Zpacks Hexamid ?

[Poser]

I searched the forums and saw a handful of older reviews on this shelter. Looking for any feedback.

I’m not sure I’d use this shelter for hunting or not, but potentially. I’m looking for a UL shelter for bikepacking, mostly on the Colorado Trail and surrounding high country. I need something super light (because I 60 lbs loaded bike sucks), something that packs really small to fit in a bike bag and only requires a single, small pole to support it. Trying to keep cost under $400.

Though I try to avoid sleeping above treeline when biking (usually I can move fast enough to avoid it), it does happen. I read some concerns about high winds.

So, looking for any experience with this setup. Also, if I get the one with the door, do I need a bivy sack or other accessory to stay dry? In my current floorless setup, I use a sheet of polycro + pad + quilt. Wondering if the extra small size of this will result in splash back -it does rain and rain quite hard on the CO Trail. It hails, too.

 

[Marine4life]

I have the zpacks hexamid solo plus and really like it. I haven’t used it in horrible weather but it has seen rain and light snow. I made my own carbon pole out of old arrows and with the pole, guidelines and bag it is 10.3 ounces. A lot of room to get everything I carry under the tarp and plenty of room for me to sleep. I use it for Bivy hunts while elk and deer hunting. It sets up fairly easy once you figure out how to get the height right and mark your guidelines. I do t have the floor or bug net. I use a borah Bivy with quilt and pad inside which works for me


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[mtnkid85]

Ive had my solo plus with the door for several years now also. Its been great.

Its held up to plenty of weather. (Somewhere on the forum Ive posted a picture of it buried in several feet of snow). I am careful about wind though, Its never collapsed on me but I have taken it down mid storm and literally slept wrapped up in it to keep it from flapping/shredding. That night my cooking pot blew away.

If you stake it out good and tight with all the guy outs and can get behind any amount of a wind block then you'll be good to go.
In the summer ill sleep under it without a bivy but in the shoulder seasons I still combine it with a bivy sack. I would definitely go with the door, with out the door I think I would just do a flat tarp.

 

[Floorguy]

I have a cuben mld solomid, pretty sure it's about the same dimension wise. While it is nice I am probably going to look into offloading it sometime soon to get something else as I have been using it as my primary shelter an want more room. I think having an sl6 spoiled me and my son wants to start going out more with me. Here are some pics from a hike I did last month.

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