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Solo 12
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Solo 12 

Page Type: Gear Review

Manufacturer: The North Face

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Page By: James Wilson

Created/Edited: Aug 4, 2007 / Aug 4, 2007

Object ID: 3625

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Product Description

Ultralight, one-person single walled tent with excellent high-low venting. A Flight Series tent, this is your durable, super lightweight shelter for the true backpakcer. Under 3lbs TOTAL weight, its no trouble to pack this sweet dream machine. Flight series tents use waterproof fabrics with sealed seams and skip the rain fly to lighten total weight. The Solo 12 was tested in the KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) with their wind tunnel, where the Solo 12 withstood 95 mph(42.3 m/s) winds. In fact, during testing, the tent structure and poles held their own, ultimate failure coming only when the tent stake webbing seperated from the body.

Features

* DAC Featherlite aluminum poles
* Nano-knuckle
* Fusion pitch with new ultralight Microclip
* Fully seam-sealed canopy
* Fully taped ultralight floor
* High-low venting with perimeter and overhead vents with zip closure
* Ultralight 1" pole sleeve
* L-shaped door
* Color-coded poles
* Reflective guyline and zipper cording
* Compression stuffsack

Details

Type: Ultralight Flight Series tent

Capacity: [1]

Total Weight: 2lbs 8oz (1.12 g)

Length: 84', Width: 35", Height: 35"

Poles: [2]

Number of Doors: [1]

Stuffed Size: 23"x5" (59cm x13cm)

Fabric: [Canopy] 33 denier, 244T nylon with silicone and 1500mm PU [Floor] 50 denier, 270T nylon taffeta coated with 3000mm PU

Avalible Colors: Junction Orange/Winterstone Ivory-#1W3

Style #AZC4

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James WilsonCondensation

Voted 4/5

Great 3 season tent. This tent is an excellent tent for those who are trying to lighten the load. It is very compact and light at under 3 pounds. However I have found one problem with it. It gets a lot of condensation on the walls and roof and then when you get up it gets all over you and you sleeping bag. If you sleep with the door open it will not get condensation inside. But other than that it is an excellent tent.
Posted Aug 4, 2007 2:43 pm

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