This one-person mountain tent is lightweight, yet reliable in demanding conditions. With its durable construction it should offer many years of service, reckons Alex Roddie - but it could do with more vents.
It's not a bad weight for the price if it's as robust as they claim.
They say on their website that they avoid using the lightest fabrics because they think their longevity is too compromised. Maybe it's just an excuse but it sounds reasonable to me.
At the end of the day, how much lighter do you need it to be? You could maybe save, what, half a kilogram?
You're right, it isn't – but as Luke90 says, it's quite light for what you get. I think you would struggle to find a lighter twin-wall design as stormproof as this. That said, I do pick up on the fact that I'd prefer a lighter tent in the review.
MLD pyramid shelters and Trailstars are lighter, and arguably as wind-resistant, but they're a completely different beast and many backpackers are not ready to make the jump to a floorless shelter.
My old but very similar lightwave is only 1.3 kg. Mind you that came with fancy carbon poles and would have cost more at rrp. Zr0 I think it was called.
It's pretty stable. I had it in 30mph+ gusting crosswinds and it was fine (although I must stress that I was using every pegging point). As Timmd mentions, the guylines really help!
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