Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 Footprint PL

Rated: 4 by 1 review.

Altrec

If you own the Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 Tent, the Sprite 1 Tent Footprint PL is a must have. Protecting the floor of your tent from rocks, sticks, or anything else that might cause damage will prolong the life of your tent and keep you warmer, as a footprint acts as insulation between you and the ground. Mountain Hardwear has designed the Sprite 1 footprint specifically for the Sprite 1 Tent, so you will have a perfect fit. Take just the footprint, poles and fly and you have a lighter weight shelter if you need to move fast & light.

Features:

  • 100% Nylon
  • Can be used with fly and poles to create ultralight shelter
  • Fits to exactly one inch inside the perimeter of the tent floor to avoid capturing moisture
  • Grommet tabs attach to pole ends
  • Protection for the floor of your Sprite 1 Tent

Backcountry Edge

Updated for 2009! The Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 PL Footprint protects the floor of your Sprite 1 tent from sharp objects, such as rocks and pine needles, as well as from mud and ground water. The Sprite 1 PL footprint can also be used alone with the tent's rainfly for fast and light, warm-weather backpacking.

Features:

  • Just lay the footprint under your Sprite 1, follow instructions for tent assembly and feed the pole tips through the footprint's integrated grommets
  • Pitchlight configuration option allows set up using only the tent fly, poles and footprint
  • Waterproof and custom-fit to protect your Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 tent floor from abrasion, punctures and other ground hazards

SummitHut.com

Custom ground tarps for Mountain Hardwear tents. Tough, waterproof Tent Footprints protect tent floors from rocks, roots, twigs, and other ground hazards. Equipped with grommet tabs that attach to the tent pole ends, each Footprint fits precisely one inch inside the perimeter of its matching tent floor so rain can't collect between the two.

Features:

  • Colors Vary.

Backcountry.com

Protect the floor of your one-person tent with the Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 Footprint. This lightweight ground cloth takes the abuse that sticks, rocks, and other campsite debris would normally inflict on your tent floor. When you’re looking to shave ounces, the footprint works with the rain fly and tent poles to create an ultralight shelter.

Mountain Gear

Protect the floor of your tent and yourself from abrasive surfaces and wet, cold conditions with the Sprite 1 Footprint PL. Set it up with your tent or, using the pitch light option, set it up with your fly and poles only.


Campmor (2009)

Fits: Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1.

Footprints are an extra layer of protection from abrasion and ground moisture. Made of 70 denier Nylon Taffeta with an 1800mm coating of waterproofing urethane. Wt. 9 oz.

Compatibility:Sprite 1
Manufacturer Warranty:Lifetime
Material:70D Nylon taffeta
Recommended Use:Protecting your tent floor
Weight:9oz (250g)

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Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 Footprint PL Review Summary:

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Reviews:

really cool feature

Rating:****

the footprint is a really sweet addition to the sprite due to the pitchlight feature. unfortunately the footprint adds a bit of weight to the whole tent, really elevating the whole package out of the lightweight solo category. if you don't mind carrying the extra weight for a few extra perks its worth it. plus i enjoy having an extra layer of protection between my dead weight, the $150 tent and the ground.

i finally got a chance to try it out in the pitchlight configuration. its a really cool idea, however it takes a bit of fiddling around to get it set up since the tent body is not there to give any support to the fly. i imagine it would be tricky tho not impossible in wind. keep in mind that since its a solo tent you may not always have a second set of hands available to help you. IMO you really need to have the ground sheet guyed out good and taught before attempting to pitch the fly and poles. additionally since its not a free standing tent you need to be especially prepared to deal with sand, snow or other soft surfaces where you may need to prepare dead man anchors or similar apparatus.

Update: the newest version of the footprint is slightly different than the previous models so be care if you got the tent a year or two ago and are just not looking for a footprint. It seems like it should work but i'm not sure.

Brian G. Sweeney at Backcountry.com on 04/30/2009