Thread: Designing the best back country tent in the market - Need you help

Originally Posted by Puffin

2post & I had our Minarets out over the weekend (along with another 4 tents for some comparisons) and decided the design has quite a number of shortcomings that well and truly excludes it from our concept for best back-country tent:
— 2.4kg weight (target is 1.5kg),
— vestibule starts at <0.6m^2 and then reduces to almost being non-existent when space is left clear for access (our preference BIG >1.5m^2)
— interior height 900mm and at the hoop centres only (preference >1000mm across 600x300minimum interior roof)
— tapered floor leaving unusable length on one side (turning the minaret into a 1+ person tent, same as the concept brief)

Minaret is a great one person tent, mine is 2.6kg though, which is 2.1kg more than my lightest tent. The easy pitch and small footprint means you can easily find a spot for it which is a big plus, especially in a pickle. Agree about the small vestibule, but I also rate the Minaret as pretty a bombproof option for bad weather. If it was half the weight it would be awesome.