Sierra Designs Vapor Light 1 One-Person Ultralight Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)This tent is well worth the purchase for anyone looking to travel light. I use it for motorcycle camping and its light weight and compact size are impressive.
The tent is an absolute cinch to set up. I purchased the optional footprint, and the entire setup, including rain fly, takes just a few minutes. As the prior review notes, the walls are steep which results in adequate space for a true one-person tent. The "vestibule" area under the rain fly is quite small, so don't expect to keep much beneath it.
Tear down is also easy, although I find the plastic clips for both the footprint and rain fly to be somewhat difficult to remove. This may be because I'm a bit concerned about the quality of the plastic "H-clips" and so I'm extra cautious when handling them. At the end of each tent strap (one at each corner), there is a single plastic piece with two H-clips. The plastic clips on the footprint and rain fly attach to the H-clips. The H-clips seem a bit flimsy to me. After just a couple uses, the H-clips are intact, so, at this point, this is more of a concern than a criticism. I have included a photo of the H-clips in the product description. I have no other concerns about the build quality. I have not used the tent in the rain, but have used it in colder weather when the grass is very wet from dew, and there has been no issue with water getting through the floor (there are no seams on the floor). I also have not used it in high winds, so I cannot yet comment on how well it would hold up.
I am 5'5" and about 160 pounds and this tent provides plenty of space for me, both in width and length. It should accommodate a person up to 6' or perhaps taller. Regarding interior dimensions, I use a Thermarest Pro Lite Plus mattress, size large, which is 25" x 77" (63cm x 196cm) and it fits just about perfectly on the tent floor.
Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and highly recommend it.

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One of the most important trail accessories for serious backpackers is a lightweight tent, as you don't want to trudge across miles of wilderness with extra pounds of poles and fabric. Enter the Sierra Designs Vapor Light 1, an ultralight tent that sleeps one person comfortably yet tips the scale at a mere 2 pounds 14 ounces. The tent is equipped with sturdy DAC Featherlite NSL poles, which undergo an anodization process during construction that is gentler on the environment than conventional methods. The tent's SuperSeal floor, meanwhile, combines the benefits of catenary and bathtub floors, with raised, PVC-free side seams to keep water out regardless of the conditions. And users needn't spend their first 15 minutes at the site fussing with a bunch of unruly poles and complicated instructions. Instead, the tent offers Spider Hub technology to keep all the poles locked in place, along with Jakes Feet at the tent corners for easily attaching the poles, fly, and footprint.
Despite its compact size, the tent is plenty large enough for one person, with 15.5 square feet of sleeping space. Other features include Ultralight Clips and a color-coded main door/rainfly; a 40-denier nylon taffeta floor; and a 7-square-foot vestibule. The tent comes with stuff sacks, stakes, and a guyline.
Specifications:
Seasons: 3
Design type: Freestanding
Sleeping capacity: 1
Fast pack weight: N/A
Average minimum weight: 2 pounds 14 ounces
Average packed weight: 3 pounds 7 ounces
Floor area: 15.5 square feet
Vestibule area: 7 square feet
Peak height: 38 inches
Doors: 1
Body material: 20-denier nylon ripstop
Floor material: 40-denier nylon taffeta
Rainfly material: 40-denier nylon taffeta
Pole material: Aluminum DAC Featherlite NSL

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