Also on Backpacker.com

EDITORS' CHOICE AWARDS 2011: THE BEST NEW GEAR

OVER 3,000 GPS-ENABLED TRIPS!

DAILY DIRT BLOG: THE LATEST OUTDOOR NEWS

GEAR PRO: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

MEDICINE MAN: ESSENTIAL SKILLS REVEALED

BACKPACKING 101: GET STARTED NOW!

VIDEOS: FEND OFF A BEAR, PACK RIGHT, AND MORE.

PHOTOS: FEAST YOUR EYES WITH THESE SHOTS

Share your tales of travel & adventure with our step-by-step guide. Upload trail descriptions, photos, video, and more.

Backpacker Magazine – April 2009

Gear Guide 2009: Black Diamond Oasis Tent Review

Not even the strongest winds can faze the roomy Black Diamond Oasis.

by: Kelly Bastone

Black Diamond Oasis (Seth Hughes).

Gear Review
Gear
Tents

Gear Guide 2009: More 3-Person Tents
Search through our extensive library for more reviews.

Top Ultralight
We love tall tents for the easy living, but the tradeoff is usually more weight or less stability in wind. No such tradeoffs here. The Oasis matches a 45-inch peak height with an aerodynamic shape: "Strong winds didn't even rattle it," said a tester in the North Cascades. And the weight-saving design, which places two doors at one end with a huge, shared vestibule (fits three stacked packs), keeps the load under six pounds.

The hubbed-pole pitch is a snap, and the durable materials and construction showed no weakness after weeks of use. Main concern: The 42-square-foot floor feels tight with three campers. But because of the low weight, it's a great choice for castlelike comfort for two or occasional use for three. $330; 5 lbs. 11 oz. Blackdiamond.com

FULL PRODUCT SPECS: Oasis

Subscribe to Backpacker magazine
Sign up for our free weekly e-newsletter

PRINT THIS PAGE EMAIL THIS PAGE RSS FEED

Your rating:

Reader Rating: -

Digg Delicious Yahoo Facebook Reddit StumbleUpon Google Newsvine MySpace Twitter

READERS COMMENTS

Posted: Feb 15, 2010 tony

I've been impressed with the ease in putting it up and the quality of construction. We were looking for a tent with an open top, and are really pleased with this one.
Posted: Jun 15, 2009 Mark Garberich

Is this the best Backpacker Magazine can do? Ultra light tent at 5 Lbs 11 oz. How in the world could this tent be classified as a ultra light tent? There are a dozen other tents out there are are true ultra light tents. And this for sure is not one of them. When is Backpacker Magazine going to start understanding the difference in the way they advertise the word " ultra light"
Posted: May 29, 2009 Weight is everything

FYI...it's www.blackdiamondequipment.com
Posted: May 19, 2009 Jay