This is a preview of a member exclusive premium article.
Big Sky International makes the lightest double wall tents to be found anywhere. Their Evolution 2P (two person) now weighs as little as 2 pounds 11.5 ounces and has won numerous awards. Now Big Sky is in competition with itself with last summer’s introduction of the Convertible, and now the Montana. While selecting a tent from Big Sky used to be a no-brainer (get the Evolution 2P), the choice has now become more complex.
--- End of free preview ---
Member Exclusive
A Premium or Unlimited Membership* is required to view the rest of this article.
MembershipLogin
* A Basic Membership is required to view Member Q&A events
By Will Rietveld
Will Rietveld Ph.D, Senior Editor for Gear and Apparel, joined the BPL staff in April 2004. In his former career, Will was a research scientist, project manager, and R&D program administrator. Now retired, he lives in southern Colorado where he takes up a new career of backpacking year-round in the mountains and canyon country of the Southwest. During the summer months Will and his wife Janet are volunteer wilderness rangers in the Weminuche Wilderness. He has been a lightweight backpacker for 52 years and an ultralight backpacker for 13 years.