Ridge tent

Before the tunnel tent and dome tent became popular on the market, the ridge tent was the leading light-weight tent.

The main advantage of a ridge tent is its low weight. If made of the very best material and if all necessary reinforcements are in place, another advantage is that any broken poles c...

Before the tunnel tent and dome tent became popular on the market, the ridge tent was the leading light-weight tent.

The main advantage of a ridge tent is its low weight. If made of the very best material and if all necessary reinforcements are in place, another advantage is that any broken poles can be easily replaced.

Its disadvantages include being somewhat more difficult to put up, not particularly storm-resistant and that there is not much space inside. It is not without good reason that the tunnel tent and dome tent have taken over as the leading tent models.

Know-alls like to point out that the tent poles are a tent’s weakest point. As always it’s a question of quality and good design. For instance, in our single-pole Adventure Nordic tipis, the central pole used to be the weakest point but since we started to use hardened aluminium, that problem has been eliminated.