Re: I’m writing in English because I’m Italian (and this forum is more interesting than our equivalent)
The Elite model is Sil/PU (like all Asta tents in light blue); the red versions are Sil/Sil
The Elite versions have a single wall, whilst the standard have double wall.
WonderBär I find the weight listed on the official website—just over 1 kg—to be fairly accurate. Let's keep in mind that we're talking about a tent that costs about €160
When I know I’ll be hiking on trails where I can’t or don’t want to bring trekking poles, it’s wonderful—and I’ll say it again, with the four guy lines properly set up, it’s also very stable in the wind. It does have its limitations, though—for example, if your backpack is large and you’re over 1.75, and maybe you’re also carrying a winter sleeping bag… either the backpack sticks out, or the sleeping bag touches the walls.
In the summer, the bottom vent creates good airflow. If it’s really hot, though, I just leave the door open and gaze at the stars.
Unfortunately, we all know that the criteria for true freestanding tents are hard to meet, and Assault Tents, in particular, all have the problem that rain gets in when they’re open. However, they have the “simplicity” of requiring only two poles without a hub.
The only Assault-style model with a sort of tiny canopy to provide some protection from the rain was the Black Diamond Hilight.
I have the Asta Gear Yunshan 1 Elite (which, by the way, I’d like to sell so I can buy a Pyraomm Duo).
They now sell it with DAC poles as well – same weight, increased strength.
When all the guy ropes are attached, it’s very sturdy. If you need any further information, just ask!
New single-layer Asta Gear tent
I added two tie rods to the two peaks to tension the main ridge, which helps maintain tension when the doors are opened
I've had it and used it quite a bit. Great space for two people, good wind resistance thanks to its shape. Recommended height imo 130cm. The only problem is that when the poles are new, the tips stick out above the fabric and I was always afraid they would tear it. Once, when I put the tip down in very windy conditions, a pole slipped out.
Returning to the topic of “the comeback of the Dome,” Asta Gear, in addition to the new Yunshan, showed the Yunshan single-skin.
Hello everyone, first of all, please forgive me for posting in English.
I am Italian, but (as I mentioned in another section) I like your critical approach to “new releases.”
I wanted to bring to your attention this Japanese brand called Arata, and in particular its AX series of tents, which I came across a few weeks ago.
Lately, we have all witnessed the return of dome tents. This series in particular has some ideas that we have seen before, but otherwise it seems solid, without frills and without the presumption of “reinventing the wheel.”
DAC Featherlite NFL 8.7
Rainfly: nylon ripstop 15D con rivestimento in silicone (PU1200)
The AX-79 (most interesting width) weighs Packed Weight: 1120g (including 12 Dac V stakes) 311,95€
2 walls, 2 whole poles crossing each other, for the moment only solid interior with sleeves to hold the poles - classic-
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0691/3736/7280/files/AX-130_80.png?v=1753419907
3 dimensioni di larghezza ax-75 (75cm) ax-79 (79cm) ax-130 (130cm)
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internal guyline SlingFin style - nicee-
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fabric connection hub -interesting-
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sourches:
This is exactly the design I was working on too, the width of 160cm fits well!
In the next few days, we will be putting an article on the website that deals with gluing and a buying guide for adhesives online. As for recommendations, it's difficult because the geographical and temporal availability is very different. If you are from the USA, you could get tesa 4965 there, which is for low energy surfaces, UV resistant, waterproof.
Thank you, I will look forward to the article.
I am doing a personal research to the tapes easily available in Italy and EU. So as to facilitate the use and choice of Xfoil among my Italian colleagues.
The choice unfortunately always falls on expensive and hard to find industrial tapes. I will keep trying and soon (I hope) to share a design of my own.
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edit, I just realized the advice about Tesa 4965 seems to me easily available on the famous “A” web portal at a fairly reasonable price!
I ordered this too
while the marine PSP tape and the fiber-reinforced one had a good adhesion, the double-sided tape that I ordered failed. could anyone recommend a double-sided tape / transfer tape that has a thickness of 10-12mm (or even a little less) that has a satisfactory adhesion? I would like to try to fix PE reinforcements to prevent them from slipping into the sandwich.
Good morning, I carried out adhesion tests with different tapes, I can't even separate the most effective one.
I add the link.
I ordered this too
I was wondering about making the pole pocket out of Tape, without using DCF
This one seem interesting…€€€ but maybe good for reinforcment/pole pocket
