 Price: $378.95
Features
| 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 |
Product Description
The largest of the Superlight tents, the Black Diamond Lighthouse is quite roomy for two people, while weighing in at a little over three pounds. Built on the Bibler Eldorado footprint/Ahwahnee canopy and using the innovative fabrics Epic and SilNylon along with DAC Featherlite aluminum poles, this tent is great for hard-core climbers and minimalist travelers who embrace the “light is right” ideology. The Lighthouse boasts a full side-door opening with screen netting, a roof that tops out at 43 inches and a small back window for ventilation. The Epic fabric canopy breathes and repels water well while the SilNylon floor keeps the water out. An exceptional tent if space and weight are your primary considerations.
Bottom Line: Black Diamond's best ultralight choice if space and weight are of primary importance.
Owner Reviews
Just used this on a week long trip and was very impressed. In many ways I liked it better than the Bibler Ahwahnee I have had for years.
Light, spacious, and storm worthy, this may be the best value for a high mountain ultralight shelter.
The nysilk floor is very slick and even Thermarest's latest "sticky" pad (Prolite 4) material crept around a bit but it wasn't too bad. Just pick a level spot when you set it up.
I loved the huge door and window for cross ventilation which kept condensation to a minimum. My only complaint with single wall tents - and I have slept in a half of dozen of them from various manufacturers, is the frozen condensation that drips when it melts as the sun warms the tent. ToddTex fabric is a little better in that regard but it only becomes a problem when the wind blows and you have to really button the tent up. A vestibule would be nice but I have learned to live without one so it isn't a big deal.
If you are going high and light you could spend more but may actually get less.
Overall a very nice shelter for the money.
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