Comments on: Gear review: Six Moon Designs Skyscape Trekker

By: Kevin P

Kevin P — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:41:45 +0000

In reply to Tent Man. Thanks for the suggestion, Tent Man. Nearly 3 years after reading it, I finally replaced my spreader with a piece of PEX and it really helped. Setup is a whole lot quicker (especially in the wind), and I'm less likely to punch a hole in the wall with the new strut.

By: Mike B

Mike B — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 07:21:25 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed my Skyscape Trekker over the past two years, and at 6′ tall length hasn’t been an issue except for a couple of times when the ground wasn’t all that flat and I found I had slid down to where my quilt was touching the tent. I also haven’t had any problem with the single toggle keeping the tent flap up, though I can see where that might be an issue depending on how you roll the flap up. Finally, I have had some problems pitching it a couple times where the cross pole was slightly off kilter, and I couldn’t seem to get it right/even. Didn’t seem to create an issue though other than esthetics. I plan to splurge and get the cf model in a few years once I can justify the expense of a new tent.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 14:56:23 +0000

In reply to Tent Man. Not familiar with the LH solo to comment. I can only comment on the tents I've used. In fact, do not even know which company LH may be.

By: Tent Man

Tent Man — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 11:17:05 +0000

I had this tent and a LH solo at the same time. While the Trekker is a nice tent, the LH beats it hands down, and I sold the Trekker. The Trekker actually looks to be a fairly blatent ripoff of the LH design.

The strut for the Trekkker is its death knell. It isn’t a matter of if, but when, you are going to poke a hole in the top of the tent with your trekking poles. I fixed this with a piece of Pex tubing, which works much better.

It is a very nice looking tent and if you substitute the Pex for their strut, I’d recommend it. But, no doubt the LH is easier to set up, more spacious, more sturdy, and better all around.

By: Sazerac

Sazerac — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 00:00:48 +0000

I really like mine. At 6’2″, 180, it hasn’t given me problems with condensation. It does sometimes take a bit more attention to pitch than others. I suspect that’s because I’m not reading the ground properly. It’s a cool little tent great for reasonable weather.