very, very well just as well as I expected. So let's go over all the main po...

74 oz/sqyd of DFC fabric. Finally, you can purchase Straight Tent Poles instead of using your own trekking poles, or you can buy the Duplex Flex Tent Upgrade, which makes the tent freestanding. Zpacks also sells Ultralight Stakes, or you can use stakes from any other manufacturer

Perhaps best of all, the Duplex is drop-dead simple to set up, with a symmetric two-pole design that will get you out of the weather and high and dry in no time at all.Disclosure: Zpacks loaned the author a tent for this review.

I much prefer freestanding tents, so the flex kit is great for converting a Duplex tent. I used it several times and I love it. I was aware, though, that one might still need to use trekking poles in a high wind situation. I didn't worry about it because I knew I would always have trekking poles wit...

"Sofia and I have just returned from a 9 day hike on the Larapinta Trail in Australia. The Duplex Flex tent was fantastic. The minimal weight made a huge difference to the base weight of my pack. The tent was really easy and quick to pitch on a variety of terrain. While some people have commented on...

"I had used the Duplex tent for a few weeks in May without the flex poles and liked the tent, but had to fiddle with it a bit and get in just the right position inside to avoid touching the ends when lying down. The flex upgrade pulled out the walls just right making it feel much roomier while lying...

"Great designs … really forward thinking with the uses of Dyneema Composite Fabric in products. I personally think the Duplex Flex Tent Upgrade is brilliant. I was on a tent innovation committee with a mainstream company a few years back (I did a bunch of photography for them, and they invited me to...

The poles are a wonderful addition to the tent, especially in rocky and heavily impacted campsites at Grand Canyon locations like Clear Creek and Bright Angel Campground: the tent stood up on its own with no problem, and the bathtub bottom stayed high enough to keep me dry even on the night when it ...

Had our first "#adventureathome" backpacking trip this weekend with our new Duplex tent and slept out on a beach the other side of our little island. The tent is a cozy fit for two medium small adults and middle sized dog, but it worked just fine. The weather was clear so we were able to keep the do...