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Zpacks� Hexamid Solo Tent

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Hexamid Solo Tent - $399 (Removeable floor sold separately) Color: Olive Drab Blue Spruce Green Camo This item has been replaced by the Plexamid Tent. It has a more space, and a sewn in floor at the same weight.

Description:

The Hexamid Solo is a six sided pyramid style tent for an average size solo hiker. It has fully enclosed screen, a detachable bathtub floor or poncho for versatility (sold separately), and storm doors for 360� rain protection.

Features:

• Sets up with just one trekking pole or walking stick adjusted to around 48 inches (122 cm), and a minimum of six stakes. Eight stakes are recommended.
  
  A Tent pole is available if you don't use trekking poles.
  
  
• Set up Instructions are available. Set up takes less than 2 minutes, watch the 2015 Setup Video!
  
  
• Ample space for one average size person plus gear. The tent is long enough for an average size person to fully stretch out their arms and legs, and tall enough to sit upright.
   
• A pair of storm doors protect the front of the tent from rain spray. The doors overlap in front, you never have to worry about a broken zipper. They clip down to the front center guy line, or roll up out of the way. Leave one or both doors open for air flow when the weather allows it. You can also use the doors for vestibule space.
   
• Great ventilation, and a great view through the large screen entryway. 6" (15 cm) of screen around the perimeter allows air flow. The bathtub floor is set back from the screen walls. You can leave both storm doors open in the rain for air flow, unless spray is blowing directly at the front of the tent.
  
  
• Our Hexamid tents are unique in that they have a fully enclosed screen floor which keeps 100% of insects, spiders, ticks, etc out!
  
  You will need a separate waterproof bathtub floor on the inside, on top of the screen, just like sleeping under a tarp. Keeping it separate from the tent offers the following advantages:
  
  
  1. Our Bathtub Floor works great, but alternatively you can use a Poncho to double as rain gear, a Bivy, or inexpensive material like Tyvek to save on cost.
  2. On nice nights you can take your separate floor out and sleep under the stars or on the ground under a shelter.
  3. If rain is blowing hard at one side of the tent, you can fold or shift your floor away from any spray. Rain spray or condensation runs harmlessly out the screen floor.
  4. You can set your wet shoes, wet pack, and clothes on the screen, while keeping your bathtub floor dry.
  5. You can take out your bathtub floor to dry the tent off faster. If the tent is wet you can pack your dry floor separate.
  6. Normally the floor stays clipped in place and packs up with the tent. You don't ever have to take it out except when you want to!
      
• Each inside corner of the tent has a loop and clip for attaching your bathtub floor. The peak also has a loop on the inside for hanging a flashlight or stuff sack.
   
• All of our tents do pretty well in the wind. The material can handle high wind loads. As long as your stakes stay in the ground (use rocks if available) your tent will stay standing. Dyneema Composite Fabric is not a particularly noisy fabric, however almost any tent will make a little noise in the wind. Ear plugs are not a bad idea for windy nights.
   
• DCF is semi-transparent. In bright sunlight you can see a fuzzy silhouette of a person sitting inside the tent. You cannot see any details and it has a suitable amount of privacy for changing clothes etc. In lower light (such as in the evening or at night) you cannot see through at all. We also have thicker, darker material available as an upgrade below.
  
  One nice thing about Dyneema Composite Fabric is you can also see the outlines of trees and your surroundings for a more connected outdoor experience.
  
  
• The expected life span of this shelter is at least one full 2500+ mile thru hike, or many years of casual use with some care.
   
• All Zpacks gear has a one year warranty against defects in materials or workmanship. Please see our return / warranty policy.

Construction:

• Our tents are made from .51 oz/sqyd (17.4 g/m�) Dyneema Composite Fabric. DCF has several advantages over other materials:
   
  • DCF has a very high strength to weight ratio. The material can handle high wind force and does not tear easily.
  • DCF is inherently waterproof. There is no DWR to worry about wearing out.
  • DCF is not coated with any chemicals. It is PFC free.
  • DCF is made from Dyneema threads which do not stretch. The tent stays taut all night. Nylon material by comparison can stretch and sag, especially if it gets wet.
  • Tape sticks well to it. Any damage can easily be fixed in the field with our DCF Repair Tape.
  • The seams are stitched and then taped taped water tight. The tie outs have bonded reinforcements for high strength. No seam sealing necessary!
     
• This tent has fully enclosed .7 oz/sqyd (24 g/m�) insect screen. The holes in this screen are super tiny, even the smallest insects cannot get through. Our tent screen is about 30% lighter than comparable Noseeum screen with no noticeable decrease in durability. The screen floor holds up surprisingly well. As long as you are a little careful to move pointy things from your tent site you are unlikely to get any damage. If it did get a puncture it would be under your solid bathtub floor where it wouldn't affect the performance of the tent.
   
• The separate (optional) bathtub floor is made from 1.0 oz/sqyd DCF. This material weight is more than twice as thick as the canopy material and is more resistant to abrasion and punctures. As with all DCF it is easy to patch with tape.
   
• Bright Yellow 1.25 mm Spectra Z-Line cord is included for guy lines (uncut). This cord is very strong, tangle resistant, and doesn't stretch so it gives you a tight pitch. Yellow is easy to see day or night. We recommend fixed length guy lines for the easiest set up with no knots or adjustment necessary. Some customers choose to add Linelocs or different cord.

Tent Dimensions:

• Peak Height: 47 inches (119 cm)
• Length: 9 feet (2.75 meters)
• Width at center of screen floor: 54 inches (137 cm)
• Width at ends of screen floor: 30 inches (76 cm)
• Entryway Height: 29 inches (74 cm)
• Vestibule Depth: About 12 inches (30 cm)

Floor Dimensions (Assuming a Solo Bathtub Floor is used):

• Width at center: 32 inches (81 cm)
• Width at ends: 24 inches (61 cm)
• Length: 7 feet (2.13 m)
• Bathtub wall height: 5-6 inches (15 cm)
• Note that you also have additional space around the perimeter of the bathtub floor for gear.

Weight:

• A Hexamid Solo tent weighs 11.4 ounces (323 grams) as shipped, including a medium size 6" x 12" stuff sack, 1.2 mm yellow guy lines (uncut), and repair tape. Six elastic bands are also included for clipping in a bathtub floor or poncho (sold separately).
   
• A detachable Solo Bathtub floor adds 3.2 ounces (91 grams)
   
• The total weight for the tent w/ floor is 14.6 ounces (414 grams). Upgrading to thicker Spruce or Camo material adds weight as described below.
  
  
• 8 Stakes are required but are not included. We have a variety of Ultralight Stakes to choose from.

Additional Material Choices:

A Solplex Tent in Green .74 oz:

.74 oz/sqyd Spruce Green Dyneema Composite Fabric The default tent material is .51 oz/sqyd Dyneema Composite Fabric. This material has proven to be plenty strong enough to handle high winds, and your tent will normally not be subject to abrasion or punctures. If it does get damaged (for example by a falling branch or sparks), the material is very easy to patch in the field with our Repair Tape. Some people prefer to upgrade to heavier .74 oz/sqyd DCF for added peace of mind. My own opinion is this material is not necessary, but it also does not hurt other than a small weight increase. It adds around 1.5 ounces (45 grams) to the weight. We have it in dark green as shown. It is a little bit less transparent than the thinner material. The detachable bathtub floor is always made from black 1.0 oz/sqyd DCF which is thicker and stronger than the tarp material.

A Duplex Tent in Camo .67 oz: View from Inside the tent:

.67 oz/sqyd Camo Dyneema Composite Fabric This material is the same strength as .51 oz/sqyd except it has an additional layer with a camo pattern laminated in. It blends in to nature well. This material is darker and less transparent than the default, and offers a little more privacy. DCF has a bit of a sheen to it when it is new, but it dulls down significantly with some use. This material is more expensive. It adds around 1 ounce (28 grams) to the weight.

Back Story:

The Hexamid Solo was our very first tent. I initially designed it as a super minimalist shelter for use on my 2009 Continental Divide Trail thru-hike. The trip took 154 days traveling roughly 2,651 miles through the Rocky Mountains. Over the course of the trip the tent went through just about every type of weather, from gusting wind, to rain storms, snow storms, sub freezing temperatures, etc. I hiked the first half of the trip by myself, the second half with my wife Sheryl. We used the same solo tent for the whole trip since it was the only design we had at the time. The Hexamid Solo was comfortable for me at 5' 9" tall, but it was a real squeeze for the two of us. We used a wide sheet of Tyvek for our floor to max out the available space. The tent held up really well over our five month trip. We didn't get any punctures or tears, and didn't have to do any repairs.

If we were to do the CDT again as a couple we would probably opt for the Duplex tent. If I were to do it again alone I would either use the Hexamid Solo or an Altaplex. (Trip report / Gear list)

This tent has had several revisions since it was first released. We started taping the seams on all our shelters in 2012. We switched from a Beak to Storm doors in 2015.

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