Your biggest issue with the TT Aeon Li??

Why do you want a zipper?  Awkward to use from the inside, and a point of potential failure.

Two minor issues for me:
(1) it can’t be packed horizontally
(2) I prefer heavier grade DCF for a small weight penalty, feels so much more robust in a hailstorm

But these are minor – I think it’s a great design.

I just received mine and have only set mine up in the yard once.  My only real complaint so far, but I knew this going in to it obviously, is having to pack it vertically also.  Also, while I haven’t tested its ventilation yet, I wish it had a larger top vent.  I think it is a brilliant product.

Thanks All!   Why Zipper?  Just imagining I could deal with a zipper easier from the inside while half asleep at 3AM and maybe a zippier would make a better seal for my winter camping?

When I sit up, my shoulder would sometimes brush against the wall, which was unpleasant when there was condensation.  I’m 6’3″, so maybe not all users have this issue.

I don’t have the Aeon but three other tarptents. The biggest complaint I have seen is the carbon fiber struts not letting you stuff the tent. I solved it by building a pack around the tents. Zero problems now and it solved other problems I had with loading backpacks as well.

I wish the vestibule was a little bigger, but it’s not bad.  I actually like the magnets over a zipper.

Obviously not too many issues with me :)

I don’t know that I have any big issues, but there are a couple of things I find a bit annoying.

1. The strips to hold the rolled up doors back are too long, making them hold the rolled doors much too loosely. Wish they were about an inch shorter.
2. The plastic piece that holds the metal clip at the bottom of the doors is sewn much too loosely (on mine anyway) making it far too easy for the clip to come out of the plastic piece – really annoying. Either the metal piece needs to be longer or the plastic piece needs to be sewn in so that it can’t move at all.

Not an issue with the shelter, but the video of Henry folding up the tent never really shows what he does/how he works the middle carbon piece while folding/rolling.

Other than that I like it quite a bit.

I prefer packing tents vertically, so that wouldn’t be an issue for me.

The .02 of someone that doesn’t own one :)

I prefer keeping my tent strapped on the outside of my pack. I just don’t like putting wet stuff in my pack if I can avoid it, so the struts weren’t an issue for me.  But that’s a preference thing and I understand those who don’t like what I do.

“I prefer keeping my tent strapped on the outside of my pack.”

+1. I don’t like digging around in my pack to extract the tent while it’s raining.

I prefer packing tents vertically, so that wouldn’t be an issue for me.

The .02 of someone that doesn’t own one :)

Yes, when I say I pack my tents vertically, I mean on the outside of the pack…

I’ve been packing mine vertically in my pack, it’s not as easy to grab if were on the outside, but as it resides vertically a lot easier to access than packed at the bottom horizontally- it’s right there when I open the pack and slides right out

This looks like an amazing design.  Would love to see it in Silnylon to cut the expense; I suspect the addition of only 3-4 oz but could be wrong.

With respect to struts, I have always packed by Notch on the outside of my pack.

Tent materials require good tensile strength, but do not need good abrasion resistance – light grade DCF is the epitome of this.  I may be the exception, but I sometimes hike in areas where rocks and vegetation are present, so I don’t see packing a tent on the outside of my pack as a good option unless it’s fully inside a pocket to protect it.   And again, the length of the packed tent precludes that.

I think the most obvious solution (that I seem to remember Henry saying on another thread that he was considering) would be to make the any strut that’s longer than the width of a pack easily removable.

I would love to ask an aeon user just how much space there is. I am referring to the amount of space at head and foot end. I am 6 foot and use a 3-inch sleeping pad. Do people tend to sleep toward the back of the tent and the struts for more space? I am a little claustrophobic and don’t like material directly above me. I guess that’s why I like my Stratosphire 1 so much but would love the almost 1 lb weight savings of the Aeon.

you know they show a 7′ guy in one the pics laying down; I definitely wouldn’t want to be 7′ in this shelter :)

I’m 6′ (2.5″ pad) and find I have adequate room/clearance; I certainly wouldn’t say it’s overly spacious though

I think having a door on only one side of the pole would annoy me.
I like the big rainbow door on my hexamid that gives me the option to enter on the left side of the pole.

The unique selling point of this design is that for the amount of material (i.e. weight), and for the size of footprint, it really does maximize the useful interior space.      Whether that’s “enough” space for you personally is entirely subjective – you can always go heavier, with a larger footprint, if you prefer more space.   For me at 6’2″ it’s ample, and I love the small footprint for flexibility in site selection.

“I guess that’s why I like my Stratosphire 1 so much”

Interesting.  I have an SS1 (first generation) and actually find it too short.  I am 6’2″.

“so I don’t see packing a tent on the outside of my pack as a good option unless it’s fully inside a pocket to protect it.   And again, the length of the packed tent precludes that.”

Wrap it in a garbage bag.

“Wrap it in a garbage bag.”

Or an even lighter bag.  Or a DIY DCF/sylnylon bag, or………  The options are endless.  I pack my Solplex in its DCF bag and strap it on top of my pack, where it’s easy to access and not taking up valuable space in my water bottle pockets or inside the pack.

Thanks for chiming in Mike and Ralph. I know that usable space for one person is not the same for another. For what the tent is and the small footprint it is an incredible design. Leave it up to Henry for such inventiveness.

This is how I pack my tarptents in my prototype backpack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJNGcEKIAQ&t=7s

RE: “”You can easily remove the 5 carbon fiber struts and aluminum cross pole”””

Anybody storing their Aeon with struts and cross pole removed??