- Ultralight
- Free Standing
- NanoShield Canopy
- Quick to Setup
- DAC Featherlite Poles
The Firstlight is Black Diamond's premier superlight shelter. It is a lighter, more breathable version of the famed I-Tent. Built for the minimalist the Firstlight features a breathable NanoShield fabric canopy and a SilNylon floor.
Did we mention that it only weighs a scant 2 pounds 13 ounces? Pack size is only 6 inches by 11 inches. The tent body and poles come in two separate stuff bags so the tent weight can easily be split between two people.
The free standing design makes setup fast and easy. Two DAC featherweight poles set from the inside of the tent so you can get out of the weather even quicker.
The Firstlight is equally at home on hot desert or cool alpine trips. An innovative door design peels open to the floor, allowing easy access. Door netting and a small back window provide cross-ventilation.
Specifications:
Capacity: 2 person
Weight: 2 lbs 13 oz
Area: 27.3 sq. ft.
Dimension: 82 x 48 x 42 in.
Poles: 2
Doors: 1
Canopy: NanoShield
Floor: SilNylon
Season: 4
NanoShield Fabric: Superlight tent canopies and bivys are constructed entirely from NanoShield – Black Diamond’s new proprietary breathable single-layer fabric. NanoShield is extremely water resistant: it has the highest water column rating of any breathable single-layer, single-wall fabric at 1700 mm. Such an outstanding rating is the result of BD's exclusive Silicone Nanocell coating. This coating has a much lower volume than typical water-resistant coating, allowing the fabric to remain superlight, soft and package. Despite its thin profile, Silicone Nanocell is highly durable with impressive tear strength, making it perfect for high winds and abrasion resistance when guying-out to nearby rocks, ice or trees. It loses nothing in breathability to less-weatherproof fabrics, boasting a Moisture Vapor Transmission Rate (MVTR) of 4300.
DAC Poles: DAC Featherlite tent poles work to inherently improve a tent’s strength-to-weight ratio while providing the least chance of breakage because there are no glued inserts. Their sleeved and structurally sound connecting pole sections eliminate their weakest link, glued pole inserts, reducing weight by 15 % over other commonly-used aluminum poles.
