Thread: Tent weight, is 2.5kg too heavy?
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Old 02-04-11 | 06:39 PM
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I have 2 tents that I tour with, the heavier one tops out around 4kg (9#), but that is for a Eureka Timberline 4 with annex fly and vestibule. It is my bad weather tent, I primarily use it late or early in the season when I run the risk of being stuck inside for a couple of days. My smallest tent weighs in around 1.7kg (~3.75#) It is strictly for solo use and I would hate to be cooped up in it for a full day. It is some version of the Coleman Exponent Inyo.

Everybody is going to have their favorites, I worry less about weight and more about utility and comfort.

Aaron
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