Gossamer Gear The One

The Gossamer Gear The One has a listed total weight of approximately one pound, making it one of the lightest solo shelters on the market. This weight figure assumes you are using your own trekking poles for structural support, as the tent does not include dedicated tent poles.

Yes, the Gossamer Gear The One is designed to be pitched using two trekking poles as the primary vertical supports. If you do not normally hike with trekking poles, you would need to purchase or carry separate pole segments or fixed-length carbon poles, which adds back some of the weight savings.

Like all single-wall shelters, the Gossamer Gear The One is more susceptible to interior condensation than double-wall tents, especially in humid environments or calm, cold nights with limited airflow. The tent includes ventilation features and can be pitched with gaps at the bottom to improve air circulation, but managing condensation is an inherent trade-off of the ultralight single-wall design.

Both are ultralight single-person trekking-pole tents, but the Zpacks Plex Solo is made from Dyneema Composite Fabric, which is more waterproof and durable but significantly more expensive than the Gossamer Gear The One's polyurethane-coated fabric. The One is generally considered a more budget-accessible entry into solo ultralight shelters, while the Plex Solo targets hikers willing to pay a premium for the lightest possible weight.