Gear Review
Black Diamond Firstlight Tent 2-Person 3-Season
Light but not good
By Roberto Amato
Ranked #1814 - 3-Season Tents
January 12, 2007
Sealing seams is long, painful and uncertain, silicone included insufficient.
A tent should be sold ready.
Jan 2007, Alps, 2000 m, warm (+ 2C / 35,6F), one person, windows open: tent not transpiring, inside walls wet with moisture, would have been frost at normal cold temperatures in place.
At morning tent is damp/frozen, difficult to take down and pack.
Not suitable for severe mountain environments.
Poles should have been outside, not inside the tent!
The tent must be open to insert/remove the poles: if it snows with wind, the tent is soon full of snow, annoying, could be dangerous.
Needs more bottom staking points or snow-band.
Very bad, only quality is the light weight, but...
View Details: Black Diamond Firstlight Tent 2-Person 3-Season
Helpful Votes: 2 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Material:
- , 100% polyester with silicone nanocell coating
- Freestanding:
- yes
- Doors:
- 1
- Poles:
- 2
- Pole Material:
- DAC Featherlite aluminum
- Floor Space:
- 48 X 82 in
- Interior Height:
- 42 in
- Packed Size:
- 6 x 9 in
- Ventilation:
- rear window vent
- Trail Weight:
- 3lb o
- Recommended Use:
- climbing, ultralight backpacking
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 1 year
Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: December 3, 2009 By: jbaysurfer872480
Poles inside the tent is a feature designed to HELP in snowy conditions. Zip the door once you enter and put up the tent in a dry protected environment! Your comment about it not being suitable for severe weather environments is at direct odds with pictures on this page of the tent @ 20k' in Nepal, on K2, or being used by a guiding outfit in Valdez, AK. Tents are never going to keep you as dry and protected as your house. If you want a lightweight freestanding alternative to a bivy, this tent is the one. It's materials ARE however lighterweight than the Bibler I-tent, so if you're more concerned about Bomber-ness, go with the Itent. All in all, you'd be hardpressed to find a better weight value in a tent.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes