Sea to Summit The Specialist Duo Shelter

• Ultralight - just 846g
• Two entrances and two vestibules
• Pertex® Endurance 20D nylon shell fabric that has a 1,000mm waterhead and a 7000MVTR (Moisture Vapour Transmission Rate)
• 15D waterproof nylon walls, vestibule and floor have a 1,200mm waterhead
• Double stitched and bar tacked at all stress points for strength and endurance
• Fully tape seam sealed and reflective guy lines
• Includes 2 x 7075 alloy poles and 6 x hard anodised 7075 alloy pegs for best strength to weight ratio
• Can be pitched with a pair of trekking poles and natural anchors for extra weight savings
• Internal storage pocket not offered on many lightweight shelters
• Optional lightweight Tyvek® ground sheets (sold separately)

Review by Bivouac Southerly Storm Orienteer, Lara Prince.

This tent is super-light, weighing just 846gm including poles and pegs (633gm shelter only), and packing down to about the size of a 1 litre water bottle. For its weight, it is handsomely spacious – it has room enough to sleep two people, and sit up comfortably, manoeuvre around a bit, and sleep without feeling like you are asphyxiating.

I would particularly use this tent for overnight mountain-bike trips, mountain marathons, adventure races (e.g., Spring Challenge, Godzone), and for those tramping missions where you want to bring a tent just in case the trip turns into an epic. Bare in mind though, it is a tent built for a purpose. It is paper-thin which requires a higher-level of care, and would not be suitable for hard-use.

I also recommend you become very familiar with setting it up before getting out with it, because if it is not sufficiently taut it will probably begin to leak in heavy rain as I sadly found out on my first outing.