I haven't posted much on here, but it's a large community and I feel compelled to post my review of the new kuiu 1 person tent here. First i'd like to say that this tent is the only peice of kuiu equipment that I own. My experience with backpacking has had me in a double wall tent up until now. I searched for new gear that was lighter and better and was led to the kuiu tent. It checked off all the boxes on my list of requirements and exceeded them in the weight department. When I first received the tent in the mail, I thought that the box was empty. Upon removing the tent from the box felt as though It didn't weigh much more than an empty Nalgene bottle. In fact the tent weighs 1lb 7 oz according to there website. I can't verify that because I don't have a scale. I will tell you that it's so light it's a joke. Moving on, the material feels thin, which is to be expected on something so light. But It doesn't feel weak. At least not while the tent is dry. Once wet, as if in the rain, the material really soaks up water and becomes very saggy. Set up is a breeze with the use of a trekking pole. The staking and guy line instructions are sewn right into the tent storage bag. I estimate 2 mins for pitching this tent. The picture from kuiu's website and marketing material shows a very taught setup when the tent is pitched correctly. I found this very easy to achieve with the height adjustment on my trekking pole. As far size goes, it is better than a bivy sack. I am 6'2 and 175lbs and I filled out every square foot of it. You can sit up in this tent but the wall angle encroaches on your shoulder space. Again, all to be expected from something as feather lite as this. The vestibule is sufficient for pulling your pack in from the rain and keeping boots away from the elements as well. Now for the detracting factors limiting this tent from being an absolute star. CONDENSATION. A single wall tent has condensation issues, I get it. But I awoke every morning of my September elk hunt with a soaked foot box on my sleeping bag. Where my shoulders touched the side walls of the tent, soaked. Anywhere my bag touched the tent was soaked through. I could not manage the condensation with the incorporated vent system. With both vent wide open, condensation is still an issue. As a matter of fact, I chose to sleep with the door unzipped open on the final day and still woke to a fully saturated tent. Also, I cannot say whether the tent leaks or not. We encountered rain for 2 days but due to condensation I couldn't distinguish the 2. I'd love to love this tent as it has so many great features that matter to me. But I will be returning it to kuiu and moving on to something else. If anyone would like a video of the pitching or pics of the tent I can do that
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