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I agree with previous posts re sharing the tent load. 

What kind of backpacking holiday do you intend on having?

I wouldn't have said 3.5kg is too bad for a tent.  The real issue is the total weight you intend to carry.

My tent is only a smidge lighter and I can get the total load down to 16-17kg...but only just!  As mentioned before, you should endeavour to carry a maximum of 20% of body weight.

A tent load cannot just be divided up.  One takes the poles and pegs and one takes the body of the tent - hardly a even distribution! (Yes you could detach the inner but it's good to have a quick pitch when needed.)

I mostly do cycle camping more than backpaking, but keeping weight down still applies, use to use a Terra Nova LaserLite (AKA Laser-Comp), one person tent even though advertised as 1+, at just over 1Kg very light indeed, still use that tent now and again, all other cycle camping I now take a Hilleberg Nallo2 GT, it tips the scales at 2.5Kg, but the upside is loads of room in the bedroom pod, plenty for two, and the porch takes two bikes with ease, you can see both tent in my gallery, pitched at Bolton le sands, both tents would be ideal for backpacking, as pack size is small even with specific footprint's.

Quote: Originally posted by TheShaggyDA on 09/3/2010

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At 20% body weight, I'm allowed to carry 23kg. So that's a Nevada M, a survival blanket and a week's worth of Pot Noodles :-)

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Dare I suggest the 'value' noodles you get in the supermarkets?  Less packaging (no heavy rigid pot, smaller, cheaper, lighter...

The Nevada M is 18.2kg - if you backpack with that, then I would question your sanity.  I tried with a Khyam Freelander at a mere 10.5kg...never again!

I daresay someone is out there trying to carry a 20kg tent.  The poor noobs here do seem to get steered towards vast heavy tents...

Quote: Originally posted by TheShaggyDA on 09/3/2010

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At 20% body weight, I'm allowed to carry 23kg. So that's a Nevada M, a survival blanket and a week's worth of Pot Noodles :-)

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