Macpac Microlight

Whilst certainly not as light as some more modern tents it has given me years of trouble free use from festivals to the top of the lake district. Yes some are lighter, and yes better venting would help but this is a well made and bombproof tent. Good in high wind and rain and very easy to pitch. Accomodation is good for one person, but like ALL one person tents headroom is at a premium. I think that it deserves a higher rating from LFO personally and agree that time and disinterest has lowered their opinion of this useful bit of kit.

(Written by: roobarb42)

this tent is in the 2 man section becuase of the .5 it is classed as 1.5 man or should i say 1 and mini me. this tent is probaly the best and most solidly built one man tent on the market i did a section of the cornish coast last year and had to wild camp i woke up early hours in the morning and the winds had got up or should i say wild it was well in excess of 45 mph and withstood that without throwing a peg we found out later it was 56 mph in that area from the met office later that day. the tent is twice the weight of the laser comp but you also get twice the room and i would say better material takes 2-3 minutes to set up so in heavy rain it a great advantage but like all tents with small airvents or no airvents it suffers with condensation so you need a small bar mat to wipe the door down to open it so you are dry ample storage space ive had a 80ltr rucksack in the porch but have not cooked in it had bad experience with fire not chancing it. oh yes and my tent only weighs 1.68 kilos but mine is 4 years old dont know whether they have updated it if they have they have done a bad job making it heavier

(Written by: t.kilshaw)

I don't know why this tent is in the 2 persons section as on Macpacs own website it is a 1 person tent??? Maybe that's why it has scored so poorly with the reviewer. Well I bought one and think it's the mutts nuts. It so easy to erect it really couldn't be simpler. One pole, 4 guys and some pegs. If it's a 2 person tent you want look elsewhere but as a 1 person tent it is very difficult to beat.

(Written by: It_must_be_this_way)