Gear Review: Lightwave g20 Ion Tent

Lightwave g20 Ion Tent 9.5/10
This is the newer version of the g2 ion where they've shaved 100g off the original.  At 2.4kg it falls really into the 'lightweight' not 'ultralight' category of three season tents but 1.2kg each is hardly back-numbing stuff.  And with that 200g each you get a solid bomb-proof semi-geodesic tent with a LOT more weather protection than others on the market, ideal for those looking for 3 seasons of British camping protection!  (Although you might find it cool in windy conditions, according to lightwave, which is honest of them, which is due to the higher cut fly for extra ventilation in hotter climates, after all this is a backpacking tent.)  I like the velcro attachments on the inside to tie around poles in more windy conditions (I used it to tie my XL lifeventure towel to the inner to block out the wind).  The quality is excellent on this tent, with 3000mm (x2 inside and outside of fly) PU coated fly to stand up to a lot of wet.  They are slightly thinner poles with this tent (8.5mm rather than the usual 9mm) but with three in a good solid structure Lightwave can afford to trim the weight with thinner poles.  The guylines and pegs that come as standard are, again, excellent quality.
Downsides: The high-cut baseline, for watery conditions it's not the best but then when the sun comes out you don't bake like you would in a normal four-season tent (and the fly for this bad boy is four season cut).

It comes in at £275 which isn't the cheapest by any stretch but definitely good value, ideally suited for backpacking and low-level alpine work. 

SPEC:

• Weight: 2400 g (complete)
• Flysheet 680 g
• Inner tent 830 g
• Poles 670 g
• Accessories 270 g

Flysheet High-cut baseline for ventilation
One vent at rear
Single zip front door -three opening positions
Velcro attachments on inside to tie around poles in strong winds
Single guypoint on each side and at rear (4 in total)
Inner tent Side-hung door
Two internal pockets
Flysheet Lightweight 70 g/m2 ripstop fabric woven 40-denier nylon
Coated on both sides (silicone) to 3000 mm
Groundsheet Lightweight 110 g/m2 taffeta 70-denier nylon coated with PU to 3000 mm
Inner canopy Lightweight 45 g/m2 ripstop 40-denier nylon
Small “no see um” mesh panels on sides
Poles 3 x 8.50 mm DAC 7001-T6 with insert connections
ARCHitektur configuration for stability
Front pole 316 cm, diagonal poles 331 cm, folded length 40 cm
Guylines 3 x 3.0 metres, 3mm reflective nylon with Linelok adjusters
Pegs 12 x ultra-tough 16 cm square-section Lightning pegs, 11 g each