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I'm a huge Black Diamond fan. Most of their product is Top Of The Line in my opinion, and they make my favorite tent of all time to date (Mesa: http://www.backcountry.com/outdoorgear/Black-Diamond-Mesa-2-Person-3-Season-Tent/BLD1057M.html). I was surprised by this Lighthouse tent. I liked how it's stuffed, the poles are in a separate sack which attaches to the main stuff sack and acts as a little handle. It's smart, it's nice. That's about all good I can say about it. The setup is pretty simple, the poles fit into little button-type grommets inside the tent. Yes the whole setup is inside. When I was dismantling the tent it felt like if a pole were to slip out of my hand wit would expand fully and probably poke a hole through the tent (the model I was testing did have a hole in it already too, hmmmm). If it were raining, there would be water all over the place. There is no separate rain fly, great for keeping it light but not so great for keeping you dry. And the grommet that the top pole fits through leaves enough space around the pole that tiny bugs can fit through (I uploaded a photo showing this in detail). If I'm depending on "light is right" and going bare minimum I still want gear I can depend on, I felt this one was way to awkward to use and had potential, relatively easily, to fail terribly. Not my favorite feeling to have for the gear in my pack.
September 14, 2009
