Strong, durable and lightweight three-person tunnel tent optimised for bikepacking
Offering both strength and durability in a lightweight package, the Lightwave Trail series is a range of affordable performance tents optimised for wild camping, backpacking and long-distance trekking. Utilising the tried-and-tested tunnel shape with an arched pole design for added rigidity, they are built from proven fabrics and components to give outstanding all-round performance. With the versatility to pitch flysheet-first, inner-tent first, or all-in-one, they’re well suited to a range of different weather conditions in all seasons. The XT features an extended porch to give extra storage on extended trips or bikepacking expeditions. With a specification that focuses on robust handling and long-term durability, these are tents that can be truly used and abused – whether you’re hiking the Pennine Way or bikepacking the North Coast 500.
The fabrics used in the trail tents strike an excellent balance of strength and weight
The trail tents multi-pitch options. This means they can be erected flysheet-first, inner-tent first, or integrally
Each trail tent comes with two types of peg to cover different ground conditions – from hard-packed earth to loose sandy soil
Lightwave gives a Lifetime Guarantee to the original owner against defects in materials and craftmanship
Packed Size: 45 x 22 cm
Weight: 3.22 kg
Flysheet - 60 g/m2, 40d nylon ripstop, silicone-coated both sides, 5000 mm hydrostatic head
The trail flysheet is made from nylon with a yarn thickness of 40 denier. Lightwave has been using this fabric in its robust trek range for the past ten years: there is no better balance between strength (high), weight (low) and price (medium).
The trail groundsheet is made from a truly heavyweight 200-denier nylon, which is twice the denier (yarn thickness) of most groundsheet fabrics and makes it exceptionally tough.
Trail tents use the workhorse 7001-T6 aluminium alloy that is the standard pole-set material for the vast majority of lightweight tents. The reason is simple – 7001-T6 aluminium alloy is very resilient, extremely well-proven and carries a very small weight penalty over marginally lighter, stiffer alloys.
When New Zealander Carol McDermott first began designing outdoor gear, his main concern was creating lightweight, high-performing kit that would give him an edge in the mountains - you know, the kind of gear without bells and whistles that serious climbers and trekkers crave. So when he founded Lightwave, McDermott didn’t change a thing - and that’s why we love it.
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'I am very impressed with the tent in its material and quality of manufacture.'
