Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lightweight tents
If you need to carry your tent in a backpack, you need it to
be as light as possible. For two or three people sharing, the
ideal solution is a semi-dome tent, (that uses three poles
instead of the standard four or five) or else a tunnel tent. If
you're taller, then a tunnel tent may be the better option, as
they tend to be longer. Unlike a dome tent, they are not
freestanding, and have to be staked out securely before
use, but the tent body and rainfly can be erected together.
Poles
Two or three separate flexible
poles form the tent's shape.
Nylon straps inside the tent
can be adjusted against the
poles to give the structure
strength in a crosswind.
Stakes
Tunnel tents require strong stake
placements to achieve their shape.
This can be a problem on very hard
or rocky ground.
