User Review: Sierra Designs Hyperlight AST

Sierra Designs Hyperlight AST
Above: The current Hyperlight AST, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed March 11, 2006 by kmsquared

Rating:
Design: Three-season, freestanding, irregular hexagon
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Awkward, especially the Jake's Corner. However, the fly is much easier to put on right than was our Sierra Designs Meteor Light's fly.
Weight: About 4 lbs. plus (we carry a footprint, too)
Price Paid: $230 (?)

The rave review in *Backpacker* led me to buy this tent, and, boy, am I sorry I did.

Set-up is awkward -- the Jake's Corner is a nuisance -- and the strange floor-shape forces uncomfortable sleeping arrangments for two.

Sleepers must either have their heads jammed into claustrophobic corners OR must somehow overlap their feet in the tight Jake's Corner end in order to have their heads near the door so they can breathe. (That is what we did.)

My husband complained bitterly about the tent, which made using it even more uncomfortable. (He leaves all backpacking decisions, arrangements, and purchases to me.)

Yes, the tent was quite dry, and its cramped space certainly kept us warm and cozy because we were literally fanny-to-fanny.

I'm trying to sell it so I can use the money to buy a more-comfortable tent, even if it weighs a little more.

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