Evolution 2P with "Granite" fly
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Evolution 2P with "Granite" fly
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Evolution 2P floor plan
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Porch fly pictures

- Lightest full size double wall freestanding shelter with two doors and two vestibules!
- Perfect for the lightweight backpacker
- Double wall construction to prevent condensation inside the shelter and on your sleeping bag
- Large no claustrophobic interior with 107cm (42in) high ceiling
- Lot's of no-see-um mesh for bug protection and ventilation
- Large side doors for easy entry and exit....the doors can be completely unzipped to open them as much as possible for increased ventilation, or they can be partially unzipped if a person wants an overhang for rain protection.
- Vents on the top of each vestibule for cross ventilation
- Pole clip option: saves weight and money for very fast and easy setup
- Pole sleeve option: silnylon pole sleeves with dead end pockets for easy setup and wind/storm stability
- Pole sleeve option: fly "Velcros" to pole sleeves so it can stay on and setup without rain getting in
- Two interior pockets for eyeglasses, flashlight, etc.
- Two clothes hampers built into shelter for storing clothes made with breathable mesh for drying clothes
- Two large vestibules - enough room for pack and footwear
- Vestibules with single stake/peg loops for quicker, easier setup
- Redesigned vestibules that allow for a larger door opening for easier entry/exit
- Redesigned vestibules for a more storm worthy structure
- Additional stake/peg loops on each end of fly for a more storm worthy structure
- Highest quality components, e.g. zIppers, window material, grommets, webbing, etc.
- Color coded cord, e.g. zipper pulls - reflective yellow, guy outs - black, guy line - reflective black
- Reflective guy out loops on mesh body so it can be guyed out if rain fly is not used
- Lightweight aluminum or carbon fiber poles available
• Ready to go out of the box... it was seam sealed where necessary at the factory before being shipped.
- Shelter, carbon poles, and fly weight only Xlbs x.xoz ± x.xoz xx.xoz ± x.xoz/ x.xkg ± xxg)
- Create PackLightTM option - Footprint, Grommet kit, fly and carbon poles only xlb x.xoz ± x.xoz (x.xoz ± x.xoz/ xxg ± xg)

- Footprint (sold separately) extends your shelter life by protecting it from abrasive wear and tear. Made with the same silnylon fabric as Evolution floor so using this doubles the floor thickness. It is much easier and less expensive to replace a worn out Footprint than the shelter floor - 15% discount with shelter purchase.

- Grommet kit (sold separately) - add grommets to each corner of Footprint to use fly without body to create PackLightTM option -15% discount with shelter purchase.

- Stakes/pegs (sold separately) - 15% discount with shelter purchase

- Guy line kits (sold separately) 4 Lite-n-Mity^TM reflective spectra guy lines and 4 stakes/pegs for creating a more storm worthy structure - 15% discount with shelter purchase

BackpackingLight "Lightitude"
2005 Best Gear

Honorable Mention
Double Wall Tents
Evolution 2P
“At 3 lb 1 oz with a carbon pole set, the Big Sky Products Evolution 2P is nearly a pound [25%] lighter than its next closest competitor that offers dual doors, dual vestibules, a weatherproof double wall design, plenty of internal gear storage, and a very fast setup time.”

Reviews
"Big Sky's Evolution 2P tent is an intriguing new design and after a few hours spent pitching and prowling around it, I'm very impressed..."
Read all the reviews of Big Sky's
Evolution 2P at BackpackGearTest.org.

Full Review

"Simply stated, [Big Sky's Evolution 2P] is the lightest, best designed, most user-friendly three-season two-person double-wall freestanding tent available." Read the entire review of Big Sky's Evolution 2P at Backpacking Light.

SpotLite Review

"[Big Sky's Evolution 2P is the] lightest double wall, two-door, dual-vestibule tent on the market..." Read the entire review of Big Sky's Evolution 2P at Backpacking Light.

Evolution 2P

Body w/ pole clips,
fly and poles
average weight