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Brendan Burns walking back to pitched Summit Star 1 Person shelter after glassing for sheep

Ultralight Hunting Shelters

At KUIU, we offer two types of tents- external-pole tents and trekking-pole-pitch shelters. In this overview, you’ll learn the best application and benefits of our shelters. If your goal is to trim every ounce possible, a trekking pole pitch, single wall, floorless shelter should be in your hunting gear list. With multiple configurations, you can easily adapt to what the hunt conditions call for.

 



Interior view of the Summit Star 1 Person Tent, with hunting gear on the shelter floor

SUMMIT STAR 1 PERSON TENT

4.7 ★★★★★ Rated

Built for modularity and maximum internal space at an incredibly lightweight, this one-person tent is single-trekking-pole supported, single wall, and suitable for spring, summer, and fall seasons. With 43 square feet of floor space, you’ll have room for all the gear that one person can carry.

It can be pitched using a trekking pole or the collapsible Summit Star 1P Pole.

This tent can be set up in multiple configurations. (Fly, mesh body, poles, and footprint sold separately):



Front view of a Summit Star 1 Person tent in gunmetal camel.
FLY ONLY:

1 lbs 3.2 oz / 544 g

If you’re a pure minimalist, or using a bivy bag, and you only need protection from what may come from above, this is the lightest configuration.

The drawback to using it as a fly only, is you get no protection from ground saturation and condensation from evaporating ground moisture may collect on the inside.



Front view of a Summit Star 1 Person tent in gunmetal camel featuring Summit Star 1 Person Footprint.
Fly and Footprint:

1 lbs 8 oz / 680 g

This configuration keeps you dry from rain, ground saturation, and minimizes condensation from evaporating ground moisture.

The drawback to this configuration is minimal protection from insects.



Front view of a Summit Star 1 Person Mesh Body zipped up on a Summit Star 1 Person tent in gunmetal camel.
Fly and Mesh body:

2 lbs 5 oz / 1049 g

With the addition of the mesh body with bathtub style waterproof floor, you get protection from insects and ground moisture.

You also get a level of protection from inside condensation. Instead of drips falling directly on you, they land on the mesh and evaporate.



Here’s a review from Allen Bolen on this configuration.



Front view of a Summit Star 1 Person Mesh Body zipped up on a Summit Star 1 Person tent in gunmetal camel featuring Summit Star 1 Person Footprint.
FLY, MESH BODY, AND FOOTPRINT:

2 lbs 13 oz / 1185 g

With all three components, you get most possible protection from rain, ground saturation, and condensation.

Learn more about the Summit Star 1P Tent


Graphic illustration of the KUIU Summit Star 1 Person tent being able to fit one person and their gear vertically.

The Summit Star 1 Person Tent comfortably sleeps one person with plenty of room to stow gear in the vestibule.



Illuminated Storm Star 2 Person tent on the mountain side at night, with a star filled sky in the background

SUMMIT REFUGE 3 PERSON TENT

4.8 ★★★★★ Rated

Consider it the big brother to the Summit Star 1P. It shares similar common features, but with 65 square feet of floor space—capable of sleeping up to three people, or two people with a stove.

It can be pitched with the Summit Refuge Poles, two trekking poles or tie it off with overhanging branches.

It also has an optional Stove Jack accessory. This allows you to use an aftermarket ultralight backpacking stove without making permanent modifications to the tent.

This tent can be set up in multiple configurations. (Fly, mesh body, poles, and footprint)



Graphic illustration of KUIU's three person Summit Star Shelter with three hunters resting in a vertical direction along with their gear.
Graphic illustration of KUIU's three person Summit Star Shelter with three hunters resting in a horizantal direction along with their gear.
Graphic illustration of KUIU's three person Summit Star Shelter fitting two hunters and their gear comfortably.


Front view of a Summit Star 3 Person Tent in gunmetal orange.

FLY ONLY:

1lbs 15.3 oz / 887 g



Front view of a Summit Star 3 Person Tent in gunmetal orange with a Summit Refuge 3 Person Mesh Body zipped up.

FLY AND FOOTPRINT:

2 lbs 8.2 oz / 1049 g



Front view of a Summit Star 3 Person Mesh Body zipped up on a Summit Star 3 Person tent in gunmetal orange featuring Summit Star 3 Person Footprint.

FLY AND MESH BODY:

2 lbs 9.7 oz / 1185 g



Interior graphic of a Summit Refuge three person tent illustrating 3 people and their gear fitting within a 96 inches by 150 inches.

The Summit Refuge 3 Person Tent comfortably sleeps three people with plenty of room to stow gear in the vestibule.

Allen Bolen was a guest speaker at the 2019 Mountain Academy. He has over 16 hunting seasons worth of experience using single-wall shelters. In these presentations, he covers tips and tactics for how and where to set up a single-wall shelter.



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