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Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent

Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent

Item # 718455
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Low weight and super-small packed size make this tent ideal for three-season cycling, hiking and paddling trips--and it fits those up to 6 ft. 6 in.!

  • This solo tent for fast-packing features DAC Featherlite® poles for a weight savings of 4 oz.
  • Rainfly features an integral vestibule to provide gear storage out of the weather; made from lightweight polyurethane/silicone-coated ripstop nylon
  • Swift Clips™ ease and speed up tent set up, particularly in high winds
  • Sewn-in floor remains taut to provide maximum usable space; heavy-duty polyurethane coating and factory-taped main floor seam keep out water
  • No-see-um mesh panels around the tent allow good ventilation, preventing interior condensation
  • Reflective guyout loops enhance night visibility; reflective noiseless zipper pulls are easily seen in the dark and eliminate annoying jingling sounds when the wind blows
  • Non-wicking stake loops help keep tent floor dry
  • Optic white tent canopy offers increased light transmission for a brighter living space
  • Treated with Tent Guard with Ultra-Fresh™ to help prevent the growth of odor-causing fungus and mildew—a Sierra Designs exclusive!!
  • Comes with stakes, guylines and stuff sacks
  • Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

In mild weather, Sierra Designs' Fastpack Footprint (sold separately) gives you the option of setting up the poles and rainfly only over the footprint for a basic, very lightweight shelter. Fastpack weight (rainfly, poles, footprint) is 1 lb. 12 oz.

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Item 718455

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Manuals and Instructions:

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Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Season3-season
Design typeNon-freestanding tent
Sleeping capacity1
Average minimum weight2 lbs. 11 oz.
Average packaged weight3 lbs. 6 oz.
Average weight - metric1.53 kilograms
Floor dimensions113 x 44 inches
Floor dimensions - metric287 x 112 centimeters
Floor area20 square feet
Vestibule area3 square feet
Peak height38 inches
Peak height - metric97 centimeters
Doors1
Canopy fabricNylon ripstop
Floor fabricCoated nylon taffeta
Rainfly fabricCoated nylon ripstop
Number of poles2
Pole materialAluminum DAC Featherlite
Pole diameter8.5 millimeters
Packed size5 x 19 inches

Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent Customer Reviews

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Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent
 
4.4

(based on 7 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (7)
  • Sturdy (7)
  • Easy to set up (6)
  • Fly works well (6)
  • Comfortable (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (7)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (3)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Oct

    1

    2007

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great light weight backpacking tent

    By Sunflower the Hiker

    from Loveland, Ohio

    About Me Casual/ Recreational, Hiker and Backpacker

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Fast easy set up
    • Fly Works Well
    • Good ventilation
    • Lightweight
    • Room for dog pack me
    • Sturdy
    • Sturdy tent stakes

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Great backpacking tent
      • Hiking

      Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

      This is my first backpacking tent. It is lightweight and sturdy. It was recommended by a thru hiker of the AT and a backpack trip leader. I have used it on several trips. It is easy to set up; easy two pole clip on design, sturdy stakes easy to use, rain fly easy clip addition to stakes feature. Takes only 10 minutes or less to set up. You can sit up in the front of the tent. It is well ventilated and an all around great value for the money. I would recommend this tent to any solo packbacker. It also has room for my pack and my dog has enough room to sleep inside on the side or at my feet.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      21

      2007

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Outstanding Tent.

      By USACanuck

      from San Diego, CA

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Easy to set up
      • Fly Works Well
      • Lightweight
      • Sturdy

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking
        • Car Camping
        • Mountaineering

        Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

        A fantastic tent. The shape of the floor may seem odd at first, but that's what makes this tent great.

        First of all, if you are tall person (say 5'10" up) then this is tent for you. Unlike other one person tents, I don't find myself squashed up against the ends/sides. This is attributed to the shape of the floor.

        Also because of the shape, you get very usable storage space at the sides and head of the tent. I can have pretty much the entire contents of my pack in the tent with me without issue.

        This tent sets up extremely fast and easily. It takes just two stakes, two poles, and you're done. More stakes and lines can be added for extremely windy conditions.

        Also I have to comment on the stakes that come with the tent. They are fantastic. At first they look like the cheap aluminum ones that bend easily. But these ones are hardened and after more than a year of use they have yet to bend on me. That's saying a lot considering the hard and rocky soil of Southern California.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Sep

        19

        2007

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Good things come in small pakages

        By Snowbound

        from Eastern Idaho

        About Me Year-round backpacker

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy to set up
        • Fly Works Well
        • Good vestibule
        • Lightweight
        • Plenty of inside storage
        • Quality contruction
        • Roomy
        • Sturdy

        Cons

        • Inside condensation

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

        This is an excellent choice for solo backpacking where weight, compactness, and ease of setup are concerns. It shed water well during many days of rain, but condensation inside the tent and inside the rainfly were problems when the weather was warm and damp. I've used this tent in a variety of conditions and temperatures for 10 days and have been very happy with it overall.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Nov

        19

        2007

         
        5.0

        Lots of room in a small package

        By Buster 68

        from Louisville, KY

        About Me Backpacker

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Easy to set up
        • Fly Works Well
        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy

        Cons

        • Small vestibule

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

        I have used this tent on average for 15 nights/year for the past 3 years in the Red River Gorge, Smokies, UP of Mich and Rocky Mountains. It has a lot more space than most freestanding tents and is just as easy to pitch. There is room to sit up, plenty of shoulder space and storage pockets on both sides. A stake in the front and back and it is ready to use in a few minutes. It has performed exceptionally well and kept me sheltered and dry in temps that ranged from the 90's to the high 20's in wind and rain. I wish the vestibule were larger. But at 5'6", I can put my 3300 & 5200ci packs inside the tent above my head and it works fine for me. Taller people can either put their heads or feet on the pack or leave it outside. Overall this solo tent is as functional and comfortable as it gets.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Oct

        14

        2007

         
        4.0

        Excellent tent!

        By Trail Nut

        from Pittsburgh, PA

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Easy to set up
        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking

          Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

          Like the write-up says, this tent has plenty of room for tall people like me! It's very well built, and is easy to set up in the dark & breaks down in a hurry. I've had no problems with condensation - the tent stays bone-dry in warm and cold weather. The only drawback is the tiny vestibule - definitely can't fit a pack underneath, and it's difficult to get in & out in the rain without getting a little water inside. However, that's a reasonable compromise for such a lightweight tent!

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Oct

          12

          2007

           
          4.0

          Great Tent for One Person

          By Marco Polo

          from Folsom, CA

          About Me Avid Backpacker

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Easy to set up
          • Fly Works Well
          • Lightweight
          • Sturdy

          Cons

          • No room to sit up

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking

          Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

          This is a great tent for one person. I have used it on the coast and in the mountains. It is lightweight and easy to set up. My only problem is it has no head room for sitting up. I know I must sacrifice for weight, but it would be nice to be able to sit up and have a couple inches over my head (i.e. for putting on shirts or just sitting up). I am average height (5 foot 11).

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Oct

          5

          2007

           
          4.0

          Best Bivy Alternative

          By OregonCharlie

          from Portland, OR

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Easy to set up
          • Fly Works Well
          • Lightweight
          • Sturdy

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Hiking
            • Mountaineering

            Comments about Sierra Designs Light Year CD Tent:

            Nearly as light as a bivy but much warmer and provides weather and bug protection. Superlight and super easy to set up. No worries about not being freestanding. I don't want to sleep on granite anyway and in the mountains you should stake out any tent.......the weight savings and low price can't be beat.

            Fairly narrow, but it's a one man lightweight tent. Ample headroom. Looks great too.

            Pleasantly surprised that on a cold night with the fly on how warm this tent kept me, slept with my sleeping bag zipper open at 38F.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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