If you enjoy the outdoors, now is the best time to get ready for an early start. Two of the best activities you can do alone or with friends are hiking and camping. Since weather forecasts cannot be relied on all the time, it is best to prepare for any eventuality by making sure that lightweight tents are part of your outdoor gear, whether you simply want to go on a hike or spend the weekend outdoors. Two of the affordable but high on quality and strong on features two-man lightweight tents you need to look at are the Eureka Adventure Apex 2FG 7-Foot by 5-Foot 2-Person Tent and Coleman's Hooligan 2 Backpacking Tent.
One of the best lightweight tents you can buy is the Eureka Adventure Apex 2FG. You can find the 2-Pole Eureka Apex 2FG tent on sale for as low as .99 on some online stores. With a handy compact fold size, the Eureka Apex 2FG is a great choice for three-season hiking, backpacking and camping outdoor getaways. The 2FG combines thermal efficiency with superior ventilation. One entire wall of the 2FG is made of no-see-um mesh with sturdy double-coated StormShield polyester rain fly while the other walls are all waterproof. The tent also sports a factory-taped bathtub floor for maximum ground protection.
Aside from a total floor area of 36.5 square feet, the Apex 2FG also boasts of shockcord-reinforced fiberglass frame, it is also equipped with twin track zippers for independent operation of the window in the door and is foldable to an easy-to-carry pack size of 6 by 18.5 inches. Customers who bought the Eureka Apex 2FG swear by its light carry weight of 5 pounds and 6 ounces and recommended the tent for fun-filled family escapades from spring to autumn!
Do you prefer an easy on the pocket but heavy on features lightweight tent? Of the wide range of lightweight tents available in the market, the Hooligan 2 comes highly recommended because of its price. Selling at .99, the Hooligan 2 easily fits two adults in 48 square feet of floor space with a center height of 56 inches and features the famous Weather-Tec protection system by Coleman.
At the price, Coleman did not scrimp on the tent's features because it comes equipped with a waterproof floor, double-reinforced leak-free seams, constructed from weather resistant fabric, the Hooligan 2 comes with a full tent rain fly that provides complete protection against rough weather and a mesh inner tent for optimal ventilation and maximum insect control.
Coleman does not cut any corners with the Hooligan 2; you can utilize the entry vestibule for extra gear storage and use the easily accessible interior gear pockets for organizing smaller camping items.
With good outdoor weather fast approaching, there is no better time than now to check out the market for affordable lightweight tents that will certainly provide you and your family with wonderful overnight outdoor activities. Both the Eureka Apex Adventure 2FG and Coleman's Hooligan 2 Backpacking Tent are two lightweight tents that will undoubtedly result in hours of adventurous open-air fun whether you go hiking and camping in the woods and pitch tent by the river or at your backyard!