| Wenzel Starlight 2-Person Hiker/Biker Tent |  | Brand: Wenzel
Department: SPORTING_GOODS
List Price: $27.99
Buy New: $22.00
as of 3/14/2010 11:48 EDT details
You Save: $5.99 (21%)
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  18 reviews
Color: Sand/Black
Size: 82" x 48" x 37"
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 17.1 x 4.8 x 4.6
MPN: 35842
Model: 35842
UPC: 047297358421
EAN: 0047297358421
ASIN: B0019X3ZWW
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight 2-person tent designed for hikers and cyclists | | • | Fiberglass frame compresses easily and fits in stuff sack | | • | Water-resistant coating and welded sonic-sealed floors | | • | Screen D-style door and rear vent for all-night ventilation | | • | 22 square feet of sleeping space; weighs 3.4 pounds |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Keep it simple when camping on the trail with the Wenzel Starlight two-person hiking/biking tent. The Starlight weighs a mere 3.4 pounds, with a fiberglass frame that compresses easily and fits in a zippered compression stuff sack. The tent also boasts Wenzel's Weather Armor Protection system, which adds a water-resistant coating and welded sonic-sealed floors to the polyester and polyurethane construction to keep moist weather from penetrating the interior. And despite its small size, the tent is still extremely stable thanks to the steel pegs and guy-out ropes. Other features include a screen D-style door, a rear vent for added ventilation, and a nylon taffeta floor. Specifications: - Sleeps: 2
- Area: 22 square feet
- Base: 48 inches (front) and 37 inches (rear); 82 inches long
- Center height: 36 inches (front) and 24 inches (rear)
- Carrying weight: 3.4 pounds
Product Description
1-2 person Wenzel Starlite Hiker / Biker Tent is a lightweight and compact traveler. Durability you can count on. Wenzel tents are roomy, comfortable and expertly designed. Plus, the Weather Armor integrated weatherproofing system including sonic-sealed floors, armor tough seams, weather armor details and a rain shingle ensures an enjoyable camping experience in any kind of weather. There's plenty of ventilation built into every tent, so the air will be flowing. There's also an above-industry-standards 10-year manufacturer's warranty, so you know they're durable. Get out and enjoy! Details: 48" front / 37" rear x 82" l with center height of 36" front / 24" rear; Full screen door and rear vent for ventilation; Guy out ropes for increased stability; Tub style floor; Includes zippered compression stuff sack; Window: polyester mesh; Floor: nylon; Roof and walls: Weather Armor polyester; Frame: fiberglass; Carry weight: 3 lbs., 6 ozs. It's the Tent that's easy to take anywhere! Order Today! Please Note: This item is shipped directly from the factory. Please allow an extra 2-4 weeks for delivery... sorry no express shipping available. We are unable to ship factory direct items to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Puerto Rico or APO or FPO addresses. Wenzel Starlite Hiker / Biker Tent, Cream
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 Great tent for the price! February 16, 2010
Ryan L. Burrill (Minnesota, USA)
This tent is awesome for the price. I must recommend making a few alterations/additions. One is that I coating of waterproofing spray is a must as well as seam sealer. The low quality pegs should be switched out for some high quality aluminum ones. And if you do a lot of tenting you'll want to switch out the guy ropes that are included for something more durable, I've not bothered to do so because they've held up through everything I've put them through. Though I do a lot of camping I only use my tent when I'm certain of an upcoming downpour.
Otherwise this tent has been durable, comfortable and easy to use. It only sleeps one comfortably, two intimately. If you're wanting room to sit up and hang out you best be going with a dome tent. This tent is a no silly business tent made for getting in and laying down. With that said, I love my tent and have weathered many a storm with it.
Also for camouflage I spray painted the tent with the cheapest black spray paint I could find at walmart. It did not harm the tent or the waterproofing, I applied it before I put on the waterproofing spray though.
compact and easy December 18, 2009
C. S. Ethridge
i'm not very good with setting up tents or even repacking them, but this one is incredibly easy. and it packs up small. add that it's lightweight and it's a really good backpacking tent. it's more like a one person tent though. for one person there's plenty of room for you and your pack. you kinda have to squat to get into it, but pack an extra trash bag and use it for a doormat. no worries.
 It's worth $20, but that's about it.... December 6, 2009
Mark
Having not camped since I was a kid (some 30 or so years ago), I was taking a cross country motorcycle trip with some friends. We decided to camp on evenings where there was no chance of rain, after all, riding in the rain is OK, but a dry bed at night is better.
Anyway, I'm 5' 11" and about 235#, I fit into the tent, couldn't imagine anyone else in there with me. More vents would be nice, as condensation built up through the night. If I touched the side walls, I got a little wet. The front guy wire is in the way a bit entering, as you must enter feet first.
If you were camping in a dry area, this tent would be great because of it's packing size, it's super small and light. But on the Great Lakes, it seems to get clammy as the fog rolls in.
Realistically, it served it's purpose for that particular trip, saved a bunch of money on motels, but am looking to upgrade to a dome tent for more room and ventilation.
With that being said, my upgrade will probably cost 4 times more than this one, possibly more. So if cash is tight, it's worth $20.
 Single Use ITEM! December 3, 2009
C. Tillison (Sonoita, AZ)
I pulled out of the box, went on an over night hike. The setup of this tent is clumsy and did not like the single sting in front of the little door. During the night I needed to place remove slack from the front line of the tent, while placing some taunt on the string it ripped the entire lining down the front.
It did not handle the elements very well compared to other tents.
Ya get what cha' pay for... November 26, 2009
David Crosby (Irvine, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, first of all, this is NOT a 2 person tent... I'm a 6'1" 200lb guy and sleeping in this tent would've been a claustrophobe's worst nightmare. But then again, for 20 bucks, the quality/size and overall expectations I should have had for it were met. The tent packs up incredibly small and is very lightweight. However, it is a bit of a trick to get in the thing; I had to do this kind of reverse-crawl in a pushup position to get in, which was good fun to my friends at my expense.
You could get in head first, but there are no vents at the reverse end and it gets pretty tight down there. Like other reviewers have said, the front tie-down is completely in the way of the entrance, even if you tie it off at a 45 degree angle to one side. Make sure you tie those straps down tight, if the tent drawstrings slack, it will collapse. The first night this tent ended up being a nylon sleeping bag shelter. It'd also be nice if there were more vents; it gets moist in there (I know, gross).
I didn't have any qualms about the build quality really, but I don't think this would be a lifetime investment. It may perform well in wind as it has a relatively low profile and doesn't catch wind all that well. I camped out at Catalina Island in 65-70F overnight temps, so I didn't have to worry about weather so much.
Bottom line, if you're someone who doesn't want to pull a ninja sideshow to get in their tent, this ain't the tent for you.
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