by wayno » Mon 17 Jul, 2017 8:02 am
ideally when you're buying tents. buy ones that are designed in places where the weather matches where you are going to be walking... it will be made for the weather conditions... so many american tents are made for relatively fine summer weather with minimal rain or wind, if thats not the weather you're expecting find a tent designed by people who understand your weather conditions...
in NZ for example, quite a few of the tent designs made for overseas conditions fail here, they break, don't keep out enough rain, water comes through the floor... not enough vestibule space to keep things dry in horizontal rain... etc etc.
that tent material, including the floor isnt waterproof with a rating of 1200, and its very thin material that will damage easily on rough ground, often tents made in america need an extra "footprint" sheet under the floor to cope with rough ground
Fabric Tent Floor: 20D Nylon Ripstop 1200mm PU/SIL
theres a big trend to go ultralight with gear now, but you need to be careful you're not going too light for the conditions you are going to be in, or your gear won't last very long.
you could buy a more solid tent for the same money. ultralight gear is often expensive for what it is.
from the land of the long white clouds...