Thread: Light Weight Tents

The nature hike tents from aliexpress are good and cheap. The 2 man is really only 1 man plus gear though.

funny Ive just packed my pack for overnighter in what will be VERY cold conditions... I have some small tents but nothing really light... so Ive gone bivy bag and fly with single pole....cannot see why/how a tent will be warmer than bivy bag with fly over top as my breath will if anything have smaller area to warm up... hope I dont fart and suffocate...normally Im a sleep with head n shoulders out of bivy bag but somehow I thing minus 10 will see me snuggled right up.
am I bonkers??? is a small pup tent going to add much warmth compared to a fly only???
dont worry I have shit loads of spare clothing..full set of polyprop and full set of polarfleece that arent being worn on tramp in.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

funny Ive just packed my pack for overnighter in what will be VERY cold conditions... I have some small tents but nothing really light... so Ive gone bivy bag and fly with single pole....cannot see why/how a tent will be warmer than bivy bag with fly over top as my breath will if anything have smaller area to warm up... hope I dont fart and suffocate...normally Im a sleep with head n shoulders out of bivy bag but somehow I thing minus 10 will see me snuggled right up.
am I bonkers??? is a small pup tent going to add much warmth compared to a fly only???
dont worry I have shit loads of spare clothing..full set of polyprop and full set of polarfleece that arent being worn on tramp in.

I have done the same as you winter possuming, [Arthurs Pass near main divide] slept in a tent, next time was under a fly, went back to a tent. Just under a fly your face will freeze, tent not so much , get a mask or something to go over your face if you are just under a fly.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

funny Ive just packed my pack for overnighter in what will be VERY cold conditions... I have some small tents but nothing really light... so Ive gone bivy bag and fly with single pole....cannot see why/how a tent will be warmer than bivy bag with fly over top as my breath will if anything have smaller area to warm up... hope I dont fart and suffocate...normally Im a sleep with head n shoulders out of bivy bag but somehow I thing minus 10 will see me snuggled right up.
am I bonkers??? is a small pup tent going to add much warmth compared to a fly only???
dont worry I have shit loads of spare clothing..full set of polyprop and full set of polarfleece that arent being worn on tramp in.

Bivvy bag and fly is very cold

Despite a tent being very thin it does trap a fair bit of heat and does make a huge difference to your comfort

The next level is a tipi with an inner.
Traps 50mm of air between the layers and stops condensation
But not considered to be light weight unless you intend being there for some time

@Micky Duck buy a a couple pies from that bakery in town you be right

cheers,thats the sort of info I was after....bivy bag goes right over me and zips up and my sleeping bag will cocoon right down to tiny opening so fingers crossed...now getting up for a pee in the wee small hours (pun intended) could be interesting.

Kuiu mountain star, best bang for buck

Kiwi camping weka hiker tent is serving me very well. Slightly heavier weighing in at 2.4kg.
When my mates Bushbuck tent had it's side cave in due to wind the weka held it's shape very nicely. For a $300 tent I couldn't recommend it more. I'm 6'3" and it's one of the few that are long enough.
It's stats stack up very well for the money and I think it is well worth considering.

well it didnt get down to minus 10...possibly minus 5???? and I was warm as toast snuggled up in beech saplings in deep leaf litter.slept like a log. actually didnt shut bivy bag completely ,had in nearly shut when sleeping on my right shoulder and flipped lid back when on my back of left shoulder.didnt have sleeping bag done right up either...neat being able to tuck pillow of cloths into the top of bivy bag it kept bottom half nicely propped up as well as a head rest. am confident could do same again in much colder and be ok..trick being I was out of breaze.

What kind of bivvy bag do you use @Micky Duck?

Originally Posted by JoelA

What kind of bivvy bag do you use @Micky Duck?

A goretex milserp one I bought of 257weatherby some months ago,a upgrade from the 1960s lightweight milserp one I had

I've always liked the bivvy bag when I've hunted by myself. With and without a tarp they are just so nice to carry. But hunting with the mrs requires me to carry little extra luxury. It's amazing how much difference being in the trees makes to the quality of sleep on the hill. Being out of the wind and to an extent rain can be the difference between a great and horrible sleep. Sounds like you did it right

The dog kennel drum was good place for my boots and standard at front of it good to tie fly onto

I've been through a few. Favourite was a Macpac microlight, just easy but not much room. Started with huntech bivvy. Tried swags/bivvy bags...hated them, claustrophobic. Got a Zpacks duplicate with freestanding kit now. Expensive, not so forgiving when putting up. I'd try the Kuiu tent and some nice tents here: https://www.garagegrowngear.com/collections/shelters

I still love my huntech bivvy,the open end doesnt worry me at all...and agree re claustrophobic... thus why bivvybag was open if on my back or left shoulder LOL