fullofadventure
06-08-2004, 14:10
I am looking buy my first shelter for backpacking and have been researching all the brands. I was bored today so I made up a list of shelters under 4lbs (the last few tents are just over 4lbs by a few ounces). Some of these shelters are from the cottage industry and some are from the big boys. There are quite a few European tents in this list too for people like me who think there gear is wicked cool. I left out tarps and tarp/bivy combos because there is just to many out there and we already know that they are the lightest setups usually.
All the tarptents on this list are with floors and the weights are written down in packaged weight first, minimum trail weight second, and fast fly setup last, if that option is available. The (+) sign at the end of the DLG products is there to let you know that the weight stated is just the tent. You have to include stakes and guy line weights onto those products.
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The weights listed are from the manufactures sites, so no bashing me if they are off an ounce or two. ******This list may also not be in the exact order of lightest to heaviest because some tents packaged weights are heaver than others but their trail weight is lighter, so I just put the tent with the lighter packaged weight first*****. This list is here to show you what your sub 2lb, sub 3lb, and sub 4lb shelter options are. If I missed a few products let me know please.
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Now I have to choose one of these shelters, man this is going to be hard.
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Tacoma Solo 1lb 7oz +
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Brawny Tent 1lb 7oz +
Henry Shires Tarptent Virga 1lb 9oz
Wanderlust Nomade Lite 1lb 11oz
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Arapaho Solo 1lb 11oz +
Henry Shires Tarptent Squall 1lb 14.5oz
Hennessy Hammock U.L. Backpacker Asym. 1lb 15oz
Wanderlust Nomade 2-4-2 1lb 15oz
Six Moon Designs Europa 2 2lb 1oz
Hennessy Hammock Explorer U.L. Aysm. 2lb 4oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 2X 2lb 5oz
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Tacoma For 2 2lb 5oz +
GoLite Lair 1 + Nest 1 2lb 6oz
Clark Jungle Hammock U.L. 2lb 6oz
Henry Shires Tarptent Cloudburst 2lb 6.5oz
Hennessy Hammock Cocoon 2lb 7oz
Hennessy Hammock Scout 2lb 7oz
Terra Nova Laserlite 2lb 8oz / 2lb 3oz
Henry Shires Tarptent Rainshadow 2lb 9oz
Hennessy Hammock Expedition Asym. 2lb 10oz
Hennessy Hammock Explorer Deluxe Asym 2lb 12oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 2R 2lb 12oz
Mont-bell Diamond 2lb 12oz / 2lb 5oz / 1 9oz
Moutain Hardwear Waypoint 1 2lb 13oz / 2lb 2oz
M.S.R. Micro Zoid 2lb 13oz / 2lb 5oz / 1lb 10oz
Big Agnes Seedhouse S.L. 1 2lb 14oz / 2lb 8oz / 1lb 14oz
Lightwave zr0 cylq 2lb 14oz / 2lb 10oz
Terra Nova Laser 2lb 14oz / 2lb 10oz
GoLite Lair 2 + Nest 2 2lb 14oz
Clark Jungle Hammock Tropical 2lb 14oz
Black Diamond Firstlight 3lb / 2lb 11oz
Sierra Designs Ultra Light Year 3lb 1oz / 2lb 9oz / 1lb 14oz
Force Ten Race Tent 3lb 1oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 3X 3lb 4oz
GoLite Trig 2 3lb 4oz
T.N.F. Mountain Marathon 3lb 5oz
Vaude Hogan U.L. 1/Argon 3lb 5oz / 3lb
M.S.R Zoid 1 3lb 6oz / 2lb 14oz / 2lb 1oz
Mont-bell Hexagon 3lb 6oz / 2lb 15oz
M.S.R. Missing Link 3lb 7oz / 3lb
Outdoor Designs Summit Extreme 3lb 5oz
Integral Designs MK1 Lite eVent 3lb 6oz
Hilliberg Akto 3lb 8oz / 2lb 14oz
M.S.R. Hubba 3lb 8oz / 3lb
Clark Jungle Hammock The North American 3lb 8oz
Big Agnes Seedhouse S.L. 2 3lb 9oz / 3lb 3oz / 2lb 7oz
GoLite Den 3lb 9oz
Sierra Designs Light Year CD 3lb 10oz / 2lb 15oz / 2lb 1oz
Mountain Hardwear Waypoint 2 3lb 12oz / 3lb 1oz
Black Diamond Lighthouse 3lb 12oz / 3lb 3oz
Vaude Hogan U.L. 3lb 12oz / 3lb 3oz
Mountain Hardwear PCT 1 3lb 12oz / 3lb 6oz
Lightwave zr0 Trek 3lb 12oz / 3lb 8oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 3R 3lb 12oz
Vango Phantom 150 3lb 12oz
T.N.F. Canyonlands 3lb 14oz / 3lb 7oz
Integral Designs MK1 Lite 3lb 14oz
Macpac Microlight 3lb 15oz / 3lb 8oz
Integral Designs MK1 XL eVent 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Zoid 1.5 4lb / 3lb 8oz / 2lb 7oz
Outdoor Designs Raceraider 4lb 1oz / 3lb 10oz
Vaude Odyssee 4lb 2oz / 3lb 10oz
R.E.I. Quarter Dome U.L. 4lb 4oz / 3lb 11oz
Vaude Taurus U.L. 4lb 5oz / 3lb 13oz
Vaude Lightwing U.L. 4lb 6oz / 3lb 12oz
Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD 4lb 8oz / 3lb 15oz / 2lb 9oz
Moutain Hardwear Air Jet 2 4lb 8oz / 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Trekker Tent 4lb 8oz / 4lb
T.N.F. Slick Rock 4lb 9oz / 4lb 1oz
Hilliberg Nallo 2 4lb 10oz / 3lb 11oz
Sierra Designs Lightning 4lb 9oz / 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Zoid 2 4lb 10oz / 4lb 1oz / 2lb 13oz
M.S.R. Hubba Hubba 4lb 10oz / 4lb
T.N.F. Tadepole 23 4lb 15oz / 4lb 3oz
All the tarptents on this list are with floors and the weights are written down in packaged weight first, minimum trail weight second, and fast fly setup last, if that option is available. The (+) sign at the end of the DLG products is there to let you know that the weight stated is just the tent. You have to include stakes and guy line weights onto those products.
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The weights listed are from the manufactures sites, so no bashing me if they are off an ounce or two. ******This list may also not be in the exact order of lightest to heaviest because some tents packaged weights are heaver than others but their trail weight is lighter, so I just put the tent with the lighter packaged weight first*****. This list is here to show you what your sub 2lb, sub 3lb, and sub 4lb shelter options are. If I missed a few products let me know please.
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Now I have to choose one of these shelters, man this is going to be hard.
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Tacoma Solo 1lb 7oz +
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Brawny Tent 1lb 7oz +
Henry Shires Tarptent Virga 1lb 9oz
Wanderlust Nomade Lite 1lb 11oz
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Arapaho Solo 1lb 11oz +
Henry Shires Tarptent Squall 1lb 14.5oz
Hennessy Hammock U.L. Backpacker Asym. 1lb 15oz
Wanderlust Nomade 2-4-2 1lb 15oz
Six Moon Designs Europa 2 2lb 1oz
Hennessy Hammock Explorer U.L. Aysm. 2lb 4oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 2X 2lb 5oz
Dancing Light Gear U.L. Tacoma For 2 2lb 5oz +
GoLite Lair 1 + Nest 1 2lb 6oz
Clark Jungle Hammock U.L. 2lb 6oz
Henry Shires Tarptent Cloudburst 2lb 6.5oz
Hennessy Hammock Cocoon 2lb 7oz
Hennessy Hammock Scout 2lb 7oz
Terra Nova Laserlite 2lb 8oz / 2lb 3oz
Henry Shires Tarptent Rainshadow 2lb 9oz
Hennessy Hammock Expedition Asym. 2lb 10oz
Hennessy Hammock Explorer Deluxe Asym 2lb 12oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 2R 2lb 12oz
Mont-bell Diamond 2lb 12oz / 2lb 5oz / 1 9oz
Moutain Hardwear Waypoint 1 2lb 13oz / 2lb 2oz
M.S.R. Micro Zoid 2lb 13oz / 2lb 5oz / 1lb 10oz
Big Agnes Seedhouse S.L. 1 2lb 14oz / 2lb 8oz / 1lb 14oz
Lightwave zr0 cylq 2lb 14oz / 2lb 10oz
Terra Nova Laser 2lb 14oz / 2lb 10oz
GoLite Lair 2 + Nest 2 2lb 14oz
Clark Jungle Hammock Tropical 2lb 14oz
Black Diamond Firstlight 3lb / 2lb 11oz
Sierra Designs Ultra Light Year 3lb 1oz / 2lb 9oz / 1lb 14oz
Force Ten Race Tent 3lb 1oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 3X 3lb 4oz
GoLite Trig 2 3lb 4oz
T.N.F. Mountain Marathon 3lb 5oz
Vaude Hogan U.L. 1/Argon 3lb 5oz / 3lb
M.S.R Zoid 1 3lb 6oz / 2lb 14oz / 2lb 1oz
Mont-bell Hexagon 3lb 6oz / 2lb 15oz
M.S.R. Missing Link 3lb 7oz / 3lb
Outdoor Designs Summit Extreme 3lb 5oz
Integral Designs MK1 Lite eVent 3lb 6oz
Hilliberg Akto 3lb 8oz / 2lb 14oz
M.S.R. Hubba 3lb 8oz / 3lb
Clark Jungle Hammock The North American 3lb 8oz
Big Agnes Seedhouse S.L. 2 3lb 9oz / 3lb 3oz / 2lb 7oz
GoLite Den 3lb 9oz
Sierra Designs Light Year CD 3lb 10oz / 2lb 15oz / 2lb 1oz
Mountain Hardwear Waypoint 2 3lb 12oz / 3lb 1oz
Black Diamond Lighthouse 3lb 12oz / 3lb 3oz
Vaude Hogan U.L. 3lb 12oz / 3lb 3oz
Mountain Hardwear PCT 1 3lb 12oz / 3lb 6oz
Lightwave zr0 Trek 3lb 12oz / 3lb 8oz
Stephenson’s Warmlite 3R 3lb 12oz
Vango Phantom 150 3lb 12oz
T.N.F. Canyonlands 3lb 14oz / 3lb 7oz
Integral Designs MK1 Lite 3lb 14oz
Macpac Microlight 3lb 15oz / 3lb 8oz
Integral Designs MK1 XL eVent 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Zoid 1.5 4lb / 3lb 8oz / 2lb 7oz
Outdoor Designs Raceraider 4lb 1oz / 3lb 10oz
Vaude Odyssee 4lb 2oz / 3lb 10oz
R.E.I. Quarter Dome U.L. 4lb 4oz / 3lb 11oz
Vaude Taurus U.L. 4lb 5oz / 3lb 13oz
Vaude Lightwing U.L. 4lb 6oz / 3lb 12oz
Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD 4lb 8oz / 3lb 15oz / 2lb 9oz
Moutain Hardwear Air Jet 2 4lb 8oz / 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Trekker Tent 4lb 8oz / 4lb
T.N.F. Slick Rock 4lb 9oz / 4lb 1oz
Hilliberg Nallo 2 4lb 10oz / 3lb 11oz
Sierra Designs Lightning 4lb 9oz / 3lb 15oz
M.S.R. Zoid 2 4lb 10oz / 4lb 1oz / 2lb 13oz
M.S.R. Hubba Hubba 4lb 10oz / 4lb
T.N.F. Tadepole 23 4lb 15oz / 4lb 3oz