Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
Going Lightweight Begins With the Base
Going Lightweight Begins With the Base Gear – backpack, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent
Entries Tagged as 'Tents and shelter'
Friday, October 6th, 2006
MSR MicroZoid Tent with Side Entrance
Many of the new small, lightweight tents offer an easy-access side entrance. Having a large opening on a small tent and then being able to literally roll sideways into bed is a big plus. I've owned several tents that open at one end and require you to crawl in feet first. This is a real [...]
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
Lunar Solo Enhanced Tent
Through an exchange in a Yahoo lightweight backpacking group I discovered the Lunar Solo Enhanced tent from Six Moons Design. When I checked out Six Moon’s website, I learned that Backpacking Light gave it its 2005 Lightitude Award for best solo shelter. Okay, so I’m a couple of years behind on this. But I read [...]
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Choosing a Backpacking shelter: tent, bivy, or tarp?
The ultralight philosophy certainly comes into play in choosing a shelter. Will it be a tent (3 pounds), bivy sack (2 pounds) or tarp (1 pound)? Perhaps a hammock (1 pound, 4 ounces) or a hybrid tarp/tent (1 pound, 12) from GoLite. The Tarp An ultralight backpacker will likely choose one of a growing number [...]
