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Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent

Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent

Item # 748586
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This superlight, single-wall tent from Black Diamond is a spacious one-person lounge or a two-person assault-style tent!

  • HiLight provides a nice living space with its steep walls and high ceiling, plus the two-and-a-half pole design is extremely strong
  • A lean, asymmetrical floor plan allows you to pitch it on couch-sized ledges
  • Canopy is built with highly water-resistant and breathable Epic™ fabric
  • Epic is ideal for single-wall tents because of its unique combination of breathability and water repellency
  • No-see-um mesh window in the side-opening door and the opposite side window promotes cross-flow ventilation
  • Wide awning over the door and three pole intersections create a stable frame and improve structural integrity
  • Silicone-impregnated nylon ripstop floor is twice as strong as polyurethane-coated nylon, self-healing and highly tear resistant
  • DAC Featherlite® poles offer a high strength-to-weight ratio and use extruded construction instead of glued inserts to reduce chance of breakage
  • Internal skin-tight poles make the tent quiet in heavy winds
  • Door zippers remain velvety smooth and resist wind; they're treated with silicone to prevent water absorption and freezing
  • Two interior net pockets hold odds and ends; tie-down points have reflective tape for easy location in the dark
  • Part of Black Diamond's Superlight series, this tent excels in moderate snow and dryer, nontorrential conditions
  • Comes with stakes, guylines, stuff sacks, instruction/care cards, a pole information card and a Silnet seam sealer/applicator
  • Average minimum weight specification is based on tent, rainfly and poles only

Please note: Black Diamond products can only be shipped to the U.S., Canada and Mexico. However, due to a lack of fire-retardant treatment, we can not ship this particular tent to addresses in MA, NY, NJ, LA, MI, MN, CA or Canada.

In order to save weight and preserve breathability, this tent is not treated with a fire retardant. Black Diamond, therefore, encourages the use of basic safety precautions and common sense when using any tent, treated or not.

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Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent Specs

Specification

Description

Season3-season
Design typeFreestanding tent
Sleeping capacity2
Average minimum weight2 lbs. 10 oz.
Average packaged weight3 lbs. 2 oz.
Average weight - metric1.42 kilograms
Floor dimensions82 x 50 inches
Floor dimensions - metric208 x 127 centimeters
Floor area27 square feet
Vestibule areaOptional accessory
Peak height40 inches
Peak height - metric102 centimeters
Doors1
Canopy fabricImpregnated polyester
Floor fabricSilicone-coated nylon ripstop
Number of poles2.5
Pole materialDAC Featherlite aluminum
Pole diameter9 millimeters
Packed size6 x 9 inches

Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent Customer Reviews

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Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent
 
4.2

(based on 17 reviews)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (17)
  • Comfortable (12)
  • Sturdy (12)
  • Fly works well (4)
  • Waterproof (4)

Cons

  • Difficult to setup (7)
  • Pricey (3)

Best Uses

  • Backpacking (16)
  • Mountaineering (9)
  • Hiking (4)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (14), Casual adventurer (3)
  • What Is Your Gear Style:
  • Minimalist (6)

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Aug

13

2009

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

 
5.0

Lighweight For Touring

By DayRider

from North Kansas City, MO

About Me Avid Adventurer

Pros

  • Comfortable
  • Fly Works Well
  • Lightweight
  • Sturdy

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Bicycle touring

    Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

    I have used this tent for the past two years during my bicycle touring which includes twelve different States. It is lightweight, sturdy and packs easily into my front right pannier. This tent has kept me dry during some of the worse weather during my bicycle touring from Alaska to Big Bend, Texas. I find it easy to set up even after a long day of riding (90 miles or so). If you are looking for a sturdy dependable tent to keep the weather elements out and you comfortable in, I highly recommend this tent.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    Sep

    7

    2008

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    A solid tent, warts and all

    By Mountain Meredith

    from San Jose, CA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Lightweight
    • Waterproof

    Cons

    • Collects Condensation
    • Difficult To Setup

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking

    Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

    I bought this to cut weight from my backpacking gear. For weight, it's great. I use a space blanket or Tyvek ground cloth to save additional weight (and money). The setup gets easier after you've done it a few times, but compared to my REI Half Dome 2 and other super-easy setups, it's definitely frustrating at first. This tent was rained on twice this summer and I had no problems with leaks. I did have some problems with condensation on a rainy night (with 2 people) and on a frosty night (just me). Generally, though, I keep the windows vented and there's no problem. I slept me (5'6") and my partner (6'2") comfortably, but I would agree that you have to be friends with your tentmate. Alone, it's great because I could fit my pack inside no problem. I wish there were a mesh shelf at the apex; I've resorted to hanging things like my headlamp and bandanna by sticking them between the poles and tent.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Oct

    1

    2007

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great tent..

    By Cycleslug

    from NJ

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Freestanding
    • Lightweight
    • Side-door
    • Sturdy

    Cons

    • Learning curve
    • no vestibule
    • Pricey
    • Summer ventilation

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking
    • Mountaineering

    Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

    Yes, it has a longer learning curve to learn, but learn one, use forever! I already had experience with the Bibler I-tent and a BD First Light on Mt Rainier so I was familiar with the setup. The Hilight has a nicer door than the Firstlight and is just lighter, at the expense of some cubic floor size and a bit costlier. No wonder it has resemblance to some Bibler tents, BD owns Bibler. I would definitely use this tent in most shoulder season backpacking and most conditions of mountaineering out west.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Sep

    12

    2007

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    I love this tent

    By JpSLC

    from Salt Lake City

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Difficult To Setup

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking

    Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

    Yes, it's maybe a little hard to set up, but after only three times i can now set it up as fast as my friends can set up their tent AND rainfly. It's also a LOT easier to set up if you stake down the corners first. But the reality is, this tent weighs less than 3lbs for a two-person tent!!!! (personally, i use it as a palatial one-person because it's lighter than most solo tents. You can get two in but you better like that person pretty well).

    It would be great if Black Diamond would start seam-sealing their tents, and yes that is a huge pain, but this tent is only as heavy as a nalgene of water, about the same size too not including the poles.

    If you want a well-built, super lightweight tent, this is the one.

    Jp

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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    Jan

    5

    2009

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Sheltered me for 2176 miles!

    By AT Thru-Hiker 2008

    from Austin, Texas

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Lightweight
    • Sturdy

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking

      Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

      This great tent kept me dry for 6 months while I hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2008. Once I sealed the seams at home, and got used to the easy (but different) setup, I could set up in a few minutes and be cooking dinner. A few times it was pouring rain when I was setting up, and it was nice to lay it out, climb inside with the poles, and set it up from the INSIDE! I had minimal condensation issues- I just left a window or two slightly open and that reduced any issue. I stayed high and dry while others were wet and whining! Worth the price for me!

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      21

      2008

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      I love the views

      By climbinghalfdome

      from 1 hour from Zion National Park

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Big Bay Wwindow
      • Lightweight
      • Sturdy
      • Waterproof

      Cons

      • Static cling

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking
      • Mountaineering

      Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

      The broken record of "its too hard to set up" in the first 14 reviews sent me to youtube and I saw a guy set one up. Didn't look so hard. I did it the 1st time in 2 minutes.
      I used it on a ridge traverse in Zion Utah 1000+ feet off the deck on a 5.5 foot wide pirch the Wind picked up and she stood still. I love the views the huge open door provides.
      The amount of static inside wouldn't be an issue, but the sand stuck to the walls like a magnet. Small price to pay for a 2.5 pound cabin.
      The bivi sac still goes with me on big walls, but it weighs more than the tent.

      • Gift:
      • Yes
      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      18

      2008

      (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Needed improvement

      By Firedog

      from Clinton, Utah

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

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

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

        It is lightweight and not bad to set up once you know how. It seriously needs a rain cover. Don't like having to apply seam sealant myself.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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        Mar

        7

        2008

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        4.0

        Spacious and light

        By Hicks

        from New York, NY

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Difficult To Setup

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

        I also have the Bibler Ahwahnee, which this tent is modelled on. Both of them are spacious. I particularly like the design with the high sidewalls and headroom. Honestly though, they design is irritating to set up, after 3 weeks in the Sierras I was still a bit bugged by it, especially if there was a strong wind. Condensation was not a problem.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Dec

        17

        2007

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Additional Note to "Problems.." below

        By mozilla

        from Mammoth Lakes, CA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Fly Works Well
        • Lightweight
        • Sturdy
        • Waterproof

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backpacking
          • Mountaineering

          Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

          After using the tent a few times I'm extremely happy with it. My initial concerns about set-up and seam sealing are minor now that I've been able to enjoy the tent. I'm 6'6" tall and must say It is slightly cramped, but not a problem for just me inside. I was hit by rain, hail and snow on my first trip out and it performed beautifully. The vestibule is awesome. I could keep my stuff dry AND outside the tent. Great tent!!

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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          Nov

          10

          2007

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          No problems here

          By Jake in Roswell

          from Roswell GA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Easy to set up
          • Lightweight
          • Sturdy
          • Waterproof

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Backpacking
            • Hiking
            • Mountaineering

            Comments about Black Diamond HiLight 2 Tent:

            I read the reviews and I had some concerns about the set up; esp considering the cost of this tent. Setup is perhaps 5% harder than an exterior pole structure. I spent 5 nights in the mountains. Two nights had heavy rain and very strong winds on top on the bald. No leakage. no condensation any night. Expensive but worth it. very light weight with plenty of head room. This is a one person tent - or two children.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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