I subscribe to the same logic…for the most part. Sometimes it’s not just saving a few grams.
I’ve got a 4.5kg Super Quasar which has been used every weekend for the last couple of years, it’s been pitched everywhere from sunny campsites a few feet from the car, to the top of Scottish mountains in the middle of winter.
However, it reached a point this year when we wanted to do some bigger multi day routes with more adventurous summit camps. Add in 60m of rope and a full rack to your already meaty kit and you soon find the weights are on the wrong side of doable for big routes.
I finally bought the bullet and picked up a sub 2kg tent (4 season, but won’t use for summit stuff in winter) and some lighter weight bags (I tend to use my winter bag all year round). We’ve instantly shaved between 4-5kg off of our pack weight.
That means being able to carry more food, water, climbing equipment or just covering more ground more quickly.
But yeah, for car campers who are lugging the tent for a few hundred yards at most, I don’t see the benefit of a lightweight tent.
Absolutely. I bought one, pitched it in the lounge, laughed, took it back to the shop
Voyagers aren’t much better despite their popularity.
2kg is about a sane weight. Mine is 1.7kg, I think, and it’s massive compared to these sub 1.5kg nylon coffins. Cost me £100.