Zpacks Triplex tent

The award-winning Triplex Tent just got even better with the new Triplex Zip Tent, featuring thoughtful upgrades for enhanced versatility and ease of use on all your outdoor adventures.
Zpacks added zippered storm doors with peak vents to provide superior protection from wind and rain while maintaining excellent ventilation. The storm doors open and close effortlessly, allowing you to fine-tune airflow as needed.

For added convenience, the tent now includes magnetic door toggles, making it easier than ever to secure the doors without dealing with cumbersome fasteners. These strong, secure toggles ensure the doors stay rolled up even in windy conditions.

Just like the original Triplex, the Triplex Zip remains lightweight, spacious, well-ventilated, and easy to pitch, even in tight spaces. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more functional ultralight three-person tent on the market.

The tent is constructed from Dyneema Composite fabric and measures 122 cm (48 inches) tall at the peaks giving you plenty of headroom when sitting up inside the tent.

Sets up with two trekking poles adjusted to around 48" (122 cm). Slightly taller or shorter fixed length poles will also work. If you do not use trekking poles, Zpacks offer appropriate tent poles for Triplex 48'' Carbon Fiber Tent pole. Trekking poles are not included but we have multiple Trekking Poles to choose from.

An optional flat groundsheet is available for added protection.

The tent package includes: guylines, sewn in linelocs, taped seams, and a stuff sack. 8 to 12 Stakes are required but are not included. Ultralight stakes available for purchase.

MATERIAL: .55 oz/sqyd (blue and olive) or .75 oz/sqyd (spruce green) Standard Dyneema® Composite Fabric

Dyneema® Composite Fabric has several advantages over other materials:

High strength to weight ratio – the material can handle high wind force and does not tear easily.
Chemical free, PFC free
Waterproof – there is no DWR or coating to worry about wearing out. The material will not absorb significant water that will add water weight to your pack
Stretch-free – the tent will stay taut all night. Nylon material by comparison can stretch and sag, especially if it gets wet.
Taped seams – our seams are sewn for strength then taped water tight. The tie outs have bonded reinforcements for high strength. No seam sealing will be necessary!
Easily repairable – Any damage can easily be fixed in the field with our Dyneema® Composite Fabric Repair Tape.
This tent is semi-transparent. In bright sunlight, a fuzzy silhouette of a person sitting inside the tent would be visible, but you cannot see any details. It has a suitable amount of privacy for changing clothes.
In lower light (such as in the evening or at night), you cannot see through at all. Another nice thing about this material is that you can see the outlines of trees and your surroundings for a more immersed outdoor experience.

TOTAL WEIGHT: 638 g / 22.5 oz (blue and olive), 703 g / 24.8 oz (spruce green) includes guy lines, sewn in linelocs and taped seams.

A piece of repair tape, two spare zipper sliders and big DCF stuff sack are included with each tent. Your choice of canopy material will change the total weight.

FEATURES

Six stakes are required for this tent with up to twelve stakes recommended for a taught pitch in windy conditions. Stakes are not included but we have a variety of Ultralight Stakes to choose from.

A smaller 68” x 100” (173 x 254 cm) corner to corner footprint allows you to squeeze into those hard to find backcountry flat spots, providing a decisive advantage over comparable asymmetrical designs with larger footprints that require much more space to set up.

Symmetrical design allows two adults to lay side by side in either direction, creating a superior sleeping experience for couples when compared to asymmetrical offset pole designs. The symmetrical pole design also avoids the steep wall angles found in asymmetrical tents, creating more practical usable space, allowing two people to sit upright side by side facing out either door while removing shoes or while reaching out to cook or access gear just outside the tent.

The symmetrical design also allows any of the four storm doors to be opened or closed independently, providing best in class views and ventilation. Leave all four open on nice weather nights for a breeze and great views. Close the upwind doors to block cold wind, or close all four for 360° rain protection.

The doors can be secured closed with our custom made metal hooks or independently rolled up and out of the way with the built in magnetic toggles.

Both sides of the tent feature a peak vent to increase air flow and deter condensation when the doors are closed.

Each screen door has a rainbow zipper which allows easy entry regardless of which storm doors are closed, and they give you access to every vestibule area. Each screen door conveniently drops inwards rather than hanging in your way. No need to roll it up or secure it.

All zippers on the tent have been designed to allow the zippers sliders to easily be replaced in the field. Two replacement sliders are included with the tent. Zipper slider replacement instructions can be found here.

The tarp overhangs the bathtub floor by 12 cm ( 4-5 inches). In calm rain or under wet trees one or two doors can be left open for air flow without water dripping on the floor space. In almost all conditions at least one downwind door can be left open for air. Tip: For even better rain protection with a door open, use the included elastic cords to pull the screen door back away from the rain spray, as shown.

This tent has a solid, sewn in 20 cm (8 inch) tall bathtub floor. The bathtub floor is a rectangle 1.52 m wide by 2.3 m long (60 inches x 7.5 feet). It will fit three standard 51 cm (20") sleeping pads, or two wide pads with space to spare.

If you are particularly tall, you might try propping up the side guylines with Trekking Pole Cups.

Mesh pockets are conveniently located near each screen door so that they can be accessed from inside or outside the tent. They are a good place to store your cell phone, glasses, headlamp, the tent stuff sack, and spare seam tape (included). The pocket is about 20 cm x 15 cm (8" x 6").

A separate groundsheet is 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. If you do prefer to use a groundsheet as a precaution, Flat Groundsheets are available for purchase.

There is screen between the bathtub floor and the walls at the ends of the tarp. An elastic cord keeps the bathtub elevated ensuring the screen slopes downwards away from the bathtub. Any condensation, which single wall shelters may experience, will run down the walls and out through the downward sloping screen, rather than onto the floor. Tips from Zpacks to avoid condensation.

All of Zpacks tents do pretty well in the wind. The material can handle high wind loads. As long as your stakes stay in the ground (use rocks if available) your tent will stay standing. Dyneema® Composite Fabric is not a particularly noisy fabric; however, almost any tent will make a little noise in the wind. Earplugs are not a bad idea for windy nights.

Integrated 2,5 cm thick foam back panel

Zpacks Triplex view

Tents/Tarps

Zpacks Triplex Tent Classic

Zpacks Triplex Zip Tent