User Review: Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 3

Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 3
Above: The current Light Wedge 3, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed July 21, 2008 by adamking1

Rating:
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: very easy
Weight: 7-8lbs
Price Paid: $240

Stays dry in fierce storms with high winds. Never got even a drop in this tent! Used rustic backpacking and camping at a National Park 2 years in a row and it performed very well every night (12-15 nights spent in it overall). Quick and easy to setup though the fly is a little odd shaped to pack up.

Tent works well for two people when you split the load -- one person carries the tent and footprint, one person takes the fly and poles/stakes. In this situation components roll up well enough into separate stuff sacks that I purchased. Fits two people and packs snugly but reasonable. Three people in this tent would be nightmarishly tight.

On the downside this tent is a pain to get into and out of with the rainfly on. You have to get down so low, unzip the fly, unzip the door, duck in, turn around, reach out and zip the fly, then zip the door again. HOWEVER, this is a backpacking tent and it needs to be streamlined. Used it once solo car camping and it's roomy and nice but that's when the fly design and low profile is a pain (get a different tent if you will be using it mostly for car camping).

A couple of pockets on the inside are convenient as is the little "attic" space up top. On a hot summer night when privacy is not an issue it would be nice to sleep with out the fly and get a good amount of ventilation as well as the ability to see the stars as most of the upper part of the tent is a quality screen material. With the fly on ventilation is moderate as expected, and it can be a little claustrophobic as the only way to see out is the small blurry window.

Quality material, no rips or leaks after being used almost exclusively in the back country.

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