by Alicia MacLeay
Easton, the company known for making tent poles, has been branching out lately. Last winter they introduced their own line of snowshoes. Next, they’re introducing tents and a line of trekking poles for 2010. First, we’ll introduce the Easton tents.
A two-person, four-pole, four-season tent, the Xi2 has dual doors and vestibules, a Carbon FX/aluminum hybrid frame, matching color-coded canopy sleeves and poles for easy set-up, taped nylon taffeta bucket floor, triple ventilation chimneys, multiple guy points, reflective door openings and guy lines, internal pockets, integrated pole/compression stuff sack, and an available footprint.
Peak height: 44"
Stuffed size: 20.5" x 7"
Weight packaged: 7.5 lbs
Minimum weight: 7 lbs
MSRP: $539
A two-person, three-season, three-pole tent, the Si2 has a new Carbon EVO lightweight all-carbon frame, dual door entry with single vestibule (optional second vestibule available), multiple guy points, waterproof/breathable EPIC fabric, optional internal gear net, and an available footprint.
Peak height: 40"
Stuffed size: 18" x 7"
Weight packaged: 4.5 lbs
Minimum weight: 4 lbs
MSRP: $399
