The Six Moon Designs Skyscape Trekker Tent is an affordable, one-person, ultralight tent that weighs 28 oz and is made with siliconized polyester. It has two doors, two vestibules, and requires two trekking poles and five tent stakes to pitch. The interior is spacious and extra long, which will appeal to taller hikers, with plenty of internal storage space and excellent ventilation. Six Moon Designs classifies the Skyscape Trekker Tent as a hybrid double wall tent, since the interior, with the exception of the ceiling, is surrounded by insect netting, so you don’t come in contact with any condensation that has collected on the interior of the rain fly.

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• Type: Trekking Pole Tent (2 poles required – 45″/115cm in length) – tent poles are available if you don’t use trekking poles.
• Capacity: 1 Person
• Weight: 28 ounces
• Doors/Vestibules: 2/2
• Materials: 20D Silpoly Rain Fly, 40D Silpoly Floor, mm 3,000
• Seam-sealed: No, but required
• Dimensions (measured): The Skyscape Trekker’s floor is shaped like an elongated pentagon, with the apex at the head and a flat footbox.
• Floor length: 101”
• Floor width at its widest point: 42”
• Foot-end width: 32”
• Foot-end height: 10”
• Peak height: 42”
• Packed Size: 11″ x 4.5″ | 28 cm x 11 cm
• Pros: Great ventilation, two doors, low-stretch silpoly
• Cons: Interior can get wet if set up in rain

The Skyscape Trekker has a center strut which is sewn into the ceiling

The Skyscape Trekker tent comes with a ceiling strut which is sewn into the ceiling. If you use trekking poles, you insert the tips into heavily reinforced sleeves at the top of the shelter, on either side of the ceiling strut, while the handles rest on reinforced semi-circular reinforcement patches on the tent floor. To insert the pole tips, you need to unzip the side vestibule doors and the side mesh doors, because the poles must be inserted inside the interior to slot into the ends of the ceiling strut.

While the trekking poles are secured in the interior, they’re out of the way and difficult to dislodge.

This isn’t so good if it’s raining because the interior of the tent can get wet in the process. However, with practice, you’ll get faster at inserting the poles. I’ve also found it easier to insert the poles if they’re not adjusted full length, only lengthening them to 115 cm when I’m inside the tent. 

The trekking poles will hold up the tent even if the vestibule doors are rolled back.

Once inserted, the poles can hold the tent up, even if the vestibule doors are both rolled back for ventilation and views, which is a plus. Once inserted, the poles are not easily dislodged by accident, and remain out of the way in the interior.

You can prop up your pack against the poles inside a side vestibule.

The interior of the tent has five sides tapering down to 32″ at the foot and to a point at the head end, with the widest width of 42″ under the center strut. The internal space is quite comfortable with extra room for taller hikers or interior gear storage at the head end. The vestibules themselves are a bit narrow, but you can prop your pack up against one of your trekking poles to keep it upright, so it takes up less space and is easily accessible from inside the tent.

I experienced some internal condensation transfer from the ceiling to my quilt, but that’s not unusual and easily dried.

The interior height under the center strut is 42″ providing plenty of room inside to change your clothes and hang out. The height under the front is about 10″ and may transfer some condensation to your sleeping system depending on its loft since there’s no mesh to protect you from coming in contact with the ceiling. The amount of condensation transfer is minimal however and easily dried.

Ventilation is great when the doors are rolled back.

When the vestibule doors are rolled open, the ventilation inside the Skyscape Trekker is great. It really feels like you’re sleeping under a simple tarp, although you are surrounded by insect netting and have a waterproof floor underneath you. I love that feeling, but I understand not everyone does.

The Trekker Tent has two zippered doors.

The ventilation is still good even with the vestibules closed since there is an air gap under the doors which helps to reduce the amount of condensation that collects on the rain fly. I’ve used the tent in the rain and on days with heavy morning dew and found that the interior of the rain fly stays relatively dry even in the worst possible conditions.

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Recommendation

The Six Moon Designs Skyscape Trekker Tent is an affordable one-person trekking pole that weighs 28 oz. It has two doors, a spacious interior suitable for taller hikers, and great ventilation. Its hybrid double-wall design creates a bug-proof mesh interior and keeps a wet rain fly at bay. Made with low-stretch siliconized polyester, it is a weather-worthy tent that can stand up to stormy conditions, but still packs up small. Be sure to read our Skyscape Scout Review, which describes an even less expensive variation of this tent, although heavier.

Disclosure: Six Moon Designs donated a tent for review.

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