Macpac Minaret

Best lightweight tent I've come across. Easy to assemble single-handed & in poor conditions – Had a Minaret for 5 years then lost half (the inner) - I miss it so much. Best light-weight tent I've owned. My friend has the new model and we often take it with us when competing in overnight Rogaines & other events - between us it's just an extra kilo each! In good weather you assemble the whole thing with just 4 pegs; and in poor conditions it's so low to the ground & streamlined that rain & wind just brush off it.

It <i>is</i> a lightweight tent - so it's not roomy & the vestibule is only really big enough for one small pack. But if you're travelling solo or are happy to leave your bag outside the tent this is not an issue

The only other draw back it's not a dome tent so you have to use pegs to hold it up, which can be a pain in very tough ground.

Standard assembly is to have the inner permanently attached to the outer, which makes it super convenient...

However ours got very wet in Switzerland so we took it all apart - leaving the fly dripping outside my bag and stuffed the inner in a side-pocket. When I arrived at Zurich station, the outer was still dripping but the inner was nowhere to be found! Gutted.

Again Excellent – I have had this tent for nearly 20 years, Still waterproof and still going strong. Camped everywhere from the beach to well up into the snow line in many countries. Couldn't have asked for a better tent, one of Macpac's best, before you get in to the Explorer Range of tents. Only downside is that the fly is purple. But you don't have to worry about that with the new ones.