SwiftyPaddler's Reviews & Views

Thew New WindQuester Horizon Lite 2 Pro Last year, out of the blue, WindQuester sent me a tent to review, the Horizon Lite 2.   Even though the apparent target audience was backpackers concerned with weight, I gave the tent a try.   Quite unexpectedly, I’ve come to love it!   It looks great, has taken care of me on a half dozen trips (~30 nights), and is a breeze to carry. Despite my positive experience so far, I was still a bit concerned that my style and frequency of rough backcountry travel would turn out to be a bit too much for this fine, ultralight tent.   While that concern hasn’t come to fruition yet, I was both surprised and excited when WindQuester told me they were coming out with a “Pro” model of the same tent, and that it was based on the real world experience and feedback of people like me who used the original Horizon Lite 2. If you're the kind of person that doesn't want all of the details, and is just interested in my honest summary, well here you go...

The WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite Tent One of the most important findings in my review last year of the WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite tent was that there was no footprint offered for the tent. As someone who regularly camps in very rough environments, a tent footprint is a necessity if you want to avoid punctures in the floor of your tent; this is especially important for lightweight tents. Well, I'm happy to report that WindQuester now offers a great footprint that is perfectly sized for the floor of the WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite.  It's jet black, very light and made from 20D ripstop nylon polyether urethane and silicone. WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite Footprint I had a chance to use the new footprint on a recent trip, and it completely met my expectations.  Beyond being a perfect fit in size, lightweight and easy to pack, the attachment points are colour coded with the tent itself so that you can easily tell the difference between the foot end and the head end. I'd highly recomm...

The WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite A new company based in British Columbia called WindQuester reached out to me in July, offering me one of their tents for review.   “What’s the catch?” I asked.   None!   The tent was mine to keep in exchange for me providing my personal review.   WindQuester wouldn’t see my review in advance, or have any input into it whatsoever, i.e. I would be providing my unvarnished feedback without reservation.   “Awesome” I said, let’s do it!   Of the two tents they offer, I selected the WindQuester Horizon 2 Lite, an ultralight 2 person tent. Horizon 2 Lite In It's Top Loading Stuff Sack The tent arrived a day later, and I immediately began checking it out.   It wasn’t that long ago that I was in the market for a new two person tent for car camping and short portage trips, so I was already primed on what to look for.   I’ve since set it up multiple times, and have taken it with me into the backcountry.   A short review of...