Sea to Summit have announced they will be releasing two lightweight tent models – the Alto and the Telos – in spring 2021, along with a comprehensive line of accessories. It is the Australian brand’s first foray into the tent market, and they say the new models have been in development for three years.
The core innovation of the Alto and Telos appear to be their use of the Tension Ridge pole construction, which Sea to Summit says “alleviates two common pain points of modern tents: liveable space and ventilation”. The press release continues: “The Tension Ridge architecture allows for an inverted pole design that angles up to achieve unrivaled internal height, ceiling ventilation, high vertical walls to accommodate modern, thicker sleeping mats and pillows, and a more accessible dry entry/exit. The result is a roomy experience with a superior space-to-weight ratio that outperforms any other tent in its class.”
“While the solution was simple, engineering the Tension Ridge presented significant challenges,” explained Jake Lah, an expert of modern tent architecture. “By inverting the angle of the brow pole, we achieve best-in-class interior space and ventilation, without adding weight or bulk to the tent.”
Likewise, the Tension Ridge architecture makes Sea to Summit tents highly adaptable to temperature and humidity. Both the Alto and Telos tents are outfitted with a unique, adjustable cross-ventilation system consisting of a Baseline Vent and an Apex Vent. The construction and position of the Apex Vent allows for significantly better airflow and more effective condensation mitigation.
Sea to Summit places a great deal of focus on designing versatility and adaptability into every detail. These tents are loaded with custom and proprietary hardware, and many thoughtful features like the modular FairShare Storage System that allows for easy division of the tent amongst campers, a pole storage case that doubles as a LightBar™ for interior illumination at night in combination with a headlamp, and tent and fly stuff-sacks that clip into place as a storage pocket inside the tent. For people who love stargazing, but fear rain; fear no more. Both Alto and Telos provide the flexibility to leave the rain fly in a star-friendly, partial, or fully-opened position. The rain fly remains ready to rapidly deploy should an early-morning rainstorm appear. However, the best party trick is the Telos’ ability to transform into a roomy open-air shelter for cooking, shade, and weather protection known as Hangout Mode.
“We always set out to design the best gear — to do things differently and rethink every detail, starting from scratch,” said Roland Tyson, Founder and Head of Design at Sea to Summit. “The core areas we looked to tackle are common pain-points — space, climate, and adaptability. We’re very happy with what we’ve accomplished here. And we’re thrilled to partner with Jake Lah of DAC, a pioneer in modern tent design and architecture. This is a true partnership, unlike anything either of us has taken on before.”
Both the Alto and Telos tents come with a range of model-specific footprints and accessories, to fully customise the perfect tent to climate and feature preferences. The Alto and Telos tents will be available for purchase in Spring 2021.
Telos TR2 & 3 (mesh inner w sil-PeU fly) starting at 550,- Euro / USD $499
- People: 2 or 3
- Season: 3 or 3+ season
- Doors: 2
- Vestibules: 2
- Freestanding + Hangout Mode – adaptability with the Telos rainfly
- Tension Ridge™ – allowing more internal living space, higher doors and best in class ventilation
- Apex and Baseline Vent™ – Allowing cross-ventilation and climate adaptability.
- LightBar™ + FairShare System – modular stuff sacks for tent distribution and organisation
- Minimal Trail Weight (Fly + Inner + Poles only): 1,481g (2p) / 1,961g (3p)
- Packed weight (Above + pegs, stuff sacks, guy lines): 1,649g (2p) / 2,158g (3p)
- Floor Area: 62m2 (2p) / 3.69m2 (3p)
- Vestibule Area: 8m2 (2p) / 2m2 (3p)
- Ridge Height: 103cm (2p) / 119cm (3p)
- Door Height: 110cm (2p) / 129cm (3p)
- Fly Material: 15D Nylon
- Fly Waterhead: 1,200mm
- Floor Material: 20D Nylon
- Floor Waterhead: 2,500mm – 8,000mm
- Tent Colour: Grey (sil-PeU), ,
Alto TR1 & 2 (mesh inner w sil-PeU fly) starting at 430,- Euro / USD $399
- People: 1 or 2
- Season: 3 – 3+ season
- Doors: 1 (1p) or 2 (2p)
- Vestibules: 1 (1p) or 2 (2p)
- Tension Ridge™ – allowing more internal living space, higher doors and best in class ventilation
- Apex™ – Allowing cross-ventilation and climate adaptability.
- LightBar™ + FairShare System – modular stuff sacks for tent distribution and organisation
- Minimal Trail Weight (Fly + Inner + Poles only): 935g (1p) / 1,174g (2p)
- Packed weight (Above + pegs, stuff sacks, guy lines): 1,094g (1p) / 1,352g (2p)
- Floor Area: 815m2 (1p) / 2.56m2 (2p)
- Vestibule Area: 7m2 (1p) / 1.7m2 (2p)
- Ridge Height: 102cm
- Door Height: 108cm
- Fly Material: 15D Nylon
- Fly Waterhead: 1,200mm
- Floor Material: 15D – 20D Nylon
- Floor Waterhead: 1,200mm – 2,500mm
- Tent Colour: Grey (sil-PeU),
More info: www.seatosummit.co.uk