Selecting a lightweight shelter requires careful consideration of the types of conditions you typically encounter in your backcountry travels.
When selecting a lightweight shelters consider your backcountry skills and your tolerance for dealing with a variety of conditions ranging from wind, rain and snow, to bugs and heat. Tarps are typically the most affordable and the lightest shelters available, but also require some skill and foresight to use effectively in more challenging conditions. Lightweight tents and hybrid shelters are heavier and more expensive than tarps, but they tend to offer better protection from the elements and require less skill and experience for competent use.
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Tyvek Ground Cloth
Made from high-density polyethylene fibers, Tyvek HomeWrap® is a weatherization membrane that resists air infiltration and water intrusion, yet is engineered to readily allow moisture vapor to diffuse through the material.
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Price: $0.90
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GoLite Ultra-lite Poncho / Tarp
This roomy, ultra-lite poncho can be converted to an emergency shelter using built-in, tie down loops.
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Price: $79.95
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Rab Ultra Bivy
Lightweight sleeping bag cover made from Pertex Quantum® Endurance fabric
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Price: $99.95
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Easton 6" Tent Stakes
lightweight, dependable aluminum tent stakes
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Price: $2.50
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MSR Carbon Reflex 2 Tent
The Carbon Reflex 2 is the lightest, double-wall 2-person tent MSR has ever made, crossing the barrier from ultralight to hyperlight
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Price: $499.95
Sale Price: $349.98
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Integral Designs Siltarp
5 ft. x 8 ft, one-person tarp. Light weight accessory for bivy travel or for tent / tarp combo. 40 sq ft, 7 oz
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Price: $74.99
Sale Price: $59.98
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Integral Designs eVent Wedge Bivy
Using a radical new concept, the Wedge Bivy combines a low profile structural shape using curved Easton Aluminum poles with a waterproof-breathable Direct Venting™ eVent Fabric
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Price: $399.95
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Terra Nova Superlite Bothy 2
New for 2008, the Superlite range has been extended to include versions of Terra Nova's ever-popular bothy bags.
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Price: $99.95
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Integral Designs eVENT South Col Bivy
Technical bivy made ultra light with eVENT fabric for use when climbing and ski touring. Extremely weatherproof for snow caves or exposed locations. Wire stiffened hood brim.
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Price: $259.95
Sale Price: $207.98
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Terra Nova Laser 2008 version
A full 2 person tent with a large porch and easy access and a fantastically low minimum weight of 1.19Kg, 2lbs 10 oz
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Price: $399.95
Sale Price: $279.98
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Black Diamond Beta Light Shelter
An ultralight version of the Betamid, the two-person Beta Light is built from 30d SilNylon
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Price: $159.95
Sale Price: $124.98
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Base Designs Pro 0.8 oz Spinnaker Cloth
First Quality Pro high thread count 0.8 oz spinnaker cloth. Including the silicone impregnation, the weight of this fabric is 0.95 oz/square yard.
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Price: $19.00
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Big Agnes Seedhouse 1 Superlight
The Big Agnes SeedHouse 1 is a stellar tent for close to 2 lbs.
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Price: $228.95
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GoLite Shangri-La 1 Shelter
A frequent choice for solo ultra-light backpackers,
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Price: $199.95
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Integral Designs Wedge Bivy Vestibule
An optional vestibule that can be attached to the wedge bivy
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Price: $84.95
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Alpinlite Microburst Poncho Tent
11 oz durable poncho/tarptent combo for ultralight backpackers
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Price: $154.95
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MSR Hubba Footprint + Hubba HP
The MSR Hubba Footprint provides protection for your Hubba tent floor
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Price: $39.95
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Integral Designs Ground Cloth one Person
The Ground cloth is designed to keep a sleeping bag and pad clean and dry when camping out under the stars or under a Siltarp.
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Price: $19.99
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Liberty Mountain Skeeter Beeter Hammock
This hammock is designed to keep pests out, including mosquitoes,
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Price: $49.95
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Terra Nova Voyager Superlite 2008
The classic geodesic design remains, but the weight has been stripped away by using pole clips on the inner and lighter materials.
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Price: $499.95
Sale Price: $349.95
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