Mono Hiking Tent

G'day Christian,

The Zempire Mono tent would be a brilliant 1 person option for the Overland Track in January. It's a compact, waterproof and affordable tent with a high level of quality.

Hi Aneeta,

Vestibule space is just the outside space that's covered by the fly on the outside of the tent door.  This is generally where you would store your pack but if it's really nasty weather, rain could affect your pack as there is no floor in this area and the fly does not reach the ground.  If you're hiking in areas with changeable weather, perhaps consider the Zeus as it has a little extra room but at an additional weight.

G'day Col, 

We don't have the specifics of these ourselves, so I've contacted Zempire and this is what they've told me.

G'day Michael, 

I've just checked through the supplier's catalogue and website - and I can't find any mention of a footprint anywhere.

We definitely don't sell one and as far as we know Zempire don't make a compatible footprint at this time. 

G'day Yih, 

According to Zempire, the Mono tent does have 2 small pockets sewn into the inside of the inner tent, if you like you can check out what they look like right here.

G'day Robb, 

The Zempire Mono has a full mesh inner (which you can kind of see in the first pic linked on the product page), so there will be plenty of air flow inside the tent to prevent condensation.

We’ve had great feedback on the ventilation and lack of condensation build up in this particular tent. If it helps check out this in-depth review on the Mono, which will give you a firsthand idea on how it performs.   

Hi Mandy,

We’re not too familiar with the weather conditions in Iceland at that time of the year, as far as I can find, the average temperature is 10-13 degrees in the day time so I can only assume it will be colder at night.

The Mono is a 3 season tent, and the fabric will stop wind coming in, but as the inner is made from mesh (to aid air flow and prevent condensation) it may be a little on the breezy side at night.

You may want to consider something like the Mantis UL one person tent from Black Wolf. This tent has a nylon and mesh inner so it is going to cut more wind out while still providing ventilation in the tent. It’s hard to give a black and white answer here, so just make sure you have the right gear to provide more warmth if the temperature does drop.

G'day Richard, 

The minimum weight excludes the pole repair sleeve, the extra pegs, and the storage bag – so it leaves you with the basics you'll need to pitch the tent. 

Hi Richard,

It's probably important to note that there are no guidelines for what should be included when stating measurements for weight, trail weight, minimum weight etc. We attempt to independently weigh all of our tents but given we have thousands of products online this is not always possible.

There is a discrepancy between the product I have in a workbook and what is online and on the box, being that the total weight is actually 1.7KG. I called Zempire to clarify their minimum weights, which apparently does not include pegs or poles... not particularly useful!

I will make a note to check all these weights to include the minimum number of poles and pegs as soon as I get a chance, but for now I weighed the whole package in it's box, which comes in at 1.9kg. Take away about 150g for the cardboard and packaging and another 200g for the stuff sack and pole and peg bags, repair sleeve and any unecessary pegs, and the minimum weight is probably more like 1.5Kg-1.6Kg.

I will try and get this confirmed later today, sorry for the confusion, and thankyou for bringing this to our attention.

Sorry Richard, I did weigh these and posted the correct weights on our website. I included enough pegs to pitch the tent without the guy ropes, each peg weighs around 10g. The Mono weighed in at 1.5 Kg. There will probably be slight variations of 10-20g which comes from a little extra/less stitching here and there, and some extra webbing length which all add up a little, but by my assessment, I would say these variations would be less than 20g.

G'day Paul,

The Zempire Mono Hiking Tent is not freestanding so you won't be able to pitch it the way you've described.

While the Mono is an excellent tent, it is competitively priced so it will have it's limitations. In general it seems that higher end tents provide more options for pitching, so you might want to consider a brand like MSR. 

If you were to get something like a Hubba from MSR with a footprint you'd be able to set up the fly up first before the inner as it will stand on it's own. 

Hi Paul, 

We've pulled a Mono out to confirm, and it attaches to the ridge pole with velcro tabs over the top of the inner. In our range the only tents that have the fly and inner attached are out pop up tent range which aren't suited to hiking.

If you have any further queries about our range, then feel free to give us a buzz on 1300 914 007 and one of our customer support team will be happy to help.