Looking for a lightweight tent (not cuban) that doesn't use trekking poles

I don’t know of a bug proof shelter that is around 1 lbs and not Cuben ( did you use the bug net inside your SilShelter ?) but for about 26 oz (plus your CF poles) and $225 you can get a fully enclosed shelter that is not all that different from what you had.

This :

https://www.tarptent.com/protrail.html

( I am with Tarptent…)

Yeah, ^that or maybe an SMD Lunar Solo if you’d rather a side entry but my vote is for the TarpTent if you can deal with the front entry.

That ProTrail looks good as I do like my sil shelter. Just sometimes it’s not OK with bugs, Burmese pit vipers and bushy tailed possums. LOL.
Has anyone on here bought one?
Experience with it?
Just wondering how it’s going to hold up.

Thanks for the help guys.

That ProTrail looks good …
Has anyone on here bought one?
Experience with it?

Yer makin’ me snicker Glenn :)

Tarptent is one of the oldest, most revered, most innovative and highest quality cottage manufacturers around.  I suspect almost everyone on this site has either owned, or knows someone who has owned, one of their shelters.  Owning a Tarptent is practically a “UL backpacking rite of passage”.

If the design works for you…and TT has MANY different designs to consider…you will be quite pleased with it.

This will surface info that might help: BPL Search protrail + review

I had a Contrail, the predecessor to the Protrail and dodn’t care much for it.  I think there are other TT designs that are better and more innovative.  The Protrail is the evolution of the “original” Henry Shires Tarptent and the same basic design TT has had in thier lineup for 15 years.

The Protrail may be a significant improvement over the Contrail and you can’t complain about the price or weight.

All Tarptent s have full bug netting and a floor so bugs shouldn’t be an issue.

Check Yama Mtn Gear for a couple shelters which are similar in weight to the Protrail and also in your price range. The Swiftline and Cirriform are great shelters. They both use SilPoly which won’t have the sag issue that SilNylon does.

Something else to consider – a Big Agnes Fly Creek lands at 33oz, is free standing-sh and $235.

Ryan

You can get light carbon or aluminum poles for just about any of the shelters that use trekking poles. For example:  https://www.sixmoondesigns.com/collections/shelter-accessories

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Terra Nova Laser Pulse</p>
https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/tents-and-spares/all-tents/laser-pulse-1-tent/

Is the pound only worth 50 c these days ?

I blame Brexit.