Is this tent too heavy to go backpacking with?
499252
It's 6.75 pounds , personally I use a pack wheel so I carry it no problem but it's on a wheel cart. It depends on how strong you are and how much is already in your backpack, for me it would be too heavy with all the other gear i carry. However this tent is great, perfect size for one person, with gear. The best gear i have found for just hiking with a pack is a hammock. Good luck my friend
499253
Humm good Question/\.. It is made to carry buy its self as i see it./.. it has a nice carry case.... If you want a tent for your backpack go with a Ultralight tent.
1449101
Not sure about that. There is a vent in the top that might allow dust to enter if blown in by heavy winds, but other than that, no more so than any other tent. Also, it's got a large profile to wind, so if that's your concern, might be an issue.
1881903
I am not sure that it is only three pounds. I think it is an ok tent for fair weather backpacking. It is an average tent. Nothing special. It will fit three people comfortably without a lot of gear. But if you have a tarp to place under this tent, you will be adding a lot more weight. I hope this helps. But for the price, it is a good tent, but not the best for lightweight backpacking. There are a lot of ultra light backpacking tents available. I just found one at a thrift store brand new for $10.00.
1222631
Definitely too heavy for backpacking. I'd guesstimate it weights 15-20 pounds.
1540749
friends of mine used this for backpacking. they chose this tent for the room see the bigger the tent the more weight so keep this in mind. i use a 10lbs tent for backpacking.
1884650
Just a note. the hub that the legs connect into as well as the legs are steel and not lightweight at all and quite heavy duty. That is what makes the tent so heavy. The first time I set mine up in my yard a strong wind came along and blew it 2 houses down. It was in a pile and I figured the legs were destroyed, but there was not so much as a slight kink in the legs. They are pretty beefy.
2129678
Well I haven't actually weighed it but it's very light, maybe 6 or 7 lbs, it's a nice tent, we found it easy to carry on our camping trip
2158548
Unfortunately, I also can't say much about its ability to withstand rain. I can say that after two nights of camping, when I went to pack it up, there was some condensation on the bottom of the tent under my sleeping bag, but nothing major. As for backpacking, it depends what you are looking for. I'm fairly certain you can't beat the price, and although I haven't personally owned any backpacking-specific tents, I can compare it with what I've seen in stores. It's a bit less compact than a lot of typical backpacking tents, but it's by far the smallest "normal" tent I've seen, and likewise, while there are backpacking tents that are designed to be super-light that have this beat, it's got to be the lightest tent I've camped in. When I went camping, I brought along a small tarp. That way, if it started raining heavily and it turned out the tent wasn't up to the task, I would have some extra protection from the rain. Depending on how much you want to bring backpacking this may not be an ideal solution, but for the money, I'd recommend it. You can always decide to upgrade to a pricier tent later, and this one won't set you back much.
309893
Yes I think you could split the load-- with one person carrying the main tent and half the stakes, the other with the rain fly + stakes. Like I mentioned earlier, some better stakes might save you some weight....sometimes in the summer with no rain forecast we ditch the rain fly and its quite nice! Theres only one pole so youd have to fight over who takes that on :)
1540748
In my experience, I would say it's a bit too large and heavy for backpacking.
2284078
This tent is designed for backpacking. The size of packed tent is small to fit in a backpacking bag. The poles are heavy though. Too heavy for me, but I'm myself 99 lb. Overall it is a good backpacking tent if you don't count every single gram.
692386
They list the weight in just over 5 and half a pounds, but you get a lot of extra pegs and some pre-attched guy lines that I've removed. I bet you could get it down to 5 pounds or just a little less, and this tent is mighty rugged and sturdy for its weight.
762604
Yes this Tent is lightweight and fits well in a backpack for a Four Person Tent. It is easy to set up and durable.
468959
It's heavy! This will be relegated to base camping. I'm going to hang my food instead of using this for backpacking.
1378659
If it's really heavy, you may (1) struggle to get it assembled if by yourself, and (2) you will find that the 6 sandbags alone would not be sufficient to hold it down. We had a pretty heavy wind one day on the beach, that was blowing directly into the tent (not sideways, which probably would have been less of an issue). We had lots of stuff in the tent so it was OK, but one thing I did when returning home was to go to REI and pick up some nylon bags larger than the ones that come w/ the kit so I could have some 20 lb sandbags in the 4 corners next time around.
1939795
Do you mean heavy? I would say no, for what it is it is very mobile. But it won't blow over easily, if it's empty.Do you mean cheesy? Definately not! It is rugged and wonderful for all terrain. spacious. Folds easily. I love it
776999
OK, I'll bite...........the tent is all in at 7.5 LBS and has its own carrying bag which should make it very easy to attach to a back-pack. As my use for the tent is on motorcycle trips (tent does well, no complaints once the seams are sealed) it serves the purpose for very little $$.