There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
For shelter, I like to break it down like this. UL shelters are UL because of a few key items: They use light materials like Cuben Fiber (now Dyneema Composite). Do you want to spend $$$? They use trekking poled instead of tent poles. Do you carry trekking poles? They have less space or head room. Do you want a palace or are willing to make this sacrifice to save weight? Do you hike in overly-humid areas where double wall is a must? The lightest shelters are nearly all Single Wall but will result in some condensation.
Case and point, the Zpacks Duplex is one of the most popular shelters out there. It has tons of room but otherwise, it checks all those boxes. It uses trekking poles for support (or optional tent poles that some weight back, or you can use carbon fiber poles in place of trekking poles), it is made of Cuben Fiber (so it's very expensive), and it is single wall (condensation might be an issue).
So here is where more information comes into play. What's your budget? Do you use trekking poles? How tall are you ad how much space do you want? Will it be used with a partner? Where do you mostly hike? Answer those and I'm sure I can make some solid recommendations.