How Do You Choose A Lightweight Backpacking Tent?
Backpackers, cyclists, kayakers and others who use lightweight backpacking tents are about as varied crowd as any you could find. Can you say Rugged Individualist? That’s a cross section of people who by definition resist definition. So let’s look at some principles most of us can probably come close to agreeing on. Pick a backpacking tent to handle the worst conditions you are likely to face whenever you might use it. A good quality backpacking tent will last for years with minimal care and that means you may use it in many climates. Heavy rains like the Pacific Northwest? High winds like in the Rockies? Snow? All of the above? This is one of the most critical components of your purchasing decision for your backpacking tent. Most people don’t look far enough ahead and so they choose a tent that meets their immediate needs, but for the next trip they have to start over. Unless you’re climbing Denali, you can probably find a tent that will be a real asset for most trips. It should tempt
