The Plex Solo Lite is a single-person trekking-pole tent from Zpacks built from 0.55 oz/sq yd Dyneema Composite Fabric, with a 0.75 oz/sq yd DCF floor that is 25% lighter than the standard Plex Solo floor. It keeps the standard Plex Solo's dimensions, so it is a full-featured solo shelter at a sub-12 oz weight. It suits thru-hikers and weight-focused backpackers who pitch with trekking poles and accept a single-wall DCF design. Against rivals it trades the durability and lower cost of silnylon and silpoly tents for the lightest possible packed weight.
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Owners of the Plex Solo line praise its weight and quick pitch, and many thru-hikers report it holds up over long trails. Complaints center on condensation inside the single wall and on DCF's fragility and cost.
The Plex Solo Lite is a one-person tent built around Dyneema Composite Fabric. It has the same dimensions as the standard Plex Solo, with a 0.55 oz/sq yd canopy and a 0.75 oz/sq yd floor. The floor is 25% lighter than Zpacks' standard tent floors and packs down smaller. It comes with bright yellow 1.3 mm Z-Line guy lines, which weigh less than the 2 mm guy lines on the standard tents.
The tent pitches with a single 52" (132 cm) trekking pole or tent pole and can be set up in tight camp sites. The seams are taped, and the tie outs have bonded reinforcements. The storm doors open and close independently. They overlap to let air through, so there are no vent zippers that could fail. The screen door has a rainbow zipper for entry whichever storm door is closed. It drops inward instead of hanging in the way.
The sewn-in bathtub floor is 8" tall. The tarp overhangs the floor and screen doors, so the doors can stay open in calm rain without water dripping onto the floor. The vestibule has room for a wet backpack or muddy shoes. A mesh pocket near the screen door can be reached from inside or outside. Dyneema is naturally waterproof and is not treated with flame retardants or water repellents. Damage can be repaired in the field with the included DCF repair tape.
