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I 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 s
by cinntaile 5y ago
I 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.