I have a ZPacks Duplex older version tent.? My wife and I used it when we section hiked the Oregon PCT.? It is a strong tent and the material is fantastic.? We have other Silnylon tents that are OK, until it rains.? The fabric stretches and sags.? The ZPack
Duplex stays tight in the rain.? I will admit, the rain hitting the surface is like sitting inside a drum, but the fabric stays taught.? I never had a problem with holes.? I am sure that something sharp would poke a hole in it, but I was reasonably careful,
and it never happened.? I did use a tyevek ground sheet.? When I bought the tent it was only $500 and well worth the investment.??
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It seems the zPacks Hexamid was also DCF?? ?I googled it and found an old review that mentioned "cuben fiber." ?According to google (again), cuben fiber is the same as DCF. ?Since you had a DCF tent, did you find it super noisy or plastic-y? ?When I read
Lange's and your descriptions, I imagine a fine, thin material that will need to be babied, but that will also shave off a good pound of weight compared to the non-DCF version. ?
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As an aside, when we first got our Copper Spur UL, we thought THAT was a light, thin-walled tent. ?Now, that is too heavy!
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CJ
