Strong. durable and lightweight three-person tunnel tent
Offering both strength and durability in a lightweight package. the Lightwave Trail series is a range of affordable performance tents optimised for wild camping. backpacking and long-distance trekking. Utilising the tried-and-tested tunnel shape with an arched pole design for added rigidity. they are built from proven fabrics and components to give outstanding all-round performance. With the versatility to pitch flysheet-first. inner-tent first. or all-in-one. they’re well suited to a range of different weather conditions in all seasons. With a specification that focuses on robust handling and long-term durability. these are tents that can be truly used and abused – whether you’re tackling the Cape Wrath Trail or wild camping in the mountains of Snowdonia.
- FEATURES
- FLOOR PLAN
- MATERIALS
- KEY SPECS
- THE BRAND
- The fabrics used in the trail tents strike an excellent balance of strength and weight
- The trail tents multi-pitch options. This means they can be erected flysheet-first. inner-tent first. or integrally
- Each trail tent comes with two types of peg to cover different ground conditions – from hard-packed earth to loose sandy soil
- Lightwave gives a Lifetime Guarantee to the original owner against defects in materials and craftmanship
- Packed Size: 45 x 18 cm
- Weight: 2.75 kg
- Flysheet – 60 g/m2. 40d nylon ripstop. silicone-coated both sides. 5000 mm hydrostatic head
- Groundsheet – 150 g/m2. 210d nylon oxford. 3-pass PU-coated. 5000 mm hydrostatic head. factory-taped seams
- Inner canopy – 43 g/m2. 40d nylon ripstop. DWR treated
- Poles – Yunan 9.00mm 7001-T6 aluminium alloy
- The trail flysheet is made from nylon with a yarn thickness of 40 denier. Lightwave has been using this fabric in its robust trek range for the past ten years: there is no better balance between strength (high). weight (low) and price (medium).
- The trail groundsheet is made from a truly heavyweight 200-denier nylon. which is twice the denier (yarn thickness) of most groundsheet fabrics and makes it exceptionally tough.
- Trail tents use the workhorse 7001-T6 aluminium alloy that is the standard pole-set material for the vast majority of lightweight tents. The reason is simple – 7001-T6 aluminium alloy is very resilient. extremely well-proven and carries a very small weight penalty over marginally lighter. stiffer alloys.
When New Zealander Carol McDermott first began designing outdoor gear. his main concern was creating lightweight. high-performing kit that would give him an edge in the mountains – you know. the kind of gear without bells and whistles that serious climbers and trekkers crave. So when he founded Lightwave. McDermott didn’t change a thing – and that’s why we love it.