Thread: Kaweka Gear Dyneema products my review

Dont take yourself too seriously mate, just having a dig.

I can lose 17grms by just skipping morning smoko.

If you want to shed weight you need to hit the big ticket items. Like your pack, tent and sleeping bag.

This crowd make light stuff at a good price. Their packs are very good. Start with your tent: https://www.gossamergear.com/products/the-one

(those bags look good though)

Tent will definitely be on the cards the aim will be for under 1kg and as much room as my curret set up, if Dillon at Kaweka manufacturers one or might have a crack myself if demand isn't high enough for him to do it.
Me and a few mates have been looking into it for a little while.
I have already gone for the lightest sleeping bag I could afford in my cold weather bag being the domex halo which is over a kg lighter and a lot more compact than my previous bag.
Still on the lookout for an ultralight ultra compact summer down bag.
My pack is also on a diet upgrading to a tatonka bison 75L that is as light or maybe lighter than my Stoney creek 40+10L
And my jet boil style cooker set up has been swapped out for an ultralight titanium cooker/cup setup.
So I have made some serious weight savings already.

man Ive got a 20kgs I can shed before I even look at my gear....I have saved weight and space by using a beer can cooker and meths over white spirits or even lpg....
the swannie is long gone,light weight coat and polarfleece,have replaced them years ago.

Have a look at Seek outside for dynema tents. Not cheap unfortunately. Their Eolus looks the biz. If i had the dosh I’d buy a dynema Cimaron and a med titanium stove to go in it.

Originally Posted by stug

Have a look at Seek outside for dynema tents. Not cheap unfortunately. Their Eolus looks the biz. If i had the dosh I’d buy a dynema Cimaron and a med titanium stove to go in it.

Hell yeah man, a good hot tent setup would be so epic for a bit of winter hunting

I took mine away for a few days and they were great. Using one as my ditty bag and the other is the perfect size for a roll of bog paper! Stops it shredding and getting munted.

Dyneema is great stuff, will never go back to wire winch ropes. Agree with @Tahr - tent, pack, sleeping bag and rifle/scope...just going from a factory stock to Carbon Fiber can be a game changer.

I've got a Zpacks Duplex tent, thermarest neo air, and some UL quilts (eg Loco Libre). This would be worth a look for a UL sleeping bag: https://www.thermarest.com/ie/sleepi....html?srd=true Also a Granite Gear UL 60L pack (weighs under 1kg from memory).

I need to start using instead of collecting this stuff, and in my case the best weight saving I could make is on the operator.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Dyneema is great stuff, will never go back to wire winch ropes. Agree with @Tahr - tent, pack, sleeping bag and rifle/scope...just going from a factory stock to Carbon Fiber can be a game changer.

I've got a Zpacks Duplex tent, thermarest neo air, and some UL quilts (eg Loco Libre). This would be worth a look for a UL sleeping bag: https://www.thermarest.com/ie/sleepi....html?srd=true Also a Granite Gear UL 60L pack (weighs under 1kg from memory).

I need to start using instead of collecting this stuff, and in my case the best weight saving I could make is on the operator.

@Tikka7mm08 I've got both the Hyperion the sleeping bag and the Vesper Quilt, Neo Air Uberlite and MSR carbon reflex 2. Serious weight savings without much compromise.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Dyneema is great stuff, will never go back to wire winch ropes. Agree with @Tahr - tent, pack, sleeping bag and rifle/scope...just going from a factory stock to Carbon Fiber can be a game changer.

I've got a Zpacks Duplex tent, thermarest neo air, and some UL quilts (eg Loco Libre). This would be worth a look for a UL sleeping bag: https://www.thermarest.com/ie/sleepi....html?srd=true Also a Granite Gear UL 60L pack (weighs under 1kg from memory).

I need to start using instead of collecting this stuff, and in my case the best weight saving I could make is on the operator.

@Tikka7mm08
What loco liber quilt do you use ?
And what are its pros and cons

I tried a macpac quilt and took it back for a full refund.
Absolute rubbish and not true to advertising.

A decent 2 season camping and 3 season hut down bag or quilt is the only gear gap i have.

Hey how's the Zpacks Duplex going? I've been looking at these on and off for a while now, but haven't taken the plunge. Any plusses or minuses in NZ conditions? They're so farkin light.

Originally Posted by WillB

Hey how's the Zpacks Duplex going? I've been looking at these on and off for a while now, but haven't taken the plunge. Any plusses or minuses in NZ conditions? They're so farkin light.

I don't think anything on the market would beat them for weight and performance.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

I don't think anything on the market would beat them for weight and performance.

Your one is holding up really well, couple years old and still looks like new.


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Originally Posted by MSL

Your one is holding up really well, couple years old and still looks like new.


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Two reasons: lack of use, lack of loaning to certain people hard on gear.

Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08

Two reasons: lack of use, lack of loaning to certain people hard on gear.

@Tikka7mm08 how does it handle the wind and do you get much water splash in heavy rain? I’ve been toying with getting one or a tarpent aeon Li single person? Not sure I want to carry two trekking poles?