Any updated reviews from this season? I'm considering this for next year.
For the most part, it has delivered about exactly what I expected. A good early season shelter with Light weight + versatility + at a fair price. With this shelter I do not expect to use it in rough conditions, and I do not expect it to last 10 years. You just can’t expect great durability with this weight of fabric and at this price. I could obviously be proven wrong but that’s my opinion.
If you are wanting something at similar weight but more durable you are going to pay a lot more, you need to look at dyneema/cuben shelters.
If you want something at similar price but willing to carry a little more weight I don’t think the Kifaru Supertarp/paratarp can be beat. Add a mesh 6 oz bivy if condensation is a concern.
Things I wish were different with the sky air ULT:
-reference marks on it for suggested trekking pole height. There is nothing listed at all on Stone Glaciers site. I had to go to SlingFin to find the recommendation. It’s not rocket science but I really hate adjusting stakes 3 times when the ground is miserable and rocky.
-I don’t love how the rear pole pitches
-2 loops on each side for guy out points instead of 1
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