Zpacks is a cottage hiking and backpacking gear company specializing in ultralight equipment.
Tents
They are most famous for their Plex series of tents, namely the Plex Solo, Altaplx, Duplex, and Triplex tents, which are trekking pole tents made from Dyneema Composite Fabric, making them light-weight and waterproof.
The Duplex especially has become somewhat of a thru-hiker standard, especially on the Pacific Crest Trail where it remains in thru-hiker surveys as one of the most popular shelter solutions.
Backpacks
Second to their tents, they are known for their ultralight backpacks. They offer a wide variety of pack solutions including framed and frameless, DCF or ROBIC, with carrying capacities ranging from 25-70L.
Pricing
As Zpacks specializes in DCF gear, which is both ultralight and water-proof, most of their gear is priced very expensively and considered high-end backpacking gear. Zpacks gear is popular among long distance backpackers as well as experienced hikers who have more money to invest in their gear to help them achieve their hiking goals.
