Sea to Summit introduced its entry into the tent market two years in the past when it launched the revolutionary, space-enhancing Telos and Alto Stress Ridge backpacking tents. It has since added to the lineup with 3+ season fashions and a extra frame-friendly Telos bikepacking tent. Now it grows the Stress Ridge household as soon as once more with the Ikos. Accessible in two- and three-person sizes, the Ikos TR encompasses a rugged, roomy development and a versatile design that may be pitched as a full tent or an open-air daytime “hangout.”
Since launch, Sea to Summit’s tent line has been all about serving to backpackers and adventurers discover simply the best stability of light-weight packability, inside dwelling consolation, dependable sturdiness and accessible pricing. The Ikos reworks the system barely in favor of backpackers and car campers who’re counting {dollars} simply as carefully as they’re counting ounces. The tents aren’t as light-weight or compact as their Telos counterparts however they convey a barely burlier construct and an analogous characteristic set at a cheaper price level.
Just like the Telos, the Ikos is a freestanding tent that advantages from Sea to Summit’s signature Stress Ridge, an additional wing-like high pole that lifts the dome roof greater to extend headroom and inside quantity. The pole additionally serves as the inspiration of a large vent within the rainfly, serving to to maintain sizzling air shifting out to forestall condensation. Campers can tweak airflow by opening and shutting decrease “baseline vents.”
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The Ikos’ ground areas are barely bigger than these of the Telos sequence, designed round becoming two (or three) commonplace rectangular sleeping mats facet by facet. The Ikos TR2 ground provides 31.2 sq ft (2.9 sq m) of house, and the Ikos 3 sizes in at 49.2 sq ft (4.6 sq m).
Sea to Summit will increase the Ikos’ total robustness with heavier materials, utilizing a 68-denier ripstop nylon tub ground and rainfly and a 20-D poly mesh physique instead of the lighter 20- and 15-D ripstop/15-D mesh Telos construct. It additionally swaps in stiffer, heavier DAC MX aluminum poles instead of the Telos’ Featherlights.
One characteristic that is all the time set the TR line other than different backpacking tents is its a number of set-up choices. “Hangout” mode, specifically, stands out, permitting house owners to create a solar shelter for day use, making the Ikos simply as helpful for a day on the seaside or music pageant as it’s on a weeklong backpacking journey.
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“Fly solely” mode permits campers to pitch the fly first and break it down final, reversing the method by way of which one would often pitch a tent. This helps hold the primary tent ground and physique dry in inclement climate.
For tenting {couples} and trios who sleep at totally different temperatures, “partial fly” mode leaves roughly half the tent absolutely open and ventilated whereas overlaying up the opposite half.
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The Ikos TR2 weighs 4.8 lb (2.1 kg) when packed into its 7 x 20-in (18 x 51-cm) carry sack, whereas the Ikos TR3 weighs 6.5 lb (2.9 kg) packed into an 8 x 20-in (20 x 51-cm) sack. The video under reveals how the tents discover use for a household journey within the superlative mountains of New Zealand.
Sea to Summit launched the Ikos sequence this week. The TR2 retails for US$429, and the TR3 slots in at $529.
Ikos – Consolation is the Evolution of Journey
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