Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Tent

Construction

✓ Made with 100% Silicone-coated Polyester material to reduce fabric stretch and pack volume.

✓ 20D canopy and 40D floor keeps the Lunar Solo light but rugged.

✓ 6-in deep bathtub floor helps prevent splash back.

✓ 6-in mesh lining above the bathtub floor increases ventilation and keeps you further from the canopy walls, so you stay nice and dry.

✓ 26 sq. ft. of living space with a peak height of 49 inches – plenty of room for all kinds of seated tasks. Canopy creates an 8.5sq. ft. vestibule for added protection during storms.

✓ Easily pitched with one adjustable trekking pole to 49 inch peak*.

✓ Zipper Vestibule Closure makes opening and closing the vestibule a snap.

✓ Internal Gear Area keeps your gear easily accessible.

✓ Optimized Sleeping Area is oriented to maximize usable space, ventilation, and view. A peak height of 49 inches gives you plenty of headroom.

Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Tent

 Getting the pitching right can be challenging for some. The Lunar Solo is now constructed with 100% Silicone coated Polyester material reducing fabric stretch and packed volume. The Canopy is constructed from 20D material while the floor utilizes a more durable 40D weave. We have completely updated the vent and also use reflective material in the main and corner guy lines. Like all our shelters it is designed to be pitched with adjustable trekking poles or with our fixed length aluminum or carbon fiber poles (sold separately). These types of shelters made by Six Moon Designs require an after-production sealant to be applied to all the sewn seams that would be vulnerable to precipitation. This not only creates a watertight bond between the pieces of fabric and fills the tiny holes created by the sewing machine, but also adds strength to the seams. This process is required to make the shelters completely waterproof.

 Unlike a traditional tent, the Lunar Solo's canopy floats off the ground. This allows for 360 degrees of ventilation. Plus the floor is not rigidly fixed. It is designed to float. A floor  under tension is more likely to rip or get holes poked in by sharp objects.
 These factors combine to make the Lunar Solo a bit more difficult to set up for the first time user. However, we've built a number of features in the tent to help get it set up correctly.

 Follow the instructions below and with a little practice you'll find the Lunar Solo easy to setup time and time again.
 Since your tent canopy floats, you can vary the height of your trekking pole depending upon conditions. Higher will provide more ventilation and lower in stormy weather. The front of the tent should always be off the ground. This is to ensure that you have adequate ventilation. Optimum height of your trekking pole should be 49 inches or 124 centimeters. Older models, for 2012, worked best with 45" poles.
  Setting the stakes in the proper order is one of the key elements in getting the perfect pitch. Look at the layout guide below to know where and in what order to set your stakes.

Here are a few additional do's and don'ts.

Do's

1.   Do extend the webbing guy-lines to their extent. Run the guy-lines all the way to the ground.
2.   Do set the stakes in the order listed above. Since the canopy floats off the ground on the top of the field, it is important to achieve a balance side to side and front to back.
3.   Do set the height of the front pole to 49 inches.
4.   Do close the vestibule before setting up the tent. This aide in getting the best alignment of the stakes.
5.   Do any additional tension with the adjuster on the main guy-line, if needed.

Don'ts
  Don't try to raise the perimeter of the tent by using long stakes and terminating the guy-lines several inches off the ground. This is somewhat counter intuitive to normal logic. When you set up the tent this way, instead of the canopy and sidewall rising, they will tend to collapse instead. This will cause the corners to dip, resulting in reduced headroom and ventilation
  Unlike other tents with fixed points of setup, the floating canopy and floor design does take a little more patience to master. Still, the Lunar Solo's weight savings makes it well worth the effort.