More New Lightweight Shelters Announced (Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2004)

Lightweight shelters aren’t getting too much lighter, but you’re getting more for your weight. Solo tents from Marmot, Sierra Designs, and YES! Eureka! are getting bigger, smarter, and/or stronger, and a few new tarps from Outdoor Research and GoLite are worth a long look. Herein: photos, specs, and the skinny on the Marmot EOS 1P, Marmot EOS 2P, Sierra Designs Mach 1, Sierra Designs Solomente AST, Eureka Spitfire, Eureka Solitaire, Outdoor Research Helium Awning, Outdoor Research Helium Solo Awning, and GoLite Ultralight Poncho-Tarp.