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  1. 16-10-2025, 09:58 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by BRADS View Post
    Agree I recently brought a Zpacks tent 2 person its under that weight with everything.


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    I’ve got the hexamid pocket tarp, and bathtub floor. Easy to lose track of it in the pack it’s that small. Had it in the rain a few times without too much drama.


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    Quote Originally Posted by BRADS View Post
    Agree I recently brought a Zpacks tent 2 person its under that weight with everything.


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    Got a hefty price tag on that tent from what I found online $1,470.00. How does it feel durability wise?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quicknock View Post
    Got a hefty price tag on that tent from what I found online $1,470.00. How does it feel durability wise?
    Wait 6 months and you can probably buy it for $75 once he gets the shits with it for being a funny color or something else. ��
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Wait 6 months and you can probably buy it for $75 once he gets the shits with it for being a funny color or something else. ��


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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Jack View Post
    Some of us have the other problem being too slight to carry heavy gear
    That would be me... After shooting two deer I once shouldered a 45kg pack to walk home. add in boots and rifle, I was hauling 80% of my own body weight. The equivalent for most blokes would be more like putting 60-70kg on their backs, not many would be keen for that I reckon. Less weight and less pack volume (without breaking the bank too) is a sensible way to stay out there longer and enjoy it more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jt89 View Post
    That would be me... After shooting two deer I once shouldered a 45kg pack to walk home. add in boots and rifle, I was hauling 80% of my own body weight. The equivalent for most blokes would be more like putting 60-70kg on their backs, not many would be keen for that I reckon. Less weight and less pack volume (without breaking the bank too) is a sensible way to stay out there longer and enjoy it more.
    Another 15Kg and you could carry me, yep I can't and wont carry more than 20 and even that's a push
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    Another vote for the xmid. Very light, stormworthy and roomy. Ive seen some scarily big spiders in the tussock and for the sake of a couple hundreds grams I leave the inner attached knowing those fuckers can't crawl on me when I'm asleep.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TimC View Post
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    Ive seen some scarily big spiders in the tussock and for the sake of a couple hundreds grams I leave the inner attached knowing those fuckers can't crawl on me when I'm asleep.
    That's funny - I didn't know there were spiders up that high... might change my mind on taking the tarp versus a fully enclosed tent. Or a flame thrower...
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    Just wait till a 4-6" long giant weta comes for a visit. You can hear them walking across shingle fan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Micky Duck View Post
    Just wait till a 4-6" long giant weta comes for a visit. You can hear them walking across shingle fan.
    If youve seen @kiwijames nose you'd realize that 4-6 inch long giant weta would fit in with room to spare

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    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Jack View Post
    Another 15Kg and you could carry me, yep I can't and wont carry more than 20 and even that's a push
    Bantam-weight hunters club After that experience I aim for sub 15kg in and sub 30kg out
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    Took the tarp for a night up to the hot pools (Mangatainoka). Took the tent just in case. Looks like it's a good option.
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