Hi!
It's been a while since I've been here. I don't hike a lot, but I'm planning to go hiking again. I've hiked using a Jack Wolfskin Gossamer tent before, it was what I could afford. Not super lightweight, but in terms of weight, good enough for me. However, I couldn't sit upright in the tent, which sort of annoyed me at times, when it rained every day :p
So I'm looking for a tent or tent setup with the following requirements:
– Solo
– Being able to sit upright
– Weigh less than 1.5kg total (that's 3 pounds or so) preferably under 1 kg.
– Not too expensive
– Bug free
– Quite versatile (withstand long rains, but doesn't need to go to the north pole either)
– Can be bought in Europe (which can be a problem sometimes, sadly)
I do have a Golite poncho tarp, which I could use somehow in the setup, but I don't think going full tarping is the best plan for me. For one thing because I don't see how one could easily set it up to be both windproof and high enough to sit under. Perhaps I could make it adjustable or so. Anybody any tips?
But perhaps buying a tent is better. So far I was looking at the Golite Shangri-LA-1 but I can't find a reseller in Europe. And I was looking at the Six Moon Design Skyscapers, but surely there is a lot more out there.
Thanks a lot for any help you can provide. I'm not really into all of this so I hoped you could help. Any suggestions on tents/systems would be great.
T-Rex

