[philmont] suggest a tent

philtents with tent stakes, rainfly, poles, and bag weigh over 4 lbs per
person, the one that I have that I bought used last year with a plastic
ground sheet weighs over 8 lbs.- 5 oz david richardson

Roy Fisher wrote:

> You are sure to get multiple answers on this one.
>
> Under five pounds for a two person tent is certainly doable, but I
> would be at least a little hesitant to go much lower than four.
> Lighter tents sometimes need "special handling" in how they are set
> up, guyed out, etc. Single wall tents might be a bit of a challenge
> for younger guys to set up right so that they don't get drenched in
> condensation for example. Philtents tip the scale complete with tent,
> poles, rainfly, ground sheet, stakes etc. right around three pounds
> per person (if memory serves).
>
> On one trek the crew used four person Eureka Timberline tents split
> three ways. The guys had plenty of room in the tent, the weight was
> at or less than the Philtents on a per person basis, and the only
> place we really had a problem with tent space was Lambert's Mine - but
> we managed. I think we would have problems at Lambert's with
> Philtents too.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
>
> One last question (for now) - how heavy is too heavy for a tent?
> I'm think I should try to keep the weight under 5 pounds. Is that
> reasonable for a tent?
>
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