[Lies]

I’ve also heard rumours of Decathlon releasing a small and light trekking pole tent, inspired by the UL tents. They call it a tent tarp (MT 900) at 920 grs and 150 euros or so. Maybe an option?

No personal experience with it though.

[Lies]

Yep,also hiked the PCT with a Duplex, and switched to a Durston Xmid Pro 2 in Washington. The Duplex was great for the entire hike, apart from, indeed, high winds, which happened once at the base of the San Jacintos for me. Spent the entire night trying to get the stakes to stay in, and then finally gave up and held the poles upright by hand until I was mentally ready to start packing up, haha.

Can’t testify to the rain- and storm-worthiness of the Duplex, I would guess not too great. It only rained 3 times, and the only real rainstorm came in Washington, with my Xmid, which performed great then.

I wrote some articles about this, my gear and gear lists on the PCT and other hikes on my own site as well.

https://sixmillionsteps.eu/en/gear-lists/

https://sixmillionsteps.eu/en/how-to-lighten-your-load

And of course, in my article here on site: https://thru-hiking.com/planning-for-the-pacific-crest-trail/

sixmillionsteps.eu

My gear lists for long hikes - Six million steps

Curious about the things I bring on my long (thru-)hikes? In this article, I'm sharing my gear lists for hikes such as the Pacific Crest Trail, the Dutch Mountain Trail and the Fishermen's Trail. Of course, every trip requires its … Continue reading

[Lies]

Sounds like a great deal at those prices! The more expensive single-wall tents will also have condensation anyway, so that’s not a drawback. Just the colour though…looks like they only have them in white. There goes stealth camping… 🙂

[Lies]

Hi Genevieve,

What kind of warmth are you looking for? Or what kind of circumstances would you want to use it in? Winter camping? Spring? Summer? Also, what kind of sleeping mat do you use, as this could influence the warmth of your bag.

I’ve got three sleeping bags, ranging in weight from 1 kg to 500 grams or so, but each one has its different uses, depending on where and when I go.

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❤️ Yes, curious to hear how it performed, I do still need a proper tent for cold/stormy areas, as I hear tales of people with Dyneema tents that got torn apart by hailstorms and the like.

I just downsized my collection from four to two tents, so ehm…time to get another tent, perhaps? Although I would lean heavily towards the ‘regular’ double wall tents, perhaps in a 1P version, as I love my Xmid Pro so much…🙈

[Lies]

Hi Evi, your website looks real nice! Looks like we were at the PCT at the same time, or at least we were at Trail Days at the same time. 😉 Don’t remember meeting you though, unfortunately.

Maybe next thru… 🙂