Thread: Lightweight tent options

Looking for a new tent -

Ideally i want something that will sleep 2-3 people

Would be good to have the option of just being able to use the fly and footprint for lightweight trips

Thinking the exped Mira range looks ok or possibly tarptent.

Any suggestions or anyone have something they want to sell

The Mira looks good, and price is not bad at all. Footprint looks larger than MSR Hubba.

Ive got a MSR Hubba HP, lots of options with fly and footprint. I prefer freestanding tents where you can just pull the pegs and move the whole thing if you want.

Couple of guys on here have tarp tents, not sure Id trust one in really bad weather... But could be wrong.

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...t-tents-11218/

Cuben fiber is where its at Hexamid Twin
I wouldn't call the Hubba light and last time I looked the Exped were not much better (weight wise).

Only trouble is it doesn't include poles

Any tent able to fit three people plus hunting gear isn't going to be that light. Best getting a cuben fibre fly and pitchining it as an awning and storing gear outside.

Mountain Laurel also do good cuben fibre gear.

Hafe a look at terra nova

I've got a Tarptent from Tarptent in the US. Bought it when I was over there - second hand. I've got the double rainbow model. Decent single walled construction. Pretty damn light for a two person. Think it comes in just over 1kg. Check out their range. Tarptent Ultralight Shelters

Got a TarpTent StratoSpire2. For us it sleeps 2 comfortably with Exped Long Wide Downmats which are pretty big. That's with the floor sides folded up too.

With the floor folded out flat it's supposed to sleep 3 but it would be damn cosy to say the least haha. Doable though.

Each side has its own vestibule large enough for packs, etc. It was surprisingly hard to find a lightweight tent that could sleep 2 comfortably and had vestibule space for 2 lots of gear. That was our criteria (so my wife can come along). But it's so light as to be a great 1 person tent with room for all gear inside.

You can also use fly seperately or the inner separately if you're confident about no rain (bug proof only).

All up it only weighs 1300grams (with poles) and seems pretty sturdy. Haven't had to test it in anything rough though. I have been really impressed so far and the price wasn't bad either from memory. We seem to pay a lot in NZ for tents that are heavier with less features and room.

What do you use for poles MattyP ?

Just bought a big Agnes fly creek ul2. Yolo

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

What do you use for poles MattyP ?

When you order the tent on the website you can order lightweight poles. They're the collapsible type with the stretch-cord through the middle:

Poles

One thing with TarpTent - they get you on extras. The price is still good but just be aware that $325 will more likely turn into $400 by the time you do little things like choose a solid interior, add poles, get it seam-sealed. You can buy the seam-sealing kit for $6 but i'd never done anything like that before so just paid them to do it which was $30.

Either way even with shipping they are a lot cheaper than paying the $600-800 here in NZ for a smaller/heavier tent. I would only consider some of the tents here if you really need increased snow loading or something for really bad conditions. The price is just a bonus anyway...as mentioned it was pretty much the only 2 person lightweight that had the room & vestibules we wanted.

Cheers

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Just bought a big Agnes fly creek ul2. Yolo

Hey mate, where abouts did you get it from?