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Can you give an argument why we should adhere to your personal standard of a tent being light only if its under 1kg? Is it supported somewhere else? What if som
by fastasucan 5y ago
Can you give an argument why we should adhere to your personal standard of a tent being light only if its under 1kg? Is it supported somewhere else? What if someone comes and claims that a tent is light only if its less than 500g?
- cinntaile 5y agoI never said you have to adhere to my standard. Light is subjective of course. There is no such thing as a light weight standard for tents and if there was it still wouldn't be objective. I base my opinion on what is available in the solo tent market where I look at a combination of price, durability, where it will be used and how many days the hike is. There are not that many tents under 500g so it's a bit too restrictive in my opinion, but someone else could claim that and that would be fine.
- MrDresden 5y agoI guess we are looking at different use cases for these tents. I hike inside and around the arctic circle, sometimes during winter time. That my shelter, that can take the beating that this kind of climate can dish out, weighs only around 1/30th of my total equipment weight makes it an incredible deal. And subjectively very light.
- cinntaile 5y agoYeah I could have framed my original response better. I have hiked above the arctic circle but not during winter time. Then I would look towards what you are using. ;) You do seem to hike a little heavier than me, but that could be a seasonal thing. When I go for a 10 day summer trip my pack is around 19-23kg, enough stuff to deal with weather around 0C and rain storms.