Gear Review
Black Diamond Lighthouse Tent 2-Person 3-Season
Best Little Tent
By Big Arroyo
Ranked #1632 - 3-Season Tents
March 6, 2007
All reviews target the possibility of getting wet in a tent. All tents leak eventually to some degree. It is a matter of fact. I spent ten hours in the "Best Little Tent" in continuous rain in the Sierra Nevada 2006 October. I got a little wet. It's not a double wall. For three pounds, I'd do it again. I have a North Face Expedition double wall that stays much dryer and it's ten plus pounds. I have a Sierra Designs double wall and it keeps you dryer and it's six pounds. You can't have it all. Also, both of those tents have vestibules which I love. "The Best Little Tent" at three pounds has no vestibule but I will not take another tent unless I go to the rain forest.
It has room for two, plenty of headroom, good ventilation, freestanding, easy setup, a giant door, darn near four season, packs micro small, cheeeery color when hanging, water tight floor, and finally my only beef, only one door. Another door would increase the weight by several ounces. Can't have that! If ya don't have the Lighthouse, ya don't have "The Best Little Tent", period.
View Details: Black Diamond Lighthouse Tent 2-Person 3-Season
Helpful Votes: 1 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Material:
- Epic fabric with 30D SilNylon floor
- Freestanding:
- Yes
- Poles:
- 2 1/2
- Pole Material:
- DAC Featherweight
- Doors:
- 1
- Clip/ Sleeve:
- Internal sleeveless
- Floor Space:
- 33.1 sq ft
- Interior Height:
- 43in
- Vestibule Space:
- 13sq ft
- Seam Sealed:
- No
- Bathtub Floor:
- Yes
- Ventilation:
- Mesh door
- Packed Size:
- 6 x 9in
- Weight:
- 3lb, 1361g
- Recommended Use:
- Ultralight backpacking, climbing, mountaineering
- Warranty:
- Lifetime
- Country of Origin:
- China
Change me.