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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 vs Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 is the lighter option — 259 g lighter than the Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent (46% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent
Weight 300 g · 0.300 kg · 0.66 lb 559 g · 0.559 kg · 1.23 lb
Brand Hyperlite Mountain Gear Zpacks
Category Shelter Shelter
Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5
300 g

Dyneema DCF tarp shelter at 10.6 ounces.

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Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent
559 g

Ultralight 2-persoons trekking-pole tent van 559g met single-wall Dyneema DCF, ingebouwde insectennetting

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Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 vs Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Hyperlite Mountain Gear Flat Tarp 8x8.5 wins — at 300 g it is 259 g (46%) lighter than the Zpacks Pivot Duo Tent (559 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest shelter page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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