Description
Ships in 1-2 business days | Based in West Melbourne, FL | Est. 2004
The lightest of the light, Zpacks' sub-12oz Plex Solo Lite is easily the lightest full-featured one-person tent in the world. Designed for adventurers who value weight but aren't willing to sacrifice performance or comfort, the Plex Solo is the ultimate shelter for weight-conscious hikers looking to redefine boundaries and push limits.
The Plex Solo Lite shares the same dimensions as Zpacks' standard Plex Solo Tent. It utilizes their proven 0.55 oz/sq yd Dyneema® Composite Fabric canopy combined with a .75 oz/sq yd DCF floor material, which is 25% lighter and packs down smaller relative to Zpacks' standard tent floors. The Plex Solo Lite comes preconfigured with bright yellow 1.3 mm Z-Line guy-lines which saves weight compared to the 2 mm guy lines on our standard tents.
Easily pitching with a single 52"/132 cm trekking pole or tent pole, the Plex Solo Lite is well-ventilated and can be set up in even the tightest camp sites. You won’t find a lighter functional one-person tent anywhere.
Features:
- Taped seams
- Tie outs have bonded reinforcements for high strength
- Storm doors can be opened or closed independently
- Overlapping storm doors allow airflow without the need for additional venting - no zippers that could potentially fail over time
- Vestibule has enough space for storing a wet backpack or muddy shoes
- Rainbow zipper on screen door allows easy entry regardless of which storm door is closed
- Screen door drops inwards rather than hanging in your way - no need to roll up or secure
- Tarp overhangs bathtub floor & screen doors - in calm rain or under dripping trees the doors can be left open for air flow without water dripping on the floor space
- Sewn-in 8" tall bathtub floor has plenty of space to stretch out, with room for your gear beside you or at the ends of the floor
- Mesh pocket conveniently located near screen door can be accessed from inside or outside the tent
- Dyneema® is naturally waterproof and is not treated with any potentially harmful chemicals such as flame retardants or water repellents
- Easily repairable - any damage can easily be fixed in the field with DCF Repair Tape (included)
- All Zpacks gear has a two-year limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship
- Made in the USA
Includes:
- Stuff sack
- Repair tape
- 2 spare zipper sliders
Note: An optional Tyvek or Polycro footprint is available for added protection but not required for this shelter. The floor material is reasonably durable, and all Dyneema® Composite Fabric gear can be easily patched in the field with repair tape (included). Sets up with a minimum of 6 stakes (10 recommended in windy conditions) and a single trekking pole or tent pole adjusted to 52" (132 cm).
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Specs:
- Capacity: 1
- Floor dimensions (interior): 90"L x 38"/28"W (width at center/ends)
- Floor dimensions (exterior): 100"L x 62"/36"W (width at center/ends)
- Interior peak height: 52" | 122cm
- Zipper entry height: 36" | 91 cm
- Vestibule depth: 18.5" | 47cm
- Packed size: 4.5" x 11" (3.5L)
- Pole setup: 1 pole (not included), 132cm (52")
Weight: 12.6oz (total including guylines, stuff sack, repair kit)
- Tent (including guylines): 11.8oz
- Stuff Sack: 0.28oz | 8g
- DCF Repair Tape: 0.14oz | 4g
- Spare Zipper Sliders (x2): 0.16oz | 4.5g
Materials:
- Fly fabric: 0.55oz/sq yd Dyneema® Composite Fabric
- Floor fabric: 0.75oz/sq yd Dyneema® Composite Fabric
- Mesh: 0.67oz/sq yd Ultralight Nano-Noseeum Insect Netting
Made in the USA
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AustraliaLooks great, got here fairly quick too. USA to Australia within a week or so.
United StatesA tent for hiking, not camping
Great tent as long as you know what you’re getting. This review is after a week of backpacking between 10k and 12k feet in Colorado, with rain most evenings. Very easy to set up. The key is a tall trekking pole. Stake out the four main corners at a 45º angle, using about 3/4 of the line length. Insert your trekking pole that has been extended to the correct length. Stake out the door line using the geometry of the vestibule flaps as a guide. The rest sorta falls into place. The guylines for pulling out the sides of the tent are clutch. Everyone talks about condensation with this tent. It happens if it rains. Of course that’s nearly every tent, it’s just that this is a single wall style tent. The interior lines that pull up the bathtub floor are essential here: those must be used to pull up the bathtub floor ABOVE the bottom of the tent exterior, to prevent splashback (I had none) and to ensure that condensation runs down the walls and into the mesh. The only time I had very bad condensation was after a storm that lasted more than an hour, and had clear skies with plummeting temps all night afterward. That’s a nightmare for any tent, so what are you gonna do? I am 5’ 8” and slept on a 4” tall sleeping pad, with a very lofty sleeping bag, and it wasn’t hard to avoid touching the walls. You do have to be mindful, of course. But remember that you’re not gonna die if you get a little condensation on your sleeping bag. In generally normal conditions, even camped on grass, I did not experience condensation with the doors open. The lack of a zipper on the vestibule gave me pause, but I had no issues there. This is not the tent for you if you like to set up camp and hang out for a few hours in your tent. This is a tent for hiking, and for eventually needing to stop and sleep. Plenty roomy for one and all your stuff, but there’s no little pockets or anything. The tent seems well-made, and I’m not concerned about durability. I had plenty of time to look at the welding and consider (and test) its strength during a storm! I do use a ground sheet, but that just seems prudent. Even with that, this is the lightest tent I could find. I personally love it and it’s exactly what I've wanted for years.
United StatesAs light as you can get, with some compromise
Great tent as long as you know what you’re getting. This review is after a week of backpacking between 10k and 12k feet in Colorado, with rain most evenings. Very easy to set up. The key is a tall trekking pole. Stake out the four main corners at a 45º angle, using about 3/4 of the line length. Insert your trekking pole that has been extended to the correct length. Stake out the door line using the geometry of the vestibule flaps as a guide. The rest sorta falls into place. The guylines for pulling out the sides of the tent are clutch. Everyone talks about condensation with this tent. It happens if it rains. Of course that’s nearly every tent, it’s just that this is a single wall style tent. The interior lines that pull up the bathtub floor are essential here: those must be used to pull up the bathtub floor ABOVE the bottom of the tent exterior, to prevent splashback (I had none) and to ensure that condensation runs down the walls and into the mesh. The only time I had very bad condensation was after a storm that lasted more than an hour, and had clear skies with plummeting temps all night afterward. That’s a nightmare for any tent, so what are you gonna do? I am 5’ 8” and slept on a 4” tall sleeping pad, with a very lofty sleeping bag, and it wasn’t hard to avoid touching the walls. You do have to be mindful, of course. But remember that you’re not gonna die if you get a little condensation on your sleeping bag. In generally normal conditions, even camped on grass, I did not experience condensation with the doors open. The lack of a zipper on the vestibule gave me pause, but I had no issues there. This is not the tent for you if you like to set up camp and hang out for few hours in your tent. This is a tent for hiking, and for eventually needing to stop and sleep. Plenty roomy for one and all your stuff, but there’s no little pockets or anything. The tent seems well-made, and I’m not concerned about durability. I had plenty of time to look at the welding and consider (and test) its strength during a storm! I do use a ground sheet, but that just seems prudent. Even with that, this is the lightest tent I could find. I personally love it and it’s exactly what I've wanted for years.
