To produce a lightweight tent you need to decrease either the physical size of the tent or the materials used to create it. In the case of The North Face Phoenix 3 Tent it's the latter that allows it to weigh in at a paltry 1.97kg. For a three person, three season tent with two entrances and two vestibules, it's lighter than most two person tents on the market with the same specifications. It also clocks in at a full two pounds lighter than The North Face Rock 32 Tent I reviewed a few years back. The North Face's secret to reducing the materials is achieved by getting rid of the tent / fly combo. The result is a waterproof yet breathable single wall tent design. DryWall is the proprietary technology that The North Face came up with in 2011 and it's inherently fire resistant which eliminates the need to add fire retardant to its’ polyurethane coating; this saves weight and increases breathability and strength. An added benefit of this single wall tent design is also a quicker set up time since there is no fly to mess around with.

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