Zpacks
Duplex
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$749.00
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Overview
The Duplex Classic tent will allow you to push your limits and hike greater distances. Specifically designed for the demands of long distance backpacking with a no frills, no fuss mindset, the award-winning Duplex hits the sweet spot when it comes to size, weight, and features. Lightweight, roomy, well-ventilated, packs down small, pitches easily.
Specs
- Brand
- Zpacks
- Weight
- 504 g · 17.8 oz
- Capacity
- 2 Person
- Seasons
- Not published by the manufacturer
- Floor Dimensions
- 45 in wide x 7.5 ft long, 28.1 sq ft (114 cm x 2.3 m, 2.6 sq m)
- Materials
- 0.55 oz/sqyd Dyneema Composite Fabric canopy, 1.0 oz/sqyd DCF floor, PFAS free
- Packed Dimensions
- 4.75 in dia x 12 in tall, 213 cu in (12 x 30.5 cm, 3.5 L)
- Weight basis
- 504 g / 17.8 oz, manufacturer stated
Weight vs. category
69% lighter than the category average.
How it measures up
Against every one of the tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
- Weight
- 1.11 lb (504 g)
- Lighter than 94% of 71 weighed · #4 lightest
- -66% vs the median 3.31 lb
- Price
- $749.00
- Cheaper than 14% of 78 priced · #67 cheapest
- +50% vs the median $499.96 · $42.13/oz (median $10.54/oz)
- Sleeps
- 2
- Larger than 27% of 59 rated
- median 2
The lightest of the tents on record is Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent at 12.3 oz — 156 g less and $150.00 less.
The cheapest is Big Agnes mtnGLO® Light Controller at $8.00 — $741.00 less.
RidgeNote verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$749.00