Thread: Ultralight tents

I use a macpac minaret . Weighs 2.2 kg dry. including 8 homemade alloy pegs.

Bought it in chch in 93 and didn't open it till we had walked 16 hours from Erewhon station up the godley to some pokey little hut.Set it up in the dark first time no issues within 5 mins and have got it down pat to within 2 mins in the rain.

Still going strong and i lived in it for weeks on end at times when I was living in queenstown. Flys as strong as ever. Taken a serious amount of wind and snow on it and hasn't collapsed yet.

Large enough for 2 people uncrammed,Dog against the mesh door,plus two 90 ltr macpac cascades under the vestibule.


Best thing is if I want to take a chance on the weather,I just take the outer fly,pegs n poles and it weighs under a kilo. Gives you even more room, not fully sandfly proof anymore but a non issue as my bag liner has a mozzie mesh hood on it.

wouldn't be without it.