SIERRA DESIGNS Lightning 2 Tent, '08
Freestanding and simple to pitch, the Lightning weighs a scant three pounds, 15 ounces (minimum trail weight). With a nine-square-foot vestibule and plenty of mesh, it's comfortable, organized, and you won't get annoying condensation in the morning. Winner of the Backpacker Editors' Choice award in 2004.
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Features/Benefits
- DAC&174 Featherlite NSL poles save weight without sacrificing strength
- Locking pole tips stay locked in grommets for a faster, easier set up
- Ultralight stake loops and vestibule stake out tensioners
- Clip-Locs dynamically lock poles at their intersection adding 60% to the tent's strength
- Dye-free optic white canopy
- Lightweight 40-denier High-Tenacity nylon fly material with durable 1500mm waterproof polyurethane coating
- Tent Guard with Ultra Fresh® treatment applied as part of the PU coating in rain fly and floor to reduce mold, mildew, and fungus
- Raised, taped perimeter floor seam provides waterproofness
- Color coded webbing guides pole placement for speed and ease of set-up
- Fast pack option of rainfly, poles and footprint (footprint sold separately) weighs just 2 lb. 7 oz.
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Specs
 Max. Weight | 4 lb. 6 oz. |
| Min. Weight | 3 lb. 15 oz. |
| Floor Area | 31 sq. ft. |
| Vestibule Area | 9 sq. ft. |
| Peak Height | 3 ft. 6 in. |
| Sleeps | 2 |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Doors | 1 |
| # Main Poles | 2 |
| # Fly/Vestibule Poles | 0 |
| Pole Material | DAC&174 Featherlite NSL |
| Pole Frame | Clips |
| Freestanding | Yes |
| Packed Size | 25 x 7 in. |
| Canopy Fabric | 40D Nylon rip stop |
| Floor Fabric | 70D Taffeta nylon |
| Floor Coating | 1800 mm PU |
| Rainfly Fabric | 40D HT Nylon rip stop |
| Rainfly Coating | 1500mm PU/Silicon |
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