I hope these tips help everyone out. Im sure I missed some things, so please share your experience and any additional tips! For photos of my hikes, gear, and everyday shenanigans check out @motivatedbymountains on Instagram. Happy Hiking!

Dude.... your mods are amazing!!!! Especially the MBM Curtain Mod!!!🤣

I first saw this video last month before I got my Duplex. I set it up for the first time this past weekend at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, and I used your head/foot tie out mod (with sticks). I don't know why more people don't do this! GREAT TIP! THANKS!

This is the best duplex tent review and advice video. Thanks for making this and sharing your knowledge.. I bought the duplex, first time. I feel better now to deal with water and moisture getting in. Again, your advice is appreciated and valuable.

Pretty slick door mod, Scott! 4 years with my Duplex & it’s still my favorite piece of gear. I put a Z-seat under pad to keep it from sliding. Learned that the hard way as well.

I would like to see the magnetic door hack. I have a hard time undoing those once secured because of the black on black and being able to see exactly what needs done. I have fastened it a second time before. I tried making the loop a different color and it did not go well.

Excellent tips, and a great video! May I add one suggestion? I have had the same problem when pitching a tent on non-level ground in a rain storm… but I have had very good success pitching the tent at a slightly lower than normal height. I just put the trekking poles a couple of centimeters less than normal, and the drip edge then sits well below the edge of the bathtub floor. It’s not a perfect solution, because if you slide enough you can still push the floor beyond the drip edge, but it definitely helps. It’s also not a perfect solution because there is a slight trade-off in ventilation. Anyway, loved the video.

Something that solved the sliding problem for me was to take my seat pad and put it under my sleeping pad just below my hips. The pad doesn’t slide and I don’t slide. Works great!

This is one of the best and most helpful gear videos i have ever seen. Thank you so much.

Useful and clearly presented.

Thorough review by someone who knows what they're talking about. Thank you.

You are the shock cord master! Great mods

These are great mods! Thanks so much for sharing :)

Great modifications for the Duplex...def gonna add the magnets and shock cord for the ends ...thanks for sharing...

Hated the door... but with your hack can't wait to add that to the tent. Your tips are awasome, thanks for sharing them.

Awesome tips! Will be adding them to my duplex. Enjoy all your vids!

Excellent video! Thanks for the tips! I use the Plexamid and at 6'3" was using your trick with the stick to pull the side out further for more headroom/footroom. But then discovered ZPack's Trekking Pole Cup! Just $5., a permanent fix, and makes it quick and easy to use my second pole, (or a stick), to quickly pull the side out when setting up! Sticks are cheaper tho!

Hi, Excellent tips there. I like the vestibule setup the way it is but the other hacks were great. I'm thru-hiking the AT beginning March 21, 2021. I delayed my "walk to retirement" from March 2020 due to the ATC recommendation on Covid but I cannot justify another delay based on all the people I followed this year in 2020 with no issues other than wearing a mask. I'll be Vlogging my journey on my channel. Thanks! John from MI

good info, I've had one since last summer and haven't even takent it out of the original stuff sack yet. I'm doing the hammock thing because I can do it almost under 1LB but thats without bug net or spreader bars

Wow, AWESOME modifications and definitely ones I'll incorporate into my own Duplex. Thanks so much for taking the time to share them--great video! :-)

Thank you for these amazing tips. Going to use them on my 2021 AT trip.

Great hints, all applicable to my new Triplex…thank you!! So spacious I felt guilty!! (Not for long!) Only negative: Some rodent liked the “netting taste”; when I got home, it required 32, two sided Tenacious Tape patches!😳 Monica at ZPacks said they could replace the netting for a reasonable fee. For now, I accept the “scars” on my new Triplex! (I hear “chicks dig scars!!) Ha!!

great info! Thanks.

Thanks for the tips! Will definitely add a Shammy to my pack..

It took me a little bit to get used to it..You can watch all the vids in the world but,nothing is better than experimenting with it in the woods ..great video...The hacks were so good..

Duplex shipped this morning! Thanks for the great tips!

Great honest review, and also the reason why I’d personally go with Gossamer Gear The Two (one ounce heavier, more room, less fuss, and MUCH better construction) or the Tarp Tent Double Rainbow Li (8 ounces heavier, much more room, and MUCH better construction). Really top notch tips too.

Excellent review! Keep 'em coming and take care.

Great tips!! Love my duplex. Hiking the Batona a couple years ago it rained the first two days. I got rain inside from exactly what you mentioned here. Thanks for the tip on bringing the floor in a bit more. I'll be doing that one for sure!! Crazy cool door trick you have there! How did you secure the magnets? Did you just cover them with a piece of dyneema patch? This was probably the most helpful of all the Duplex vids I've seen. Thanks!

Great tips man! I've got a lot of tips too on the Triplex. We should touch tips soon.

Been enjoying your videos today . I got lucky & got a permit for the PCT in 2022. Been a hammock guy but I'm going to use a tent on the PCT at least for the desert & snow so been reading up on tents, pads, etc. Ordered the newer DupleXL... anyway... they added "riser rods" to function like the sticks in your video. Not sure if you saw that but thought I'd point it outt That and the extra 6" on the floor swayed me into spending a bit more for the XL. Appreciate the vids.

Great info and great ideas, too. Thanks for the video. 👍

Your tips.. amazing! Thank you so much for making this video! ♥️

What a brilliant knotist.

Hi Scott, love your channel... Appreciate your practical and no nonsense advice. Question regarding Duplex mods: have you considered adding the Zpacks stick on loops to the lower edge of the tarp body at the foot and head-end (at the midpoint between the corners) and pulling it out with shock cord to the twig that you ingeniously use for improving the pullout? It seems like this might further reduce the chance of water dripping into the bathtub floor.

This is a really great review! Thank you!

Thanks man, great rundown and info.

Always thinking! I appreciate your engineering!

Super informative and helpful info! Thanks for sharing.

Thx. ! Enjoyed the presentation. Can you comment on any 'crinkling noise' ? From the floor , a couple of hikers said it can be noisy. Not being a pain. Many thx.

Great vid dude looking to get one of these, over to the UK.

Great tips and solutions for potential problems! Thank you! So, WILL people be able to see me changing clothes if I get one of these? Prefer to not provide that kind of show out in the backcountry, ha!

This is a really great video-so practical. I'm subscribing!!

Thanks for sharing, some very creative solutions!

wow great tips

loving these duplex hacks/mods!

This was prob the best review of the duplex out there awesome job and awosome mods them soved alot of the issues i seen with it but im happy with my MLD Duomid tarp,inner, stakes & stuff sacks still only 25.3oz . The duplex has more room inside but duomid has more room under the tarp but both awesome shelters and dont think could go wrong with eaither

Great video as always. I bought the Flame’s Creed 2 person tent, as a cheap alternative. But, I have been saving for the Duplex. That is an awesome tip on the doors. Thanks for sharing. ✌️

Oh, man! That carabiner door trick will definitely come in handy some morning when i really gotta pee XD

Cool hacks. You are a new resourceful person.

I really loved this video. I would have liked to see a close up of the magnetic door hack. The door mod is awesome with that pulley. Also is this the olive or spruce? Thanks!

Thanks!! This is a great hack!

Excellent idea! You look like Lance Armstrong ... LOL! 😆

Thx!

I am also 6"1" and my Western Mountaineering -10° Lynx xtra long bag is really bulky/lofty (but light and luxurious - love it) - so what do you think of using the even longer Zpacks Altaplex, and thereby getting rid of one of the trekking poles and also having even more length for this very lofty bag? - I am afraid that the Duplex might have enough length for me, but not me inside this giant bag.

Hi Scott. Such a great and informative video! One question I had is if you’ve ever had two 25” pads, like a wide Xlite, in here before? Me and my girlfriend both have wide pads and I noticed that the stated dimensions are only 45” wide. Thanks!

Nice door mod. Good solutions.

Really great!

Great video Scott! Thanks for the info. What color is that?

I think I may apply that door mod to my GG The Two. That looks cool.

Scott, Great video love these suggestions, I don't own a duplex, although wish I did, but I'll incorporate the door mod just the same. Even better, I have a single wall tent that doesn't have the bathtube lifter at all, yet your idea gives me the inspiration to run a guyline to bungee hair band that could be binder clipped to bathtub top edge. That same guy would route through the tent peak down to the opposite side where I would repeat the attachment to the top of the bathtub. One continuous bungee lifter to both sides. If I like it i'll permanently stitch it in with suitable bungee. You have some really good ideas, thanks again, Jott By the way you might want to rename this video to suggest these mods for any tent, especially single wall types. I don't have a duplex but I can and plan to incorporate all of them.

Good review man

I'll take a Tarptent Stratospire 2 any time. More interior space, better wind resistance AND better ventilation because of the good topped bottom vents. Body heat means cool air comes in low and warm air exits high - if there is a vent there. The Stratospire is, like all Tarptents, is just a very good design in virtually every respect.

Just an idea to prevent slipping down during the night (causing the tub to go past the wall) - have you tried a couple of thin beads of silicon either on the tub itself or on the air mattress? I haven't done this, but have seen others comment about that.

Awesome video. Just got the duplex and love your mods. Can you share more detail about how you fixated your magnets on your door? Also what magnets did you use? This is my first DCF tent so unsure how to fasten magnets without damaging the tent. Thanks. Love your channel.

Did you ever try sleeping diagonally with your pad from corner to corner to get more foot/head room with decent thickness sleeping pad and a puffy sleeping bag/quilt?

Question for anyone using this setup as I am interested myself. I live in Vancouver Canada can be cold and very, very wet depending not he season. I know single wall tents have condensation and with venting you can keep this down which is fine. But how do these shelters do in constant 24/7 rain at times? I can deal with some condensation and in this video I can use a shammy thats not a problem but I am not talking mist or a light rain but consistent rain for hours and hours on end. Should I be looking at a double wall shelter as this may be more suitable for dryer climates with the chance of rain? Please advise as this is expensive and would hate to purchase and find its not the right shelter for my environment.

Great Vid !!! LOVE the Mods. Am thinking about buying this tent. Any thoughts on the FREE DUO ?

Great video. I have a Duplex and it’s been great until it was not. I got caught out in a major rainstorm on the Long Trail in Vermont. We received at least ten inches of rain and the temperatures were in the high 60s. I needed to shut both doors. I was camped with my fifty pound hound mix and the condensation was so bad it was pretty much raining in my tent. I ended up sleeping in my rain gear and so did my dog. Her quilt got super wet and I never used mine. We ended up leaving the trial because the mountains and state got badly flooded. I love the tent but not like I once did. The new design comes with zippered doors but more importantly a ridge vent. Do you have any information on how this ridge vent is working? I will definitely use your door hack. It’s a great idea, thanks. Take care

Awesome review - looking forward to try this - my duplex is yet on the way. Door hack looks great - but if I see it correctly - does not it mean that you have fixed length where you have to put your door stake? I thought that attaching stake carabiner to the hook (where door ends locks) would solve that, what do you think?

A little square of that shelf liner that has like a chain link fence or cross hatch pattern grips pretty good.

Is the orange cord inside up at the ridge of the tent something that is included or did you mod that in? I'm asking because I am not sure if the Duplex has any interior hanging loops and I have several things I hang from above at night that I need loops or cord for, to suspend from above.... any thoughts on this would be appreciated. Great mod with the vestibule closure mechanism!

Why not use a Buff instead of a shammy to wipe away interior condensation?

Great tips!! Thanks so much. How do you attach the clothes line to the Duplex?

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A torso length of this 1/8th closed cell evazote foam is useful as a sitpad during the day. At night it sticks your slippery sleep pad to the slippery dyneema tent floor like glue. Even quite steep slopes/beaches. Adds some R value as well. www.gossamergear.com/products/thinlight-foam-pad

Hi, great review and tips 👍👍. I have seen a review on Dixies Homemade Wanderlust channel she seem to love it as well but ran into issues with micro pinholes in the material, have you experienced similar issues?

Great video. How did you secure / attach the upper string across the ridge?

I’m thinking about the HMG Unbound. Any thoughts on that? Anyone?

I’ve been very interested in this material,just price is sohigh

great video. question - i usually use a pack towel to deal with condensation. do you think that the shammy is significantly better? thanks.

I’m loving the added straps at the head and feet area that pull up the bathroom floor. My tent has a similar design but without those. I’m going to add them. Any idea how long they are?

On the head/foot end tie outs... the upper ones you said you dont use... aren't they for the fee-standing pole option rather than for tying out?

thats weird that they wouldnt make the rainfly long enough to reach the ground so you dont have the issues you talked about. for $650 (a ton of money) in my opinion there should be zero worry of water coming in unless you're like literally in a hurricane with water blowing in sideways

great video -- how did you add the magnets to hold the doors open?

do you like it more than any standing tent?

What adhesive did you use to attach the magnet to the tent?

Can tou explain stake selection?

to much money for it for me but thanks for the tips

Do you use a ground sheet w the Duplex?

what stakes do you use?

Do you stuff it or roll it up? Great info, thank you!

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