Lightweight Tent Poles

If you want protection and lightweight performance the tarptent stratospire li 1 60 pounds stakes included big agnes tiger wall 2 carbon 1 7 lbs stakes and poles included and zpacks duplex 1 8 lbs stakes and poles included are your best bet.

Lightweight tent poles. Gossamer gear s the one is an ultralight single walled trekking pole tent that weighs 20 6 oz. The three sections of poles are all connected and collapse into a single 10 inch long bundle. There isn t even that much i can say about this tent it s cheap lightweight and has high quality. Non freestanding tents like the ultralight tents listed below use stakes guylines and trekking poles for pitching.

And extend to 8ft. Mountain safety research s flagship backpacking tent the hubba hubba nx is a lightweight freestanding three season two door two vestibule backpacking tent. This lightweight tent really shines in design. They come with a fixed pole system that can be set up almost anywhere even on solid rock.

Black diamond uses a single wall design and trekking pole support to shave ounces. It has a spacious interior that s a palace for one with excellent ventilation to help prevent internal condensation. The ultralight 48 carbon fiber tent poles are perfect substitute for setting up our tents if you do not use trekking poles. Way light and also affordable that s a combination we can get behind.

Poles shrink to 2ft. You can add these extras back but they will bump up the weight to just over 9 ounces. The ultra lightweight poles shed the straps and baskets to weigh an astounding 8 2 ounces for the pair. With z poles black diamond s trekking poles that can screw directly into the tent s brow pole.

The stratospire li is the lightest but requires you to carry some additional poles. The mier ultralight 3 season tent is my favorite budget trekking pole tent at the moment. They work with our plexamid duplex and triplex tents as well as our discontinued hexamid solo and solplex tents. 2 8in and weight 1 1 lbs each.

It is in my opinion the best value for money you can get today. Better black anodized aluminum poles expertly support temporary tarps awnings and tents with the original longest and shortest aluminum tent poles 4 section design. They save weight by cutting out tent poles but require more time and space to pitch and will take more practice to master. The tent pitches in two ways.

Pole supports up to 35 lbs. You can get it in one two. Zpacks offers the best lightweight backpacking gear.