The Nomad lite is designed to use adjustable hiking poles as its' main method of support. Not only does this eliminate the need to carry poles whose sole function is to hold up your shelter at night, it makes your hiking poles become dual-use objects, objects that help make your hike a success by day and night. Additionally, the poles support the Nomad lite from inside, for two reasons - 1) it saves the weight of materials which compose pole hangers or pole sleeves (used on nearly every tent on the market), and 2) because there are no hangers or sleeves, there are less thread punctures through the wall (the method by which they are secured) - meaning less opportunities for water to leak inside to your protected environment and gear.

The Nomad 2-4-2 utilizes 2 hiking poles and 6 stakes for setup and still weighs in under 2 pounds. This 2-person tent features no-see-um mesh windows on front and back side with a zippered doorway. The interior pole has 2 positions for setup in the floored model: in the center position there will be 30 inches on either side of pole, if you use the off-center position there will be 42 inches of unobstructed floor space to one side.

The Floorless 2-4-2 model saves approximately 6 ounces of weight over the standard 2-4-2. There is a skirt of no-see-um mesh around the lower perimeter of the floorless 2-4-2, but it is identical otherwise. The floorless version takes more work to complete, and costs a little bit more.