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Gear Details: Tents

Lightning XT 4

Manufacturer: Sierra Designs

Product Details:
Product Year2009
Usage:Three-Season: Suitable for spring, summer, and fall in moderate climates. Usually has two poles, sometimes three, and plenty of mesh.
Shape:other
Freestanding:1
Single Wall:
Capacity:4
Number of Poles:4
Pole Material:high-strength aluminum
Diameter of Poles (mm):9
Floor Space (square feet):57.5
Tarp:
Layout:square
Length (inches):92
Width (inches):95
Nonstandard Shape:
Interior Height (inches):49
Vestibule Type:standard
Vestibule Front Area (square feet):17.5
Vestibule Back Area (square feet):10
Weight (lbs, oz): 6,13
Price:$449
Ultralight family camping? Believe it! Sierra Design's revolutionary pole structure - Tunnel Dome Architecture - offers enormous interior space for a family of four, while saving weight. Tunnel Dome Architecture combines the best of dome and tunnel tents. Freestanding ease of set up and large doors from dome tents combined with steep walls, covered doors and spacious interiors of tunnel tents.

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