Lightest solo free standing 3 season tent?
What is the lightest solo free standing, 3 season tent you have come across?
I also appreciate an ample vestibule.
Thanks.
My Marmot Eos1 Weighs 3lbs 3oz. That includes everything. The vestibule is large enough for pack and boots
The MSR Hubba is freestanding and light (~3 lbs. 6 oz.). It is also long, so works well for taller people (which I am not, but know people who like it for this feature)...and it's tall enough to sit up comfortably in. Definitely an ample vestibule.
Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 1
REI Quarterdome T1
Both under 3 lbs.
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Big Sky makes the lightest I've seen. The Revolution 1 is just over 2 lbs.
http://www.bigskyinternational.com/S...1P_details.htm
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Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1
Tarptent Rainbow weighs around 33 oz.
The seedhouse sl1 is what I have, it is awesome.
The REI Quarterdome T1 is light, but my shoulders bulged against the sides of that thing big time. That tent was extremely clausterphobic. The seedhouse SL1 is big enough for my 35 lbs. dog and me to sleep in, and its still not as tight as the quartedome.
Even though the Seedhouse SL1 is free standing, you definitely have to stake it out to get the most use of the space, and also so the wind and rain don't work their way into your tent.
I'm very pleased with my Gossamer Gear "The One". Single wall, vestibule, side entry, fully enclosed with neting and a floor, use treking poles or order poles. Mine is one of the original design, weights 17 oz. According to the website, the new version is lighter.
http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/...76.226.127.121
ADDED: Sorry, just re-read your original post and noticed you said free standing. "The One" doesn't qualify in that regard.
only free-standing when attaching 2 trekking poles.Originally Posted by hopefulhiker
i have the big agnes and aside from being light, me and warrghy discovered that it fits both of us quite comfortably when staked out. we keep our food bags in the tent with us and shoes in the vestibule. our packs, which have little in them after setting up for the night, sit out with their covers on.
REI Quarter Dome. 3#, and a decent vestibule,and without the rain-fly you have an awesome view of the star's I used that tent on my thru and loved it. I've since moved to a SMD lunar solo.
Which big agnes, the seedhouse sl1 or the copper spur? I have the seedhouse and it has a ton of room for being a 1 man tent.
Love my seedhouse 1 . Even with the fly it is a very light and affordable item that can easily fit in any backpack . I used it one week alst summer when it rained every day and I stayed dry, even my pack stayed dry under the vestibule.
Could someone post a cost of all these tents please? My searching skills suck. Thanks guys!
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"Freestanding" is a very debatable idea because there is no real standard for that definition. To me the various two cross pole designs, like the Bibler/BD/ID Eldorado/lighthouse type tents (all without vestibule) and the very few three poles designs like the Hillelberg Soulo/Allak and the Bibler Pinon (pole supported vestibule/s) are the real deal. What is commonly called freestanding still needs some, and in the case of Bib Agnes a lot, of pegs to get to the final shape. So taking that in account and IF you use trekking poles, the Rainbow is the lightest...
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"Glebbber" asked about a free standing tent. If someone doesn't hike w/ poles, then a rainbow tent wouldn't be free standing. I know this b/c I own a Rainbow, but the poster might have not known this, so I mentioned it. That's my point, although I thought it was pretty obvious.
The question was - what is the lightest 3 season freestanding solo tent. It wasn't, "what is the lightest freestanding solo tent that does not need pegs or trekking poles or ......"Glebbber" asked about a free standing tent. If someone doesn't hike w/ poles, then a rainbow tent wouldn't be free standing. I know this b/c I own a Rainbow, but the poster might have not known this, so I mentioned it. That's my point, although I thought it was pretty obvious.
In any event, the answer to the original question is: The Rainbow. The BA Fly Creek comes close but it is several ounces more packed.
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