Thread: Light Weight Tents

Originally Posted by JoelA

What kind of bivvy bag do you use @Micky Duck?

A goretex milserp one I bought of 257weatherby some months ago,a upgrade from the 1960s lightweight milserp one I had

I've always liked the bivvy bag when I've hunted by myself. With and without a tarp they are just so nice to carry. But hunting with the mrs requires me to carry little extra luxury. It's amazing how much difference being in the trees makes to the quality of sleep on the hill. Being out of the wind and to an extent rain can be the difference between a great and horrible sleep. Sounds like you did it right

The dog kennel drum was good place for my boots and standard at front of it good to tie fly onto

Originally Posted by 6.5 CRD

I have a msr hubba hubba 2 person. Its been a good tent but i do wish i had bought the 3 person. The vestibules on each side are pretty uselessly small so in bad weather if your trying to keep your pack/rifle/gear dry, you have to bring it inside the tent with you. Gets pretty crowded inside with 2 people 2 packs 2 rifles.

Yip I have an older hubba hubba and my mate has just bought the new 3 person one and it’s lighter than mine.

Been running the bushbuck for a bit now.
One of the first nights I thought Id test it in 100km/h+ winds up on Lewis tops. Held up great.
Had it on snow up to 2000m. Went great.
I have the footprint as well so I can pitch it as just a ground sheet and a fly. This is great for when the weather is looking finer/I want to go lighter.
One downside I have found is that condensation builds up a bit more on it than on other tents. But if there is a breeze and I have all the vents open it's not terrible.
Honestly, for the price it's awesome.
Mates use the naturehike and say thats great too, although I have no personal experience with it.

Hey mate like alot of people using a Hubba Hubba. Had it about 8 or 10 years, older model. No real gripes, not super light. Doesnt like really high winds cos it can get under the fly and push the frame around a bit, just my experience (should pick better campsites) The sealing tape on all of the fly seams has also flaked off over time, so not ideal, still keeps water out but havent been in a storm for a while. Not sure if id buy it again, there are likely better choices now

Originally Posted by Project17

Hey mate like alot of people using a Hubba Hubba. Had it about 8 or 10 years, older model. No real gripes, not super light. Doesnt like really high winds cos it can get under the fly and push the frame around a bit, just my experience (should pick better campsites) The sealing tape on all of the fly seams has also flaked off over time, so not ideal, still keeps water out but havent been in a storm for a while. Not sure if id buy it again, there are likely better choices now

Seams on my Hubba Hubba NX went all flaky, had a look at the MSR website for a fix and there was some good info there, so got isopropyl alcohol to clean off the flakes, brought a tube of Gear Guard Sealant + Adhesive ($19.99) and some repair tape which I have not used. Sealed up the seams that had flaked and let it dry. The following Saturday 10/6 it started to rain here in Auckland so I put the tent up on our lawn as I wanted to practice putting the tent up in the rain in case I ever had to do this in the hills (wanted to make sure I could without the inside getting soaked, plus I wanted to see if my reseal had worked.

Well it seems like it hasn't stopped raining since and it has thundered down at times, the inside of the tent has not had a drop of water inside, so it seems the seam sealant seals really well

And at $19.99 way cheaper than buying a new tent!

A couple of dry days would be handy so I can pack the tent away dry.

Cheers AMac. I'll give it a whirl!

Has anyone had any experience with the Zpacks duplex/triplex tents in NZ conditions? I have been running an MSR Access 2 for 5+ years now but at ~2kg she isn't that light.
I am thinking of moving to this kind of lightweight set up using walking poles to save on weight. The duplex comes in at 525g with no pegs.
Or does anyone have any alternatives that are a similar set up using dynema?
Link for those who haven't seen them: https://zpacks.com/products/duplex-tent

I have had a triplex and mates have had duplex for years now. Used in summer through to -14 in winter with snow
I really rate them! Mate has had a duplex for 9 years and it’s still going strong.
The triplex is great with 2 people and gear inside.
With the carbon poles and pegs its 920grams pretty good for a 3 man tent!!

No personal experience but did look this way before buying my last tent.
Only two down sides I see or read of are:
More condensation in a single wall tent and likely not as warm in extreme cold. Ie snow as a two layer winter style tent (which also has condensation issues)


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Originally Posted by Dicko

No personal experience but did look this way before buying my last tent.
Only two down sides I see or read of are:
More condensation in a single wall tent and likely not as warm in extreme cold. Ie snow as a two layer winter style tent (which also has condensation issues)


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Yep they definitely have a bit of condensation if you don’t set them up right.
On a nice night you can just leave the door open and that solves the condensation issue
There is a lot of room in them, I’m 6ft and I don’t touch the ends when lying down.
As to warmth, if you have a good sleeping bag it doesn’t matter. Whether it’s -2 or -4 inside the tent

Thanks for the feedback. They look pretty good and at the weight savings I am extremely tempted to go down this route.
Would you recommend going for a triplex? Most of my hunting is down solo, occasionally the missus comes, which is why I am thinking a duplex.
Do you know if there is much of a size difference in the footprint of the duplex vs triplex?

I just had a look at the duplex and thought wow for something so simple they sure have a price tag on them.... then realized the currency was USD!! Crazy. Maybe I'm just cheap.

Originally Posted by odds0und

Thanks for the feedback. They look pretty good and at the weight savings I am extremely tempted to go down this route.
Would you recommend going for a triplex? Most of my hunting is down solo, occasionally the missus comes, which is why I am thinking a duplex.
Do you know if there is much of a size difference in the footprint of the duplex vs triplex?

I mainly hunt with a mate, hardly ever solo so that’s why I went triplex
If your mainly solo go for the duplex
The triplex has a bigger footprint yes