Any thoughts on the Locus Gear Djedi DCF-LSD?

[Joey G]

https://locusgear.com/en-us/products/djedi-dcf-b-lsd

 

Would this be comparable to other single wall DCF tents like a Tarptent Double Rainbow?

Would this potentially have condensation issues because of no rainfly for air to go under and circulate?

What scenario would a tent like this thrive? Any, above / below tree-line, etc…

 

[Dan]

Wow, seems super expensive and heavy, and no vestibule. What is the upside?

[bradmacmt]

Would this be comparable to other single wall DCF tents like a Tarptent Double Rainbow?

No – the Rainbow is a single pole, non-freestanding tent, designed for three-season backpacking. This is a freestanding two-pole tent. It appears to be an exact copy of the Black Diamond Hilight, but in DCF. The Black Diamond line that the Hilight is part of were designed as small footprint mountaineering tents. I’d guess that’s the market for these tents – the Locus tents are remarkably light for what they are designed for, and look really good to me.

The tent in the link below appears to be a copy of the Black Diamond Firstlight (with some extra guy points), which was a pretty faithful copy of the Bibler Eldorado. I had the Firstlight back around 2005. A really good tent:

https://locusgear.com/en-us/products/djedi-dcf-ssd

[Todd T]

Would this potentially have condensation issues because of no rainfly for air to go under and circulate?

Undoubtedly.  I see no point below the peak where ventilation air could enter to promote “stack effect” ventilation.  And you clearly have to close the door all the way in even the lightest rain to keep it from landing on the floor.  Brad may be right that this has its niche on high ledges, but otherwise it looks unpalatable to me.

[Terran Terran]

Looks like a Night Cat tent that I bought from Amazon for $60.

[George H]

This is the new side door version of the end door Djedi that’s been around for many years. It used to be made in eVent, but that is no longer possible.

It’s designed specifically with a small vestibule-less foot print to better fit on the small tent spaces cleared in the typically very rocky, bouldery terrain of the Japanese Alps

The side door Djedi is like a single wall Unna with more interior room and half the weight.

If I had a bigger tent budget I would consider it for winter use for sure

[Joey G]

George, why would it be good for winter? Consider me a noob.

[George H]

I use a Hilleberg Unna in winter. This is similar enough that I think it would work equally well but it’s half the weight and a little roomier

[Dan]

@George H, I think we may be comparing a single wall to a double wall tent.

[George H]

@Dan that’s right

[Steve Collins]

I have the original version, front entry breathable DCF fabric. It’s my dedicated winter tent that replaced a black diamond single wall event tent.

this is a super high quality tent for a very specialized use case. If you have that case, you’ll love it!  We are not talking about winter backpacking with cold weather and a few inches of snow – this is for well below zero F in feet of snow.

I’ve never had condensation issues – and I’ve always wished it was side entry lol. But there have been a few instances where the only tent pad I could stomp out would only work for a front entry anyway.

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