Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Is This My Next Tent?

I've just seen this on Litehikers World , the Vaude Scutum Ultralight, very similar shape to a Laser but looks easier to pitch with an external pole and no pole hood. At 1050g it's very light, classed as a 2 person and with a groundsheet that has a hydrostatic head of 10,000mm. I'll be watching this one with interest as there's a potential weight saving of 750g compared to my current tent. It won the Gold award in the Tent section at the show.

Report and Pictures (scroll down for the Vaude Scutum UL)
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7 comments:

  1. Dave Hollin21 July 2009 at 20:38

    does look quite nice and good to see Vaude go for a really lightweight tent. It would be nice to see it in the flesh though

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  2. Mac E21 July 2009 at 20:43

    absolutely, the devils in the detail.

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  3. Unknown21 July 2009 at 20:50

    Jeepers Mac, you go through tents like my wife goes through handbags :-)

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  4. Mac E21 July 2009 at 21:26

    LOL, thankfully I was able to return the Voyager and Dragonfly and sell the Laser. At least the Vaude won't be available until spring 2010.

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  5. Dave Hollin22 July 2009 at 22:59

    ahhhh, another tent hoarder! Welcome to my world....

    :)

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  6. Big Kev23 July 2009 at 21:14

    I think I'll be having one of those.
    I've got a Vaude Mark II and it's a crackin' tent. Way too heavy these days but I love it anyway :o)

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  7. Mac E23 July 2009 at 23:24

    I'm itching to know if the inner is detachable, I really hope it is, if it isn't then it's no go.

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