Two-person tent at just 2.3 pounds: Vaude Power Lizard

 

Of the many tents available, most tend to hang out in two ‘camps,’ the car-camping multiple-room family tent that weights eight pounds and comes with wheeled luggage and an SUV lift, and tiny solo tents and bivies that weigh under two pounds. Much like the wage gap in America, one might wonder where the middle class of tents is hiding these days. Imagine a shelter that’s as light as a solo tent, making it a breeze to pack and carry, and has room for your significant other to sleep next to you. Enter the Vaude Power Lizard. At just 2 pounds 5 ounces, the Vaude Power Lizard can lighten your load and improve your relationship all at the same time. The Power Lizard uses a single long arch pole and two small poles on the end that creates a spacious design that has good headroom sitting up in the center and plenty of length for taller campers to sleep in. There’s enough room for two side-by-side sleep mats, and the inclusion of a hybrid double-wall design means you can get plenty of ventilation in this tent through the mesh wall and still zip up the outer vestibule wall to keep out the rain if it begins to pour. Cameron McNeish of TGO magazine has a good video review of this well-designed tent:

Cameron McNeish of TGO Magazine reviews the power lizard

The Vaude Power Lizard. Check it out at Sheepleg.com.