First look at the Ultamid 2 Half Insert from Hyperlite Mountain Gear.

WARNING: 22 June 2019 Slight model change to the Half Insert 2 which removes the pole cap from the Half Insert 2 in favour of Mitten hooks threaded onto HalfInsert 2 Bungee cords above its roof. This may cause incompatibilities with pre 2017 Ultamid 2 tents which have no loops sewn into the Ultamid 2 Apex. These loops in the roof Apex are what you clip the mitten hooks from the bungee cords of the Half Insert 2 on to. If you are in this situation and own a pre2017 Ultamid 2 and wish to buy a current new Half Insert 2 for it, Hyperlite has told me they will happily send you a pole cap free of charge to make it work with your older Ultamid 2. See below.

Hyperlite response 25 June 2019
"Originally, we provided the Pole Cup with all of our Half Inserts to help this new product adapt to the older style Ultamid shelters which did not have the upgrade we added [to 2017 Ultamid 2 tents with attachment loops sewn into the APEX] at the time of release. This upgrade is minor and does not change the structural integrity of the shelter, yet rather add another layer of functionality and adaptability. We simply added two small loops onto the inner cone where you place the handle of your trekking pole as the center support pole. This allows the Half Insert to unclip from the top panel and slide its shock cord through those two loops for an easy, and clean setup. We were getting many inquiries from customers asking what the use of this Pole Cup was and why it came with their Half Insert. After hearing that a number of our customers were either getting rid of these or sending them back we realized that our trial run for this adapter piece was coming to a close. With that said, we have a number of Pole Cups on hand and we are happy to send them out to customers completely free of charge. Being a small company, it can make a massive impact on our Production when we do not need to produce an item any longer and we are able to use that capacity in another area for greater efficiency. Your timing is impeccable because we are currently in the midst of this change and we have only recently exhausted our inventory of Half Inserts that have been inspected and packaged with Pole Cups attached. The photos that we have on our product page still reflect the Pole Cup, yet we have taken the Pole Cup out of the 'Features' section of the page and will most likely be updating our photos shortly. In regards to the Ultamid Shelter Vent Flap, we removed this portion of the shelter due to numerous reports from customers that they were not performing as noted for their given weight. We were able to take these off of the shelter with no change to condensation control, breathability, or waterresistance. The Velcro closure would also affect the mesh over time causing small runs and pulls in the mesh, this is no longer the case with the redaction of this piece. All our current products are compatible and if customers have an Ultamid prior to 2017 we are more than happy to get them a Pole Cup to help adapt to that older style."


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