Some people ask why take lightweight tents instead of the older “sturdier” tents that
you might have bought from Walmart or the Army-Navy Surplus store.  The answer is easy:
Less weight for you!

Tents have been a big part of our lives and usually families have that raspy, old,
tattered tent that has been sitting in the attic over the years. It’s been handed down since the seventies and now a trip is coming up that you’ve been invited to.  What to do? Use to old, barely recognizable shelter that’s been in your family for years? Or is it time to create a new tradition in the lightweight era?

The best reason to get a new lightweight tent is versatility. These new designs are built not only to be lightweight in nature but to be easy to carry, deploy, and pack up. Most of the newer styles tend to be made of tougher yet more flexible materials and extremely lightweight. muug.