mrv 

https://goo.gl/photos/67DQkZVLsaGrBQzB9
i like this smallish Jandd frame bag. leaves room for bottles. from my LBS, $45ish.

BigAura

I use a big agnes fly creek UL2 (42ozs) and it fits into my front rollers. Here's an action shot wild camping last year in Wisconsin:



This year my plan is to pack it into my front panniers. Even though the poles can fit inside the panniers my current thinking is lashing them to the seat-tube. I'll be riding my fixed-gear and going light.



**EDIT UPDATE**

For my actual trip I rearranged and carried poles on rear rack.

lax

Following someones suggestion I found the Six Moon Designs Skyscape which I might go with since it uses three segment 45" poles and it is green.

str

prefer 400-500gr more to the (weak Big Agnes) lightweight tents out there. a tent has to "live" some years, many years, buy cheap = buy two times.

str

[QUOTE=10 Wheels;18818353]600 mile 11 day trip

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whats in there for 11 days? wow

BobG

This is very true. Only a few years back I replaced a 30 year old, made in Camden ME Moss Starlet with a Big Agnes Seedhouse. The Big A already has had fabric and zipper repairs. My old Moss is as good as new (except patch where raccoon slashed through the wall!). Big A is 1/3 the weight but also 1/3 the durability.

CliffordK

Here are a couple of options. I haven't used them, although hammocks are popular with some cyclists. The Bivys sound like attractive compact options, especially if not expecting rain.

Hennessy Hammock Explorer Ultralight Asym Classic Hammock
2 lbs 7 oz, 5x12"

Outdoor Research Helium Bivy
1 lb 2 oz 4x15"

Outdoor Research Bug Bivy
1 lb 4x14"

CliffordK

That does look nice.
You have to pay extra for the tent poles???

It would seem like some poles would allow extra ferrules to be added for more compact carrying.

nun

The fly and bathtub of a Tarptent Contrail (or new Protrail) will fit into a small compression sack and you can buy custom poles that can be made to section lengths that will fit into your bags.I fit my Contrail with poles and pegs into my Carradice Camper saddlebag.....along with my sleeping bag, sleeping mat, cooking gear and clothing.

bikenh

Nothing says you have to carry the entire thing in the stuff sack. I stick the tent stakes at the bottom of one my kitty liter buckets with a few other small nonessential items to flatten out the bottom of the bucket and then I stuff the tent in on top of that and put other items in to fill up the remaining space. As for the closed cell foam pad , rainfly and tent poles...they get get rolled up together and get put in a plastic garbage bag and get bungeed down to the top of the rack.

Any tent can be put in panniers. Sometimes you just have to think about a new way of putting things in the panniers. Don't be rigid in your think and you'll be surprised at the answers you come up with.

andrewclaus

Tarptent Protrail.

CliffordK

I thought I'd check to see if anybody was making inflatable pole tents.

GOGO™ LE 1-PERSON MINIMALIST SHELTER
2 lbs 2 oz, 6.5 x 7" Inflatable frame.

GOGO™ ELITE 1-PERSON MINIMALIST SHELTER
1 lb 4 oz, 4 x 6" Inflatable frame.

ESCAPE POD™ 1P BIVY
7 oz, 8 x 4" Inflatable frame.

MORPHO™ ELITE 2P BACKPACKING TENT
4 lbs 3 oz 11 x 7" Inflatable frame.

There also appears to be a somewhat more elusive NEMO Morpho 1P Tent
3 lbs 11 oz, 7x14 Inflatable frame. Hmmm, I see why there is little advantage over the Elite 2P, other than perhaps the green color.

2 Piece

I have a Mountain Hardware Super Mega Ultra light 2 person tent. I can get that tent, Sea to Summit Trek TK1 sleeping bag, Thermarest neo air mattress and cook set in one of my rear panniers. I do strap the tent poles to top of rear rack. I use small mesh bag to stuff tent into, and have the weight of the tent down to 2 pounds.
SuperMegaUL? 2 | MountainHardwear.com

Aushiker

Beat me to it That was my first thought as well.

rifraf

The Mountain Hardware Super Mea?
Or strapping the tent poles to top of rear rack?

Aushiker

Tried replying on the tablet and missed the quoting ... I was referring to the ProTrail

gauvins

Look at ZPacks. The Duplex weighs 600g (21oz), comes in camo if you like and uses poles that fold to 12 inches.

Aushiker

A Zpacks shelter is on my short list to replace my Tarptent Scrap 1 as move more towards an ultralight bikepacking setup. For my use I will probably go with the Altraplex but and would suggest the same for the OP as he/she was looking for a one person tent.

Mr. Wiggles

+1 for the Hennessy Expedition hammock. Just finished a 7-day hike on the Appalachian Trail. Two murderous thunderstorms and bugs out the wazoo - slept like a baby. Dark green - you can't see it from fifteen feet away. Plan to take it on my first bike tour next week.

staehpj1

Bivys that weigh much over a pound make no sense to me. The same for heavy duty tents (like most of the Hilleberg line) unless you will be in heavy snow or mountaineering in very exposed high altitude conditions.

When I use a bivy take use my 7 ounce Borah side zip or my 5.3 ounce Ti Goat Ptarmigan Bug Bivy. I usually pair one of them with a 7 ounce Integral Designs Siltarp 1. Add some MSR needle stakes and light cord and I am still under a pound for shelter, well under if I use the bug bivy.

Hot buggy conditions can be rough in a bivy, so I use the bug bivy where hot weather and biting insects are both likely. If cooler weather is expected I take the regular bivy. Often on a long trip there will be some hot and some cold conditions so sometimes it isn't clear which one will work out better. Then I just make my best guess and live with the choice.

I like to cowboy camp so I often just sleep on top of the bivy if the bugs aren't biting and it isn't raining. I keep the tarp nearby in case the rain starts and just pull it over me if it rains unexpectedly. I pitch the tarp only if I think rain is at all likely.

When I take a tent I usually take my Eureka Spitfire 1. It is 2 pounds 9 ounces once you get decent lightweight stakes, so not super light, but it was under $100. The drawback is that the poles are especially long when folded, so you will have to strap them on the frame if you don't mount the whole tent on a rack.

BigAura

While not ultralight here's my rig I rode to Deadhorse, Alaska. I carried a Big Agnes SL3 (big!) stuffed into a single front pannier & long poles lashed (with velcro tape) to top tube. Worked great for me.

bwgride

I see Warmlite web page is no longer "R" rated, and now less interesting. Previously their gear photos contained nude models.

Edit: I was wrong, they still have some of those images.

str

how is the ventilation with these when it rains?

fietsbob

You have to get Out ^^ to put your shoes on .. not high enough to sit up in, either ..

lax

Do you find the Siltarp 1 is large enough when it rains and you are using your bug bivy?