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eyepatchy
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Feb 11, 2016
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semkaAbsolutely, and this may be a better all around tent, however, Massdrop is making the claim that this is the lightest free-standing two-person tent in the world. I don't think that is true. Claiming one of the lightest would be true.
DannyMilks
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Feb 11, 2016
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eyepatchyWe are not making the claim that this is the lightest free-standing two-person (double-wall) tent in the world. That fact was established in 2011 by Guinness Book of World Records. However, in the five years since then , it is entirely possible that something lighter has come out. We can all agree it is certainly one of the lightest now. @eyepatchy
eyepatchy
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Feb 11, 2016
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DannyMilksWow. Your response bums me out. Can you see why this might come across as being deceptive?
DannyMilks
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Feb 12, 2016
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eyepatchyHi @eyepatchy - I hear you about the wording on the drop page and we've updated this to be more clear. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
FYR, I checked with Guinness Book of World Records and the Terra Nova still holds the record, but as I mentioned earlier, there may be lighter tents out there that haven't applied for the record or maybe don't qualify for some reason unknown to us? I don't know how that all works. But that is all a distraction to the fact that this is a two-person double-wall free-standing tent that weighs 34 ounces - incredible by any standards. Though, as @raptelan pointed out, the area around the foot of the tent is on the tight side, similar to a lot of Big Agnes tents.
FYR, I checked with Guinness Book of World Records and the Terra Nova still holds the record, but as I mentioned earlier, there may be lighter tents out there that haven't applied for the record or maybe don't qualify for some reason unknown to us? I don't know how that all works. But that is all a distraction to the fact that this is a two-person double-wall free-standing tent that weighs 34 ounces - incredible by any standards. Though, as @raptelan pointed out, the area around the foot of the tent is on the tight side, similar to a lot of Big Agnes tents.
DannyMilks
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Feb 12, 2016
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semkaThe Big Sky Soul x2 is significantly lighter when spec'd out with the lightest fabrics and carbon fiber poles. once stakes, guyline, and stuff sack are included, it costs over $800. I'd imagine there is a (potentially) less expensive free standing cuben fiber tent out there? I know that Zpacks and HMG don't make a free-standing CF tent.
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