ALPINE DESIGN TENT MESA 8 FULL
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The Mesa 6 is an updated version of our long-proven belt bag design. And while the actual dimensions are helpful, it doesnвЂ™t by any means force you to try and look for a space inside or outside your pack to fit a 21 x 6-inch tent burrito.The Lowe Alpine Mesa 6l Waist Pack has an elegant design and can accommodate all the essentials you need on a day trip, egalo ib while running, hiking or cycling. Simply put, the lighter the tent, the smaller the packed size. There is a balance, of course, which is why we created the tables above.ДЇrom a quick look at the tables, itвЂ™s rather obvious that packed size almost always correlates with weight. The durability tradeoffs and extra cost are what push people to popular tents like the REI Half Dome SL, which uses a far more durable 40-denier floor but weighs over twice as much as the Nemo. You get a completely bug-proof and weather-worthy tent for just over 2 pounds. On the other hand, itвЂ™s absolutely awesome for the right person (thru-hiker or minimalist) thatвЂ™s willing to treat it like a newborn. Ultralight tents like the Nemo Hornet EliteВ use a 10-denier fabric on the floor and 7-denier on the rainfly, which pushes the limits of practicality. Nearly all manufacturers list the denier of their floors, tent walls, and rainfly, and the lower the number the thinner the fabric. The 10-denier rainfly and 15-denier floor on the Nemo Hornet do require extra care As a result, durability suffers, and for those that are hard on their gear or arenвЂ™t familiar with tent care, you can quickly damage these expensive products. freestanding two-person tents with similar interior volume), a tent thatвЂ™s dramatically lighter will have thinner fabrics, tent poles, and zippers. We cover interior space in the section below, so weвЂ™ll focus on tent construction here. Two main ways that manufacturers cut weight are: 1) making the fabrics and materials thinner and 2) and reducing interior space. WeвЂ™re right there with you, but there are a number of compromises that come with reducing weight, some of which may be no problem and others that might give you pause. They cost more, but you can trim precious pounds off of the weight youвЂ™ll be hauling on your back. On paper, choosing a lightweight tent is a pretty good proposition. REI Co-op's Flash Air 2 tent is among the lightest on the market What Do You Sacrifice By Going Ultralight? Plan to tack on another 5 to 10 ounces to the all-in weight.

To throw another wrench into the tent weight question, keep in mind that most packaged weights donвЂ™t include a footprint. We still recommend keying in on the packed weight to be safe, but maybe trimming a couple of ounces off that is very realistic. Some manufacturers include quite a few guylines, which you may want to leave behind, and we often ditch the tent pole bag and just strap the poles to the outside of our pack. That being said, packed weight doesnвЂ™t perfectly reflect the weight of what everyone will be taking on the trail. Notably, trail weight (also referred to as 'minimum weight') leaves out the stakes, so it's not an exact representation of what you will be hauling. Another popular spec to list is trail weight, which includes only the tent body, rainfly, and poles, and as a result, winds up about 5 to 7 ounces lighter. This includes everything that comes from the manufacturer: the tent body, rainfly, poles, stakes, guylines, repair sleeve, and tent and stake bags. The weights that we have listed in the tables above are the packaged or packed weight. Two-Person Trekking Pole-Supported Shelters Tent Two-Person Backpacking Tents with Poles Tent For our top picks, see our article on the best backpacking tents. For the latter, youвЂ™ll have to add in the weight of your trekking pole(s) for an accurate total. The first table includes traditional backpacking tents with poles, and the bottom table has trekking pole-supported shelters that do not come with poles, many of which are single wall.

ALPINE DESIGN TENT MESA 8 FULL

For comparison's sake, all are two-person, 3-season tents (many have solo and family versions available as well), and we've listed the full packaged weight.

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If weвЂ™ve missed anything important, feel free to comment below or email us and we will add it in. Below weвЂ™ve put together detailed tent weight comparison tables covering most models available for summer of 2021. If youвЂ™re researching backpacking tent weight, youвЂ™ve come to the right place.

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