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HT-18 is a lightweight (2 lb, 4 oz) minimalist shelter.
The bivy will fit you (if less than six feet tall), your sleeping bag, and a
pad…and not much more. It is intended to keep you out of the rain and away from
bugs. Don't try this one if you're claustrophobic, since with the fly attached,
it will feel like a cocoon. The door zips down from the top of
the front and all along one side, thus is easy to get into and arrange your
sleeping gear. You can't sit up when closed, but you can if it is unzipped.
The tent is
rapidly set up. The head and foot poles slide into sleeves, then into
grommets. The four corners and two ends are staked out to hold it in place.
The fly hooks at three places, and then buckles on an end for tensioning. Make
sure the fly is fully spread out over the bivy netting for wet weather
protection. Otherwise, leave it off for more air flow. Once done, the whole
tent packs down to
the size of a family
size loaf of bread (roughly 20” long by 6”
diameter). The new tent poles
stick out of the bag slightly. 
The original fiberglass poles, which had broken in multiple places, have now
been replaced with sturdy aluminum on snap elastic. After receiving two
sets from Slumberjack that were too long, a hacksaw was used cut them down to
the lengths of the prior poles. The breaking fiberglass poles had kept
this tent option out of circulation for awhile, but it's now ready for use.
Caution - a problem with solo tents is condensation. The bivy is
essentially a coated nylon bag with some mesh vents. Keep the fly
tensioned above the netting to allow good air flow. Condensation can
happen with any tent that is not allowed to breathe.
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