lightweight tents

[bobalong]

hey guys planning on doing a substantial backpacking camping trip through southest, central asia in the next year. naturally this involves a pretty diverse range of temperatures so have been thinking pretty heavily about what kind of tent i should pick up so i came to the place where people know about that.. :D

I guess lightweight is fairly important as I will be doing a lot of moving around. The tent I was considering was the Salewa Micra II

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

seems to tick all the boxes.. a fairly light, solid and spacious (for a 1 man tent) anyone had any experience with this tent or can recomend something more suited for me?:confused::confused:

cheers!

[surmisez]

Re: lightweight tents

"...substantial backpacking camping trip through southest, central asia in the next year."

I'm very impressed anytime I read about someone doing backpacking camping, but never more when it's in another country. Sounds exciting and scary all at the same time. I hope you will post lots of photos and share your experiences with us.

I'm not the backpacking camping type, so I have to live vicariously through others. :D

[GlitterHiker]

Re: lightweight tents

oops - posted in wrong spot

[immortal_ben]

Re: lightweight tents

The weight of that tent is kind of up there, especially for having aluminum poles.

Here is a link to other two man tents that are all under 3 pounds or 1363 grams. They are also about the same price as the one you have been looking at.

I really love that site because they allow you to use weight as one of the search criteria.

Hope this helps, but please let us know how your search goes.

[Eaglebait Ranch]

Re: lightweight tents

I agree w/Ben.... That is really on the heavy side for a one person tent. The site he gave I liked when I looked at it. Big Agnes makes some very good tents. I personally like tents which I can get in on the side - so much easier to get in and out of, and the vestibule/s are a bit bigger, too.

[tplife]

Re: lightweight tents

Picked up one of these a couple of years back for motorcycle camping, outstanding for backpacking as well due to size, quality, and weight, the Sierra Designs 2-person Electron. Note the full vestibule on one side and dual entry doors, anodized aluminum poles. Good production numbers ensure availability at a discount, I paid $90 for my $200-including-tax model: