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Ultra-Lightweight Tent – STATION13 Skylar Tent. 1 Person – 3 Season – Ultra-Lightweight Backpacking Tent – Just 824g + Aluminium Trekking Pole. The Skylar is our latest and lightest one person tent. This tent is aimed primarily at solo backpackers who seriously want to travel light. Weighing in at just 824 grams, our Skylar tent is an extremely lightweight, functional, waterproof shelter. Just 824 grams in weight! Requires one trekking/walking pole. 3000mm HH silicone-coated, UV protected, 20D ripstop nylon flysheet. 3000mm HH silicone-coated 20D ripstop nylon bathtub floor. Full high density nylon no-see-um bug mesh inner tent. Small pack size: 30cm x 12cm. The weights break down as follows. Inner tent: 327 grams. Aluminium alloy tent pole: 40 grams. Aluminium alloy Y-section tent pegs (x 11): 99 grams. Guylines (x 6): 37 grams. Tent bag, peg bag: 21 grams. Total Skylar tent weight with 9g aluminium Y-pegs: 824 grams. 1 flysheet, 1 mesh inner tent, 1 three-piece short tent pole, 11 tent pegs, 6 guylines with Line-Lok guyline tensioners. This listing includes 1 x Aluminium Alloy Walking/Trekking Pole: 300 grams. Very nice quality twist-lock adjustable walking pole made from strong and durable 6061 aluminium alloy and featuring a comfortable ergonomic rubber handle. The pocket that the walking pole is inserted into is only designed for standard upright hand grips, so walking poles with horizontal grips or Pacer Poles, will not fit into the pocket. Our Skylar tent is an ultra-lightweight one person tent for use when weight is absolutely top priority. We have had the Skylar manufactured to our specifications, and tweaked and fine-tuned to be as practical and user friendly as possible. We would describe the Skylar as a summer, 2/3 season tent due to its all bug mesh nylon inner tent, and its certainly not a tent you would want to be camping in during the winter months. That said, the nylon 20D silicone-coated flysheet with its 3000mm HH will hold off all the weather the UK summer months can throw at it. The Skylar employs a small alloy pole to hold up the foot end of the tent and one walking pole is required to hold up the head end. If you walk or hike with poles, and an ultra-lightweight tent is an absolute necessity, then our Skylar tent could be just the thing for you. The Skylar features one large side entrance. The Skylar is a true double skin tent, with an inner nylon bug-mesh tent that can be used without the outer flysheet should conditions warrant it, i. On those very hot, balmy summer nights. Ventilation is provided by a high air vent at the head end of the tent along with a low air vent at the foot end to allow air flow and help reduce condensation. With a tent this small and this lightweight, there will always be compromises, so similar to our Whisper tent, this is a no frills, no bells and whistles tent. All the emphasis being on weight or indeed, lack thereof. This tent is all about being ultra-lightweight! Space inside the tent is enough for one person, and there is a vestibule with space enough for a pack and boots. The floor size is 200cm in length and 80cm at its widest point, going down to 50cm at the foot end – a standard sleeping pad/mat with a tapered foot end will just fit. The Skylar is 105cm high internally at its apex, and at its widest the vestibule space is 50cm. In order to keep the weight of the tent down to a minimum the outer flysheet shares 5 pegging points with the inner tent floor. The Skylar really is a specialist tent for the experienced backpacker who understands the compromises that need to be made in order to achieve the lightest possible weight. And indeed in order to achieve such a light weight, the tent has to be small and compact, and while our Skylar serves its purpose adequately in that it is a perfectly waterproof shelter to sleep in, internal space is at a premium. So, if you are over 6 ft or have a large frame and like a spacious tent with room to move about and stretch your arms out, then this tent is really not for you. Perhaps look at our much roomier 1.3 kg Whisper tent instead. I should also add that this tent can be a little tricky to pitch just right, not least because the inner tent and flysheet share 5 pegging points. The flysheet pegging points are on guyline runners, so adjustable, but a little patience is required to get tensions just right in order to have a nice taut outer flysheet without the inner sagging too much, which is one reason why would suggest that this is a tent for the more experienced camper. If however you are looking to move up from the confines of a bivvy bag, then our Skylar tent could be absolutely ideal as, though its a small and compact tent, it still provides far more space than any bivvy bag can, and for very little (if any) weight increase. The Skylar is yet another lightweight solo tent to complement our other one and two person tents, with the main priority of this tent being its ultra-lightweight. The nylon bug mesh inner tent is erected first, with the short bottom pole located in its dedicated top and bottom metal eyelets, and with a walking pole inserted into the pocket at the apex we suggest an initial height of 125cm. Ground level to top of handle. Two of the guylines are required to hold up the inner tent at this point – one at the foot end, the other attached to the strap below the walking pole pocket at the head end. The outer flysheet is then draped over the inner tent and pegged out accordingly, with five of the pegging points doubling up with the inner tent floor pegging points. Additional flysheet guylines are attached and also pegged out to provide a nice taut shape. In line with our other tents, the Skylar’s seams are double-stitched and tape sealed. The Skylar is not free-standing – that is, it requires pegging out to remain upright, so would not be suitable for pitching on rocky terrain. The tent comes with six guylines with nice Line-Lok guyline tensioners for ease of use. Two guylines are for holding erect the inner tent, with an additional four guylines for the flysheet. With its extremely small pack size and ultra-light weight, we feel that the Skylar will make a great solo tent for any backpacker or fastpacker whose number one priority is to reduce the overall weight of their pack. Is a small family run business and as such our good name and indeed our reputation is very important to us. The item “Ultralight Backpacking Tent just 824g STATION13 Skylar + Ali Trekking Pole” is in sale since Saturday, June 20, 2020. This item is in the category “Sporting Goods\Camping & Hiking\Tents & Canopies\Tents”. The seller is “station13thirteen” and is located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam, Russian federation.
- Model: SKYLAR
- Modified Item: No
- Custom Bundle: No
- Style: Pyramid
- Season: 3 Season
- Berth: 1 Person
- Material: Nylon
- Type: Backpacking
- Type of Tent: Double Skin
- Features: Small Pack Size
- MPN: SKY13
- Main Colour: Light grey
- Brand: STATION13
- Sleeping Areas: 1
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