"UL" solo shelter recommendations.

[canoe]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...ou-using/page4 This might help too

[tuswm]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...ou-using/page4 This might help too

Why is no one Talking about the light heart solo. Same weight as the notch, cheaper, twice the floor area? Anyone here ever used one?

[pafarmboy]

+1 On Lightheart cuben solo. Mine with awning weighs in at 20 ounces.... course I don't see cuben listed on her site anymore. She quit making them in cuben?

http://www.lightheartgear.com/index....ts/solo-awning

[Colter]

For the AT I like the Lunar Solo. Good floor, roomy for one guy, bug netting, vestibule, good value, and the fly extends well beyond the floor.

[LogHiking]

I think Tarptent is going to sell a ton of those pro trails. The price point, 1.5lb weight all in stakes and guy line included, the more weather able design, apparent ease of set up, and generous floor space is going to meet a lot of peoples requirements. It isn't the lightest shelter out there out there, but with all things considered I think we will see a lot of them on the trails. Until going to cuben it pretty much makes tarp and bivy obsolete for a lot of thru hikers as there is very little weight savings anymore.

[tuswm]

the light heart SOLO

• Use: 3 Season
• Style: Double Wall
• Sleeps: 1+
• Weight: 27 oz before seam sealing.
• Head Room: 43 in.
• Pockets: 1
• Doors: 1
• Floor Area: 30 Sq. Ft.
• Vestibule: 3.75 Sq. Ft.
• Floor Dimensions: L - 133in. W - 65 in.
• Material: 1.1 oz/sq yd sil-nylon
• Pole Length: 125 - 130 cm

Sleeps	Weight (oz/kg)	Floor Width (in/cm)	Floor Length (in/cm)	Floor Area (ft2/m2)	Interior Height (in/cm)	Stakes (included)	Packed Size (in/cm)	Price
1+	26/0.74	42/ 107	84/ 213	21/ 1.9	45/ 114	4 x 6 in/ 15cm	12 x 4 / 30 x 10	$209

[tuswm]

light heart solo vs the Tarp Tent ProTrail.......

+20 oz
+9 feet floor
+$35
+ side entry


They both look great!

[Don H]

The SMD Lunar Solo is 3 oz. lighter, $30 cheaper, has 5" more head room, and has over twice the vestibule space (enough for your pack and boots) than the LightHeart Solo. SMD Solo also has a 6" high bathtub floor.

LightHeart Solo is double walled where the SMD Solo is single walled.

[q-tip]

I have the TT Contrail, 1,100+ miles. Best of my five tents. I love that tent. Price performance weight hard to beat.

[wilsonnickp]

For what its worth, I own a TarpTent Rainbow and a Z packs cuben rectangle tarp. I absolutely love both. The ease of setup in the rainbow is incredible. I haven't gotten to use the tarp much yet (and I didn't have to pay full price for it: help from a company I used to work with), but the weight and pack down size are tough to beat. I carry a Gossamer Gear Gorilla and thrown the tarp in the mesh pocket. It's awesome. I could easily sleep 2 plus under it. Takes some practice setting up, but its not bad once you get used to it. Plus, the versatility is great. With the Tarptent being as light as it is, I can still see myself using it for some circumstances. Maybe if bad weather or snow or bugs is a definite on a short trip or something. Can't go wrong with either. Both are great.

[wilsonnickp]

Edit to above post: Brainlapse... I have the Hyperlight Mountain Gear 8x10 tarp, not the ZPacks.

[hikeandbike5]

I have the TT Contrail, 1,100+ miles. Best of my five tents. I love that tent. Price performance weight hard to beat.

sadly not made anymore.

[Connie]

Tarptent Contrail

http://www.tarptent.com/contrail.html

[LogHiking]

sadly not made anymore.

I believe its replacement is considered an improvement in nearly every way, so not so sad Look up the tarptent protrail.

[Franco]

The ProTrail is the latest version of the original Tarptent Henry Shires made for himself in 1999 to do the PCT.
The one that came onto the market was called Virga, to become Virga II in 2003 , changed end in 2006 to be called Contrail and now going back to the traditional a frame as the ProTrail.
franco@tarptent

[Allshookup]

I found this little number on Aliexprerss UL Black Hawk 1-2 person tent, 680gm / 24oz / 1.5lb.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Black...686424224.html

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Looks interesting... It can be found from various sellers ranging from $78-$100 including shipping.
It comes in Army Green, Khaki & Orange

Specifications:Two layer ultra-light weight tent, suitable for 1-2 persons

Outside tent: 15 D siliconized nylon,waterproof index PU 1500mm
Inside tent : 20 D siliconized nylon of the bottom,waterproof index PU 3000mm
Color: army green, khaki, orange
Size: 200*130*80*105 cm /78.8*51.22*31.52*41.37 inch (length*front width*back width*height)
Package : 7 pieces tent tail,2 pieces waterproof rope,1 storage bag
Net weight : about 0.78 kg (the orange one is a little more weight)

[LuckyMan]

TarpTent Notch has worked well for me on about 700 miles of trails so far.

[Praha4]

Red Dog: thanks for that tip, I had never heard of Yama Mtn Gear before. I'm looking over their gear now at their website, and they look pretty good.
Do you have the Cirriform SW or tarp?
0.5 oz fly & 1.0 oz. floor Cuben version?

It looks a lot like Henry Shire's new ProTrail Tarptent.

I reccomend you lokk at Yama Mountain Gear i have a cirriform 1 person and i love it, it's light, easy to set up, packs super good, I have no complaints what so ever, the service is awesome and very knowlegable people so check them out at Yama Mountain Gear.com

[Walkintom]

I really like the Tarptent Double Rainbow. It's a 2 person tent, has double side entries and vestibules. It's a bit more than a single person needs, even with stowing all my gear inside at times but I enjoy a little trail luxury. I say get more room than you absolutely need and enjoy the extra space.

[tuswm]

I really like the Tarptent Double Rainbow. It's a 2 person tent, has double side entries and vestibules. It's a bit more than a single person needs, even with stowing all my gear inside at times but I enjoy a little trail luxury. I say get more room than you absolutely need and enjoy the extra space.

I take this when I take the wife! I have it and love it.

I has stood up to crazy storms that damaged REI 2 person 5# dome tents.