No it weighs 2.5 kg, the large vestibule has no use for me (my bike doesn’t need shelter) and other than the vestibule its just a heavy, small 2 person tent.
I think it would be great if I was bringing it in my car or canoe, but not for biking.
Sultanofslide on
I bought one (2p) intending to use if for bike packing and liked the idea of the vestibule for storage/security but ended up not liking the bulk on the bike and have moved it to car camping duty while I find a better/smaller shelter that has less bulk and still fits me at 190cm tall.
I’m probably going to get a tipi style tent so I can use it in more than one configuration. The six moon designs stuff has my attention at the moment
sparrowlasso on
I almost bought this one but went with the UL Tigerwall instead. Definitely the right call.
nshire on
There could be some value in shielding the view of your bike from the world while you’re sleeping.
teamofgypsies on
Yes! I have done three trips with it. I just used it in September on a three day ride on the C&O Canal Towpath from Cumberland, MD to Washington DC.
I had the tent strapped between my drop bars but I carried the poles in a Blackburn bag & cage attached to my fork. I know the benefit of the Short-stik poles is that they can fit between the drop bars but so much weight on my bars made it clumsy to steer sometimes.
On my last ride the weather was perfect so I never actually used the vestibule. It was nice knowing I had it just in case though.
90leprechauns on
I got the non-bikepacking version for me and my GF and we like it but can confirm its heavy. Vestibule is nice in the PNW cause we can cook under it during the rain, but I also got a nice hammock tarp that we use when we dont need the vestibule since the vestibule fly+extra pole does add a decent amount of weight. Also we aren’t any pro racer UL type people, just 3-4 weekend getaways a year.
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No it weighs 2.5 kg, the large vestibule has no use for me (my bike doesn’t need shelter) and other than the vestibule its just a heavy, small 2 person tent.
I think it would be great if I was bringing it in my car or canoe, but not for biking.
I bought one (2p) intending to use if for bike packing and liked the idea of the vestibule for storage/security but ended up not liking the bulk on the bike and have moved it to car camping duty while I find a better/smaller shelter that has less bulk and still fits me at 190cm tall.
I’m probably going to get a tipi style tent so I can use it in more than one configuration. The six moon designs stuff has my attention at the moment
I almost bought this one but went with the UL Tigerwall instead. Definitely the right call.
There could be some value in shielding the view of your bike from the world while you’re sleeping.
Yes! I have done three trips with it. I just used it in September on a three day ride on the C&O Canal Towpath from Cumberland, MD to Washington DC.
I had the tent strapped between my drop bars but I carried the poles in a Blackburn bag & cage attached to my fork. I know the benefit of the Short-stik poles is that they can fit between the drop bars but so much weight on my bars made it clumsy to steer sometimes.
On my last ride the weather was perfect so I never actually used the vestibule. It was nice knowing I had it just in case though.
I got the non-bikepacking version for me and my GF and we like it but can confirm its heavy. Vestibule is nice in the PNW cause we can cook under it during the rain, but I also got a nice hammock tarp that we use when we dont need the vestibule since the vestibule fly+extra pole does add a decent amount of weight. Also we aren’t any pro racer UL type people, just 3-4 weekend getaways a year.