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Crazy storm with sideways rain? Lock it out.
High winds, rain. The Cirriform of course is only about half the weight and is much more fun than the Akto. Alex H December 7, at 1: I purchased the double-walled version because I knew I wanted to use the inner tent as a bug and mouse bivy on those nights when I sleep in a shelter rather than pitching a tarp outside. The Cirriform 1p is about 27oz including stakes.
In a typical pitch, the double wall Cirriform is pitched with the edges of the fly spread out and off the ground. This helps minimize condensation by promoting airflow, and it provides sufficient protection for most weather. Been working on some updated photos for the website. Here are some showing the peak venting on our 1P Cirriforms made from dyneema. In addition to the dedicated vent, you can get additional venting by propping open the top of the zipper with the built in prop. Scroll to see what it looks like from the inside.
Cirriform SW users: I usually only do this for rare, crazy winds to get a lower profile. You could also just let the floor drape, but using the cords will help the floor stay in place a bit better. Ventured out in search of snow last night but woke up crusted under ice.
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Ultralight subscribe unsubscribe , readers users here now This sub is about hiking efficiently through the wilderness with a backpack that is as light as possible. Welcome to Reddit, the front page of the internet. The Cirriform 1p is about 27oz including stakes. For weather coverage, I have never used a better 3 season shelter. Set up in storm mode this design just minimizes rain entry in every way except maybe choosing to sleep in a mud puddle.
Wind infiltration is minimal. Worst case you get just enough for good ventilation. Condensation is minimal. While you can get condensation with any shelter, it just is minimized with these. You can pack everything up before dropping the tarp for an excellent start on wet mornings, too.
Well, except for retrieving the bear bag, of course. They take a small footprint on a camp site so they are pretty easy to fit most anywhere. A few times through will get you accustomed to that.
Glad to hear you liked the tent. For areas with low precipitation, but where you still want the inner for bug or scorpion protection, the SW should be perfect. Looks like a great shelter option. Have you ever used the Echo? If so, curious as to how you think they compare. Having choice is important, to me at least, especially given the cuben shortages that manufacturers experienced this year.
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Would you be able to elucidate some sort of comparison between it and the Trekkertent Stealth per chance? Trekkertent said that they would raise the sidewalls of the Stealth inner to eliminate rain splashback and add netting to the inner back to provide better ventilation. It never happened after a year of assurances and waiting , so I went and found a comparable shelter that did all those things already.
Add in the better, more specious vestibule and much better build quality and you have a better shelter, which is also available in more variations: Gen at Yama is a genius at working with cuben fiber BTW. I stayed with him in Charlottesville recently and was amazed at the innovation and process he uses to build cuben fiber shelters, if you decide to get that material. Hi Philip, I just wanted to point out that the changes you recommended seem to have been implemented. Anyway, thanks for the review. I saw that a while back, but TrekkerTent continued redesigning it afterwards and then ran into some production and material supplier issues I was told.
The YMG is bombproof. High winds, rain. Just pitch the fly lower. Gen at YMG, I trust. Check out the new Nemo Spike 1.
Basically a TT fly without an inner. Great, thanks to know Phillip. A shame, your glowing review of the Stealth nearly had me buying one.
I hope TrekkerTent turn things around as its always nice to have another option on the market especially something not based in the US for us folks outside the states and they seem to be trying interesting things. Hi Phil, Did you have any issues using the inner tent in the shelters? Did you have any problems getting in and out of it since the door is at the end?
Great review, I particularly like the idea of the entrance being in front like that.. One immediate difference between this and the Trekkertent Stealth is how close the flysheet comes to the ground. Tents tend to take different design routes depending on which country there specifically aimed at. Since you have handled both the Trekkertent stealth and the Cirriform, can you say if the Stealth goes much closer to the ground with an inner net?
In photos, the Stealth would appear to have much wider panels read hypotenuse from ground to ridgeline and would allow you to pitch much closer to the ground with a net but photos can be deceiving. Hi Philip — Great review, Philip! Did you prefer the 3 zipper or 5? Would a 5 be more robust, and easier to zip?
This is exactly the kind of versatile shelter I was looking for. How would you compare this tent to the Tarptent Protrail which you also reviewed? Did you prefer one over the other?