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WANDERFALKE Trail 2 ripstop tent review

The one tent in this group that publishes both water columns and both deniers, and labels its weight as a total rather than leaving it bare.

What this listing puts on record

A total weight of 2.0 kg (4.4 lb), a pack size of 15 × 42 cm (5.9 × 16.5 in), a 20D ripstop nylon outer and a 40D nylon floor, a 4000 mm (157.5 in) water column for the outer and 5000 mm (196.9 in) for the floor, welded seams and corners, covered zips, break-resistant aluminum poles, guylines described as tear-resistant, a Smart-Clip pitch system with a stated five-minute pitch, and a mesh inner tent.

Both halves of the water column

This is the reason to read this listing before the others. 4000 mm (157.5 in) on the outer. 5000 mm (196.9 in) on the floor. Two panels, two figures, each attached to the panel it describes.

Everywhere else in this group you get one number and no panel, or a number for one panel and silence about the other. Here the split is exactly what the specification is supposed to look like, and the floor is given the higher figure, which is the right way round.

Both deniers, too

20D ripstop on the fly, 40D on the floor. Thin where it only has to shed water, twice as heavy where it is dragged across grit. That is a deliberate build rather than a single fabric used throughout, and it explains the 2.0 kg.

The word on the weight

The bullet says Gesamtgewicht — total weight. That is a packed figure, not a trail figure, and it is worth having stated: comparing this 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) against another maker’s bare number will usually flatter the other maker.

What is missing

No floor dimensions, no peak height. The listing talks about freedom of movement and an innovative geometry, and publishes no measurement of either. Nor does it say whether the tent stands without pegs.

Before ordering

Ask for the pitched footprint. Everything about the weatherproofing is on the page; nothing about the space is.

Availability

The American Amazon catalog lists it with no seller standing behind the entry.

Every figure here is what Keepa held on the day this page was last revised. Offers and prices shift without warning.

What it does well, and where it gives way

Strengths

  • Publishes both water columns separately — 4000 mm (157.5 in) for the outer and 5000 mm (196.9 in) for the floor — which no other tent in this group does
  • Publishes a denier for each panel: 20D ripstop for the fly and 40D for the floor
  • Labels the 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) as a total weight rather than leaving a bare figure, and gives a 15 × 42 cm (5.9 × 16.5 in) pack size beside it

Compromises

  • No floor dimensions and no peak height, so the claimed sense of space cannot be checked against a measurement
  • The pitch type is never stated: a clip system is named without saying whether the tent stands unpegged
  • The aluminum poles are not given an alloy grade, which is the detail that matters when a section needs replacing

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Specifications

Trail weightNot published on the listing — the published 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) is given as the total weight
Packed weight2.0 kg (4.4 lb) — stated as the Gesamtgewicht, the total weight
Floor areaNot published on the listing
Peak heightNot published on the listing
Hydrostatic head — flysheet4000 mm (157.5 in) — stated for the outer tent, with welded seams and corners
Hydrostatic head — groundsheet5000 mm (196.9 in) — stated for the tent floor
Fabric denier20D ripstop nylon for the outer and 40D nylon for the floor — both stated
Pole materialAluminum — stated as a break-resistant pole set; the alloy grade is not given
Pitch typeNot published on the listing — a Smart-Clip system is named and pitch time is given as five minutes
Season ratingNot published on the listing
Amazon referenceB0H6KRPVS5
EAN8720165888283

What people ask before buying

Why is a floor figure normally higher than a fly figure?

Because the loads are different. Rain arrives on a fly at low pressure; a knee or an elbow on a wet floor concentrates body weight onto a few square centimeters. Makers who measure both usually publish a higher number for the floor, and 5000 against 4000 here follows that pattern.

What does a 40D floor buy over a 20D one?

Abrasion resistance where it is needed most. A floor is dragged over grit every time the tent is pitched and packed, and doubling the yarn weight there costs far less carried weight than doubling it everywhere.

Does WANDERFALKE publish a trail weight?

No. Not published on the listing — the published 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) is given as the total weight. What the listing does publish instead is the pole material: Aluminum — stated as a break-resistant pole set; the alloy grade is not given.

Our score

8.4/ 10

The most completely specified tent of the nine: both water columns, both deniers, and a weight that says what it counts. What it withholds is the geometry, so buy it on weatherproofing rather than on interior space.

The buyer this one serves, among camping gear

One or two people who want the weatherproofing published in full and will accept a 2.0 kg (4.4 lb) total to get it.

The camping gear guides it appears in

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for camping and hiking gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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