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What is the smallest, lightest but good quality tent for one person?


I will be doing a 45-day cycle tour, camping every night and need to find a 1-man tent that is small and light as I will be carrying it on my bike. It also needs to be durable and easy to put up. Ideally there might be space inside for my panniers as well as myself! Any recommendations?

The Hennesy Hammock is perfect for what your looking at doing. At just about 2 lbs in weight it is ideal for lightweight activities. The Hammock is so versatile, it allows you to camp ANYWHERE with trees, even on rocky ground or on a steep hillside, because its suspended in the air it not only gives you the best nights sleep youll have ever, but it keeps you away from all the creepy crawlers, and things that go bump in the night. The have a A-Symetric design that makes it so that you wont flip over and out in the night too. Along with all of this, the hammock also has a built in bug net. Some of its other features include a rainfly, self-selaing bottom entrance, and watercatch for the fly, which hooks into any standard soda bottle. On top of all of this, the hammock only takes around 5 minutes to set up and 3 to take down! No more messing with poles and stakesmanymore. So if your looking for a great solution to your lightweight camping dillema, then investing in a 100-200$ Hennessy Hammock would definitely by a very smart idea. I hope you look into it some more, it would definitely be worth your time to! :)

I personally have never thought that one man tents were really worth the trade-off in comfort and living space over the marginally heavier two -man tents
Here's the Eureka site
Compare the overall livability of a 1 man Spitfire with a 2 man Spitfire
You're going to be spending 44 days sleeeping in this tent and sooner or later comfort will become an issue
One more thing :Unless you're riding across deserts be more than a little leery about tents that get their ultra-light properties from using a single wall construction b/c interior condensation can be a really serious issue in single wall tents
Safe trip
http://www.eurekatent.com/filterTool.asp...

Here is a page from campmor that has ultra light 1 and 2 man tents. It should give you an idea of what is out there and how much. Click on each and it has the specs. such as weight and floor plan size, and the packed size dimensions which will be handy to know to carry on your bike.

Eureka Backcountry 1 Tent looks like it would be a good one for touring.

Have a fun and safe tour!

http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Cate...

Forget the tent if you're on your own.
f you're cycling you're gonna need a good nights sleep at the end of the day. I thoroughly recommend getting a hammock and a tarpaulin instead. You'll get a really nice comfortable rest before setting off the next day. It's very lightweight and easy to pack, only thing you need are a couple of trees.

I'm not preaching but it gives you another option to consider.

L.L.Bean have several 1 man tents that are lighweight and of high quality. Also try the tents at Rei if you live in the USA. I am a cyclist myself and know that every ounce counts when traveling. So those would be my two choices.

Erm, in Halfors, u can get a 2man pop up tent for 拢35, it just folds back into a circle and slipps in the carry bag.

walmart sells a 20 dollar cyclist tent I may buy one today I could let you know ?

hennessy hammock. They even make one for cyclists.

http://www.hennessyhammock.com

A one man ridge tent....

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