Durston - Z-Flick Tent Pole

World's lightest adjustable pole.

The Z-Flick tent poles are a premium folding pole that allows bikepackers, canoeists, single trekking pole users, and others to enjoy the X-Mid and other trekking pole tents. By designing them specifically for this application, we've been able to create a better folding pole. That includes being the world's lightest adjustable pole at just 88 g (3.1 oz), the stiffest pole in its class, the only folding pole with an easy to use external adjuster, and the only folding pole compatible with almost every tent on the market.

Folding poles (to substitute for trekking poles) have typically been treated as an afterthought by most tent companies. Most existing folding poles are built from traditional tent pole tubing (this is designed to flex) or generic carbon tubing (heavier than need be) resulting in a pole that is unnecessarily flexy, heavy, and rarely adjustable (important for fine tuning your tent pitch).

With the Z-Flick poles we started from scratch and applied our first principles philosophy to design an optimal folding pole. We are confident the Z-Flick poles are the finest available because they are:

• Ultralight: These are the lightest adjustable poles on the market at just 88 grams (3.1 oz). We accomplish this with premium carbon fiber and larger diameter tubing which delivers more strength for the weight. There are slightly lighter non-adjustable poles but anything substantially lighter is much weaker and non-adjustable
• Adjustable: Adjustability is important for fine tuning the pitch of your tent, yet most folding poles are fixed length and the few that are adjustable use less reliable twist locks or a pin system that only adjusts in increments. External ‘flick’ style adjusters are quicker, continuously adjustable, and more reliable than twist locks, which is why we are pleased to offer the first and only folding poles with an external adjuster.
• Stiff: The Z-Flick poles are the stiffest poles in their class for reliable use in rough weather. We achieve this in three ways: (1) we use carbon tubing that is designed to be highly rigid (as opposed to tent pole tubing that is intended to flex), (2) we use precise tolerances between the sections to avoid slop, and (3) we use slightly larger diameter tubing that gives greater strength for the weight (12 mm vs 9.5 - 11 mm typically).
  
• High Quality: Our goal is to build the high quality gear, which is why we partnered with the same factory that builds premium carbon trekking poles and carbon avalanche probes for several leading brands. This quality is a clear contrast to folding poles built with generic aluminum or carbon tubing that offer lower performance and reliability.
• Compact: A compact pole is important for bikepackers and many users, which is why the Z-Flick pole uses 5 sections to achieve a short 12″ packed length.

Universally Compatible:

Please note: The Great Divide Trail discount does not apply to this item.