The X-Mid Pro 1 is the dream tent for the ultralight backpacker. It combines our maximally weight efficient X-Mid geometry with Dyneema® composite fabrics (DCF) to create one of the most spacious, simple, and stormworthy 1 person tents on the market - and yet weighs under 1 lbs (15.5 oz / 440 g).
Figures with a source link to the page they were read from, with the date we checked it.How we get these figures →
Against every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The lightest of the 1-person tents on record is Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent at 12.3 oz — 92 g less.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the X-Mid Pro 1 on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the X-Mid Pro 1.
Zpacks
Plex Solo Classic Tent
3.2 oz lighter (92 g)
Zpacks
Plex Solo Pro Tent
2.4 oz lighter (67 g)
Zpacks
Pivot Solo Tent
2.2 oz lighter (61 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published capacity.
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Zpacks
Duplex Lite Tent
1 person more
0.3 oz lighter (9 g)
Zpacks
Duplex Classic Tent
1 person more
2.3 oz heavier (64 g)
Durston
X-Mid Pro 2
1 person more
2.4 oz heavier (69 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published capacity.
See all 66 →Tents under 2 lb ranked by maker-published weight: 30 models. Lightest: Zpacks Hexamid Tent at 9.7 oz (275 g). Median 1.20 lb.
1-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 24 models. Lightest: Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent at 12.3 oz (348 g). Median 1.88 lb.
3-person backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 16 models. Lightest: Zpacks Triplex Pro Tent at 1.36 lb (616 g). Median 3.92 lb.