The t1 trek is a lightweight two-person tunnel tent that is ideal for backpacking, trekking and camping in most areas and seasons. The t1 trek is spacious and easily accommodates two 190cm adults and equipment. It has a good balance of strength and durability combined with low weight. It is a four-season tent suitable for most climates and regions, although in extreme conditions secure pitching and anchoring are obviously imperative.
Weight: 2350 g (complete)
Flysheet
Lightweight 70 g/m2 ripstop fabric woven from 40-denier nylon
Coated on both sides with silicone to 5000 mm hydrostatic head
Groundsheet
Tough 135 g/m2 taffeta fabric woven from 150-denier polyester
Coated with PU to 5000 mm hydrostatic head
Bathtub construction with reinforced stress points
Inner canopy
Lightweight 45 g/m2 ripstop fabric woven from 40-denier nylon
Small “no see um” mesh panels at ventilation channels
Poles
2 x 9.00 mm DAC 7001-T6 with insert connections
ARCHitektur configuration for reliability and stability
Front pole 267 cm, rear pole 233 cm, folded length 38 cm
Guylines
4 x 3.0 metres, 3 mm reflective nylon with Linelok adjusters
Pegs
14 x ultra-tough 16 cm square-section Lightning pegs, 11 g each
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Author
lewisa Wild Member
Registered: August 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 200
Review Date: Thu 19, October, 2006
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £220.00| Rating: 10
Strengths:
very lightweight, small pack size, 4 season
Weaknesses:
Cost
The T1 Trek is a green, 2-MAN, four season, tunnel type tent weighing 2.3Kg, with lifetime gaurantee.
The tents primary aim is to be as lightweight as possible and it achieves this well without comprimising quality, features, or its 4-season rating. In fact it exceeds expectations in many ways. Every aspect of its design and the materials are chosen with this in mind and this stands out a mile from the first moment you unpack it.
The materials of the tent, especially the groundsheet, are so lightweight they can almost seem weak, I have been concerned that a sharp stone could pierce the groundhseet, but this hasnt happened to date. After 18 months use there are very few signs of wear to the groundsheet or any other component.
It has 4 inner pockets each about 700mm long, huge by tent standards, and another 2 pockets in the vestibule, handy for the Trangia et al.
Ventilation is good so long as there is at least a light breeze. In total still conditions the flysheet inner does get condesation. There is a single controlable vent at the rear and two vents at the front. The vents are held open by a tube with velcro at the end, these tubes also contain pole sheaths of about 4" in length, these are for use should you experience a pole failure in the field, enabling you to fix a snapped pole should it happen.
The poles are not a normal curve, they are arched, similar to the tactics used in large catherdrals etc. This provides better stability in high winds.
Setting it up is easy, but setting it up properly taught can be a little trickier, especially on non-peg ground.
It uses silicon coated nylon 6 and is non-seam sealed (can be done afterwards if you are expecting real extremes). The rain runs off it like a heavily polished car. The worst ive experienced in it has been a long(several hours) storm with heavy rainfall on Irelands atlantic coast. It held up well, the only leak being a slow drip in the porch area coming through the door tieback elastic after about an hour of heavy rainfall. Over the course of what seemed like a full day of persistant rain, the drip filled a cup with about 1" of water.
Lightwave is a British company, however, the tent is manufactured in China.
