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The Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 features both a roomy interior and limit-pushing light weight—it tips the scale at a mere 3 lbs. 4 oz. for 2 people!
Don’t think that a measly three pounds worth of poles and fabric can keep you comfortably protected from mountain tempests? Check out the Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 Tent. This ultralight, three-season shelter features a single hubbed pole design and a spacious interior that accommodates even the tallest of tent mates. A single, cave-style door lets you get in or out quickly, and the front vestibule keeps your packs dry when the skies let loose. The locking Jake’s Foot corners and lightweight pole clips make one-person set-ups a breeze.
| Average minimum weight: | 3 lbs. 4 oz. |
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| Average packaged weight: | 3 lbs. 15 oz. |
| Average weight - metric: | 1.79 kilograms |
| Canopy fabric: | Ripstop nylon/no-see-um mesh |
| Clip / Sleeve: | Clip |
| Design type: | Freestanding tent |
| Doors: | 1 |
| Floor Space: | 83 x 49in (211 x 124.5cm), 25.5sq ft (2.4sq m) |
| Floor area: | 25.5 square feet |
| Floor dimensions: | 83 x 49 inches |
| Floor dimensions - metric: | 211 x 124 centimeters |
| Floor fabric: | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Fly / footprint pitch weight: | Not applicable |
| Freestanding: | Yes |
| Interior Height: | 38in (97cm) |
| Manufacturer Warranty: | Lifetime |
| Material: | [Fly] 40D HT nylon; [Floor] 40D nylon |
| Number of poles: | Hubbed poleset |
| Packed Size: | 20 x 5.5in (51 x 14cm) |
| Peak height: | 38 inches |
| Peak height - metric: | 97 centimeters |
| Pole diameter: | 8.5 millimeters |
| Pole material: | Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL |
| Poles: | 1 |
| Rainfly fabric: | Coated nylon taffeta |
| Recommended Use: | Lightweight backpacking |
| Season: | 3 |
| Sleeping capacity: | 2 |
| Ventilation: | Mesh walls |
| Vestibule Space: | 8sq ft (.75sq m) |
| Vestibule area: | 8 square feet |
| Weight: | 3lb 4oz (1474g) |
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 | Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 XL Tent | $349.00 |
 | Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 Footprint | $35.00 |
 | Sierra Designs Vapor Light 1 | $268.95 - $269.00 |
 | Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 XL Footprint | $40.00 |
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 | Kelty Triptease Guyline Hiking & Camping > Tent Accessories | $14.95 |
| Sierra Designs Vapor Light 2 XL Tent Hiking & Camping > Shelters & Tents | $349.00 |
This product is available in the following colors:
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 | Thunder Gray / Hillside Grn |
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| Thunder Gray / Hillside Grn | N/A | |
| 2 Person | 329.00 | 329.00 |
Backcountry.com offers this product at $328.95, but does not provide any color/size information.
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Finally! | |
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Everyone is always excited about how "this tent fits people over 6 feet tall!" Well I'm finally excited to say that this is the perfect ultra-light tent for people under 6-foot. Backpacker says that two sleeping pads overlap at the end, but two thermarest prolite 3's fit in perfectly with no amount of overlap. There is head room for two people to sit up, you just can't be a big person. REI has the XL version of this tent, go check it out there. There are lots of neat little features like the jake's feet (where the poles attach to the tent body on the bottom). Bonus: my tent for the packaged weight is 3.5 pounds. Only a couple small complaints: the stuff sack it comes with is huge. why? its a small tent? I'm going to use a compression sack instead. The tent comes with 6 stakes, just enough to stake it out, but it also comes with two guylines and no stakes for them. I guess I'll either use rocks or buy a couple MSR needle stakes. Oh well. All in all, a great tent. Rightfully the "Top Ultralight" by Backpacker. | |
| Gabe Joyes at Backcountry.com on 03/25/2009 | |
Sierra Designs pulls through Again! | |
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| We purchased this tent with the mindset we have to reinvest in modern ultralight backpacking gear. We looked at all other makes of the latest ultra light tents on the market by reviews in trade magazines, and our own research. We finally purchased this tent by the fact we own the Sierra Designs Alpha tent and knew by experience what a great tent it is. We went on a 8 day backpacking trip into the John Muir Wilderness. The first 3 days were rough; rain, thunder & lightning, 20 mile per hour plus wind conditions prevailed. Our tent held its own with plenty of room and comfort. I'm 5'10, 200 lbs. My wife is 5'3", 120 lbs. This well construction vestibule and fly clip into footprint to allow staking the tent a breeze. You will not be disappointed with this tent. | |
| ascent4life at REI on 08/06/2009 | |
Really great tent - except for setup | |
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| Loved this tent on a week-long canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. It kept me dry during 4 days & nights of rain and withstood 40 mph wind gusts one night without a problem. But I did have a problem with setup - every time. I'd forget how to attach the "spider" for the poles. With more use it probably wouldn't be a problem. I didn't like the ball attachments on the bottom of the poles - really hard to get them to click in, especially when poles are wet and getting muddy. Footprint was also hard to attach. This might also be better after setting up lots more times. The tent is tremendously spacious for one person & the vestibule worked great for me - no rain in the tent. | |
| Dana H at REI on 08/23/2009 | |
Nice.....!! | |
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This tent was pretty sick. As soon as you open the poles, they snap right into place! I could sit upright in it just fine, and coming and going was a breeze. I really enjoyed the flow thru material that kept the bugs out, and the breeze coming in...Really light also. I was amazed at the durability with just 2poles also. | |
| warmbird at Backcountry.com on 05/12/2009 | |
Light and Dry | |
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My son and I slept through 12 hours of drizzle in the Rockies in the summer without any wetness save for a few drops of condensation. Very easy to set up and take down. | |
| ACGuthrie2397470 at Backcountry.com on 08/01/2009 | |
Let the rain pour in | |
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| I purchased this tent primarily to use as a spacious one person backpacking tent for trips where weight was not a factor. I also wanted a tent that could handle two in a pinch and that didn't take a lot of real estate to set up. The Vapor Light seemed a better fit than two side entrance designs of the quarter dome, hubba hubba etc. I really like the way this tent feels and sets up. It uses Jakes Feet to attach the fly and the foot print which are very convenient but I have concerns about how they would function in muddy or icy conditions. My biggest concern with them is being able to attach the fly if one breaks. Surprisingly the tent comes with only two guy lines and tighteners when there are 4 guy line attachement points. It also only came with 6 stakes when 12 are required for a fully guyed and staked out tent. I have used it for 7 nights: 6 solo and 1 with with another person. It is surprisingly spacious for two. Set up is a breeze. Guyed out, I think this tent would handle strong breezes i.e. 45 mph in stride. The biggest drawback to this tent and what has turned out to be a show stopper for me is that when the fly is open the tent entrance is not covered and rain or drip water comes into the tent. I had rain 3 out of the seven nights I used this tent and entering or leaving the tent without water coming into the tent required crawling on muddy ground through a partially open fly. The failure of the fly to fully cover the tent entrance when it open makes this unacceptable in just the conditions when you need a tent the most - rain. I'll be returning the tent and looking for an alternative. | |
| TahoeHikerBill at REI on 06/15/2009 | |
Super Light, Waterproof, 1.5 Person Tent | |
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I used this at 7,000 feet in late spring over a rainy night with no wind. In the morning there was minimal condensation, but absolutely no water beads or drips. After you set up the tent once, it takes literally less than 2 minutes to set everything up by your self. It has great features like the Jakes Foot, which is a ball and socket joint where the poles connect to the tent; making it free standing. The rain-fly snaps on to the feet of the tent. The tent is super light. The foot print is pretty much just a straight forward super light weight tarp, though I did not use it, and I was just fine. There are down sides though. The sack is abnormally large for what goes in it. The steaks are next to pointless as they are tiny and very skinny. The worst part about the tent is its floor space size at 25 sq ft. This only fits two small people (under 5-10 ft, under150 lbs) shoulder to shoulder, so they must really like each other and have mummy shaped pads. Otherwise it fits 1 normal sized person and a child or dog. If you want light weight with roominess, I would go with similar weight tents made by other companies with floor spaces 28 sq ft to 33 sq ft. | |
| Nathan C. at Backcountry.com on 05/27/2009 | |
