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Lightweight floorless tipi shelter.


Here are the Mountain Hardwear specs:

Kiva Lite Shelter
Capacity: 4 person
Minimum Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
Packaged Weight: 3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Floor Area: 66.4 sq ft (6.2 sq m)
Number of doors: 1
Number of poles: 1
Pole Type: Yunan 7001 62-66"
Interior height: up to 66"
Packed Size 5.5" x 22" (14 x 55 cm)


My take:
For survival sleeping, 4 friendly people.
For comfort and gear, 2 person.
With my hodge podge of pegs(alum and Kifaru durapegs) and a little flat piece of oak to put under the pole, it weighs just under 4 lbs.
The pole is very particular in the sequence of segments from top to bottom so I marked it with a sharpie so it's easier to setup in the dark (while it's raining). You could use a tree limb.
The tipi stuff sack got some pine sap and when I tried to clean it off it made the entire outside surface of the stuff sack a little tacky. Nothing to get on your pack or hands. It just feels different than the tipi and other stuff sacks. You could actually use a smaller stuff sack and store the pole segments elsewhere.


MH (or Columbia who bought MH) discontinued the Kiva and Kiva lite but Google it for reviews and some good Alaskan video.


MH did make a floor and nest for the Kiva but I never owned them.


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