Jay H
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I'm looking for a more ultralight 2 person tent for bike touring, got the latest backcountry.com catalog and they list an interesting thing:
a Mountain Hardware Waypoint 2 which they claim to be 3lbs... Looks like a 1 pole hoop tent with ceiling windows and get this: 2 doors! Must be some serious thin material/zipper to get all that in 3lbs, although I'm sure the lack of the 2nd pole is good.
[edit] Oops, upon further review, looks like it has a tiny 2nd pole at the feet and also 1 door. I'll have to see if Campmor or EMS has one on display. A single wall tent looks like something I need and it can't require hiking poles. Unless I could subsitute a bike pump for them. How about sticks???? Has anybody tried using sticks as a substitude for hiking poles, that would really lighten the load and space.
It would replace a moderate weight Walrus Zoid 2.0 which is somewhere in the 4lb range.
Going to have to pack ultralight for a cycle tour (for me and a friend) to maine and my tent is one of the things I'm looking at lowering weight.
Jay
a Mountain Hardware Waypoint 2 which they claim to be 3lbs... Looks like a 1 pole hoop tent with ceiling windows and get this: 2 doors! Must be some serious thin material/zipper to get all that in 3lbs, although I'm sure the lack of the 2nd pole is good.
[edit] Oops, upon further review, looks like it has a tiny 2nd pole at the feet and also 1 door. I'll have to see if Campmor or EMS has one on display. A single wall tent looks like something I need and it can't require hiking poles. Unless I could subsitute a bike pump for them. How about sticks???? Has anybody tried using sticks as a substitude for hiking poles, that would really lighten the load and space.
It would replace a moderate weight Walrus Zoid 2.0 which is somewhere in the 4lb range.
Going to have to pack ultralight for a cycle tour (for me and a friend) to maine and my tent is one of the things I'm looking at lowering weight.
Jay
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