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Technical Details
- 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
Product Description
Wenzel Starlight Tent is perfect for hiking and biking. Lightweight and compact, it fits into a zippered compression stuff sack for easy portability. SPECIFICATIONS: Base: 48"F/37"R x 82"L - Center Height: 36"F/24"R - Area: 22 sq. ft. - Sleeps 2 - "D" style door - Nylon taffeta floor - Fiberglass frame - 3.4 lb. carry weight -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
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Customer Reviews
2010-08-02
By Cate
Wenzel Starlight 2-Person Hiker/Biker Tent
I bought this tent for my son to take camping with him in the Eastern Kentucky Mountains. Every night there is a heavy dew fall, almost like rain. He loved the tent. The ease of setting it up, weight and rolled up size is the reason he chose this one. He's a BIG guy, so it might not work for 2 people comfortably, but it serves its' purpose. Make fure you set it up right, or it will drip water (if it rains), but other than that, it's fantastic. We recommend it highly.
2010-07-15
By ~kev~ (Texas)
For a tent that cost less then $25, its an outstanding product. But keep in mind, sometimes you get what you pay for. If you spend $25 on a tent, expect a low quality product.
If you can afford a more expensive tent - then go ahead and spend the money.
If this is all you can afford - do not expect a high quality product.
My Starlight tent was bought around 1994, 1995 or 1996; I do not remember the exact year. Since then it has gone on lots of hiking and camping trips.
Some of the things I like this tent - its light, its compact, its easy to setup, its easy to take down, it fits into an ALICE pack nicely, and the floor does not feel weak.
Some of the things I do not like - the rear tent pole will sometimes fall down, so the tent can collapse in the middle of the night, its not free standing, it does not provide a lot of rain protection, it can get hot in the summer time. I would carry 2 spare rain ponchos and put them over the tent at night, just in case it rained.
But hey, what do you "really" expect out of a $25 tent? It is what it is.
2010-07-09
By starmom
I wanted the dome tent that is shown in the cover photo. Unbenounced to me, there is a totally different tent on another picture if you try to look at different pics of the first tent. Apparently, there is no way to get the tent that is shown in the main picture, because there is nowhere to chose which type you want. they just send you the crappy one, and there is no customer service line or way that I could tell to return it for the correct one. So I got stuck with something I do not want. Hopefully, everyone reads the reviews before they order because this happened to someone else also.
2010-04-12
By Michael Williams
I purchased this for use backpacking. I wanted something cheep & light as I don't plan to use it much, and don't want to carry something heavy for long hikes. In short, it is cheep (paid $22 new) and light, but seems to be built well.
It is small. Not much room for more then me and my sleeping bag inside. Not sure how it will hold up to rain as I have not experienced any yet. It was easy and quick to set up and served it's purpose.
2010-03-26
By Tugg Speedman (Indianapolis, IN)
Pros: Cheap, compact(17"x3") and lightweight.
Cons: Have to steak down for it to stand up. Which means you'll need a hammer of some sort if you wish not to use a rock.
Material is very thin and seems won't last long
22square feet of space inside makes for a tight 2man fit(very tight)
This would be good tent for brand new hiker/bikers. At only 22dollars, you can use it twice and get your moneys worth then just trash it if you decide hiking/biking isn't your cup of tea.
