Maker’s warranty: 2 year limited warranty against product failure caused by manufacturing, material and design defects; repaired when possible or replaced, case by case. Zpacks’s terms, read Oct 25, 2026
A one-person tent from Zpacks that pitches on a single 52-inch (132 cm) trekking pole or tent pole, with a small footprint. The Classic version uses a rainbow zipper and overlapping storm doors. Zpacks lists a weight of 11.8 oz (348 g).
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Weight and price against the 1-person tents in the RidgeNote register with a published figure; other figures against every one of the tents. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.
The cheapest of the 1-person tents is Six Moon Designs Skyscape Scout at $160.00 — $439 less and 786 g heavier.
Main models on the same shelf, compared with the Plex Solo Classic Tent on the makers’ published figures; the tick on each bar is the Plex Solo Classic Tent.
Nothing on record is lighter than the Zpacks Plex Solo Classic Tent among 1-person tents.
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
Gossamer Gear
The One
$284 less
7.4 oz heavier (210 g)
Six Moon Designs
Lunar Solo
$339 less
13.8 oz heavier (392 g)
Durston
X-Mid 1
$330 less
14.0 oz heavier (397 g)
Not ranked: 10 with no published list price, 4 with no published capacity.
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Zpacks
Duplex Lite Tent
1 person more
2.9 oz heavier (83 g) · $100 more
Zpacks
Duplex Classic Tent
1 person more
5.5 oz heavier (156 g) · $150 more
Zpacks
DupleXL Pro Tent
1 person more
6.8 oz heavier (193 g) · $250 more
Not ranked: 11 with no published capacity.
See all 67 →Zpacks backpacking tents ranked by maker-published weight: 13 models. Lightest: Zpacks Hexamid Tent at 9.7 oz (275 g). Median 15.2 oz.
Tents under 2 lb ranked by maker-published weight: 30 models. Lightest: Zpacks Hexamid Tent at 9.7 oz (275 g). Median 1.22 lb.
Eight shelters from our catalogue, from a 504 g single-wall to a 2.5 kg freestanding tent, compared on published weight, floor size and list price, with the reason to skip each one.