Overview - Vaude Energy Lizard SUL 1-2P Touring Tent - Lovely Bicycle World

Your selection of tent for bikepacking or bike touring makes a notable distinction to consolation and velocity, each on and off the bike. Go too large, and you will be carrying further weight. Go too small, and also you would possibly battle to get an excellent night time's sleep.

The Vaude Energy Lizard SUL 1-2P Tent seems to be the proper dimension for the solo cycle tourer.

A spacious one-man tent

The Vaude Energy Lizard SUL 1-2P is branded (because the title suggests) as a big one-man tent, or a small two-man tent. I've heard of individuals utilizing it for each, and the footprint of the inner space is just like different super-light 2 particular person tents from manufacturers like Nordisk and Telemark.

For me although, the tent is the perfect dimension for comfy solo bike touring or mountaineering; and that's what I've used it for so far. Weighing in at 1,100 grams (together with pegs), it's minimal in weight; and it has a tiny pack dimension (34 x 12 centimetres).

Sufficiently small and lightweight sufficient to not be a burden to a solo explorer, it has sufficient room inside to not be claustrophobic; and sufficient room you can deliver baggage inside, to dry garments and maintain it secure.

The Vaude Energy Lizard SUL 1-2 particular person tent is a beneficiant solo exploring choice

Ease of pitching

The Vaude Energy Lizard tents have received awards for his or her progressive and easy designs. Their exterior poles and multi-point man strains make them simple and fast to pitch; even in poor climate situations.

The Energy Lizard SUL 1-2 makes use of one arching beam pole, to which the outer material clips onto. Then at both finish there are shorter straight poles, to prop up the 'tunnel' design.

To pitch the tent:

You clip the outer (secured to the inside with easy toggles) securely to the central pole, and peg down the 2 ends of the ring - with the ring going through into the wind.
Subsequent, you insert the top poles into their pockets, and prolong these out both facet - angling the poles in barely to present further stability and stress on the central ridge.
It's then only a case of pegging out the remaining corners, and adjusting the place of the pegs and inside, to make sure there isn't any contact between inside and outer materials.

I've pitched the tent in very blustery situations, and it has been simple and safe.

My solely damaging remark is that there are solely eight pegs supplied with the tent, so if you wish to use the 2 man strains (really useful in windy situations), you may want to purchase two extra pegs. It is also price investing in a couple of extra heavy-duty pegs for the top guys, as these take fairly a little bit of pressure in windy situations.

Pitching the Vaude Energy Lizard SUL is easy and simple, in most situations

Air flow

Air flow has been effectively thought of by Vaude. The Energy Lizard's tunnel like design has two vents at both finish, the place you may elevate and decrease the outer to permit extra through-flow of air.

The air flow degree could be adjusted from inside, utilizing the neat little zippers on the inside compartment. It's a very efficient design, and has prevented any condensation construct up once I've been testing the tent.

To additional assist air flow, there's a small vent on the door, which permits moisture to successfully escape from the porch space.

The tip of the tent could be hitched as much as permit for through-flow of air

The small zippers at every finish of the tent permit entry to the through-ventilation system

A vent on the door permits for moisture to flee from the porch space

Abstract

Vaude has paid actual consideration to element within the design of the Energy Lizard SUL 1-2P Tent. From the pole design, to the air flow and pack dimension; there may be little or no I can fault with this tent, and loads of neat options to reward.

Very similar to different package that I've examined from the German model, the construct high quality is excellent. The outer material shrugs off water and wind, regardless of its mild weight; while the poles feel and look very robust.

Finer particulars just like the pole clips, man line materials and inside material tensioners, all assist so as to add to the design. It's particulars like these that add energy and sturdiness, regardless of the light-weight nature of the tent.

I am impressed. This tent will save me round 700 grams of weight over the bigger vestibule that I took on the 'Coasts and Cols Tour'; that is a good bit much less to be lugging up mountains. But, I really feel that this may deal effectively with mountainous situations, and might be an awesome choice for my future wild tenting expeditions.

View the Vaude Energy Lizard SUL 1-2P Tent at Vaude.com