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Have you been out in heavy rain? If so, do you get splash back coming up under the fly sheet?
I use a Luxe Outdoor Silhexpeak V4a that gets condensation if fully closed, but it's large enough for 1 person to let the entrance open during the night.
The outer tent alone weights only 600 g.
I can hang it under a washing line or a branch because it has a loop at the tip, or I can use a natural stick as central pole.
That is a very nice wind protective solution, which I just combine with bivvy bag or poncho as groundsheet, but they offer a moskito net inner too.
That tent can be used by people who are up to 185cm tall. They offer larger versions too.
The outer tent alone weights only 600 g.
I can hang it under a washing line or a branch because it has a loop at the tip, or I can use a natural stick as central pole.
That is a very nice wind protective solution, which I just combine with bivvy bag or poncho as groundsheet, but they offer a moskito net inner too.
That tent can be used by people who are up to 185cm tall. They offer larger versions too.
The Gatewood Cape is a PONCHO TENT for smaller persons. With only 300g it is really light, especially if you count in , that in most conditions you can let your rainsuit at home!
I don't own it but I know people who are very convinced about it.
www.sixmoondesigns.com
In it fits the 286g serenity nettent:
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I guess a natural stick can be used as a pole here too if you are careful with it.
That is the lightest option for a 360 degrees protected shelter I know.
I don't own it but I know people who are very convinced about it.
Gatewood Cape
11 oz - 310 g Solo Tarp The Gatewood Cape is the super ultralight backpacker’s dream – shave ounces by combining your rain gear and tarp into one. The Gatewood Cape is the ONLY poncho-style Tarp to provide complete 360° protection. Since its introduction in 2006, it has been carried over...
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In it fits the 286g serenity nettent:
Serenity Ultralight NetTent
11 OZ – 312 G SOLO NETTENT – USES ONE 45” POLE A simple solution to bugs and pests. Period. Sometimes the best solution is the simplest. The Serenity NetTent provides a simple solution to dealing with insects and mice and other creepy crawlies. Its small footprint means you can set it up...
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I guess a natural stick can be used as a pole here too if you are careful with it.
That is the lightest option for a 360 degrees protected shelter I know.
Had it out once in bouncing rain and it was fine. The reason for the gap is to reduce moisture which it does well. Free standing helps a lot but that can make it fiddly in the woods on undulating ground, still not an issue just being picky. It feels rock solid and well made. Something the super light tents lose. Also feels private compared to those that look like clear polythene.
Yeah, I just seem to experience more heavy rain when camping than the tents ever seem intended for.
I'm on the hunt for a lightweight 1+/2 person tent but can't make my mind up so great to hear people's experiences.@SaraR
I met in Normandy a solo cycling women who used the convincing Hilleberg Anjan 2, what is a lighter version of the totally convincing Nallo 2 which I use since decades solo or as a couple.
If one reduces the other stuff and chooses it as light as possible the Anjan 2 could be an option for you, because it's portable as a solo tent but large enough for two.
If that is a sensible idea depends on if you need such a nearly storm resistant expensive bunker.
Should you usually stay in woodland you could think about the SilHexpeak V4a.
It is constructed for one person but works for 2 persons too, but the second sleeping bag is only rain protected if the entrance is closed and the second doesn't fit in the mesh inner tent.
So the Silhexpeak V4a would be an option for you if you usually camp alone but take sometimes for short tours exceptionally a second person with you.
I met in Normandy a solo cycling women who used the convincing Hilleberg Anjan 2, what is a lighter version of the totally convincing Nallo 2 which I use since decades solo or as a couple.
If one reduces the other stuff and chooses it as light as possible the Anjan 2 could be an option for you, because it's portable as a solo tent but large enough for two.
If that is a sensible idea depends on if you need such a nearly storm resistant expensive bunker.
Should you usually stay in woodland you could think about the SilHexpeak V4a.
It is constructed for one person but works for 2 persons too, but the second sleeping bag is only rain protected if the entrance is closed and the second doesn't fit in the mesh inner tent.
So the Silhexpeak V4a would be an option for you if you usually camp alone but take sometimes for short tours exceptionally a second person with you.
Yeah, I've been looking at those and others but can't make my mind up. I've got plenty of heavier, more spacious options available to me and am sorted for woodlands, but would Iike something light for hiking in open areas. I've been quite tempted by Fjällräven's Abisko Lite 2, but I'm not sure and it's got a fairly low ceiling. I tend to end up in cold, wet and windy places, more than warm and dry, so that's important.
@SaraR
I think you should open an own thread.
Body size for example is an important reason if you buy a tent.
Small persons fit in small and light tents. Women are usually smaller than men, and usually not so strong.
Two tents could be an option for you.
For you alone a small and light one, and if you take a donkey, ahh, boy friend with you a bigger two person tent would be interesting.
If you don't carry additional a bivvy bag with you, because you have to save weight on your way uphill, you should use a quality tent in whet and windy open spaces like the MSR Hubba or better a Hilleberg Akto for example, which is constructed for that and made by using the best materials you can buy.
Mountain equipment is something else than bushcraft equipment or ultra light trekking stuff like the Gatewood Cape. And so you should open an own thread about female mountain tour solo tents, in my opinion.
If you look at the details you will find, that Fjälräven Tents are overpriced and nothing more than bad copies of Hilleberg tents.
I think you should open an own thread.
Body size for example is an important reason if you buy a tent.
Small persons fit in small and light tents. Women are usually smaller than men, and usually not so strong.
Two tents could be an option for you.
For you alone a small and light one, and if you take a donkey, ahh, boy friend with you a bigger two person tent would be interesting.
If you don't carry additional a bivvy bag with you, because you have to save weight on your way uphill, you should use a quality tent in whet and windy open spaces like the MSR Hubba or better a Hilleberg Akto for example, which is constructed for that and made by using the best materials you can buy.
Mountain equipment is something else than bushcraft equipment or ultra light trekking stuff like the Gatewood Cape. And so you should open an own thread about female mountain tour solo tents, in my opinion.
If you look at the details you will find, that Fjälräven Tents are overpriced and nothing more than bad copies of Hilleberg tents.
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