Cabin
Double-skin climate envelope
240 × 210 cm floor, 195 cm peak. Reflective rainfly over an insulated inner (U ≈ 2.8 W/m²K) — about a third of the heat leak of a typical nylon tent. Standing room for two, queen-pad sleep, mesh at the door.
Two-person solar climate shelter
Climate, packed.
An insulated cabin for two with a 360-watt solar fly, a 24-volt LiFePO₄ core, and a compressor that actually cools the night. Designed to split between two packs — car to camp, not a thru-hike.
- Sleepers
- 2
- Roof solar
- 360 W
- Usable core
- 1.28 kWh
- BTU cool
- 3,200
- Base kit
- 31.4 kg
The stack
Four parts. One climate.
Most “solar tents” are a nylon shell and a USB fan. Aether Two is a closed thermal loop: insulate, harvest, store, reject heat. Built for two adults in heat, not a festival afternoon.
Fly array
360 W seamed into the roof
Three 120 W flexible mono panels live in the fly, not a separate blanket you have to aim. Optional 200 W ground blanket for low-sun days. MPPT on the core, 24-volt bus, no inverter in the cooling path.
Core
1.42 kWh LiFePO₄, 1.28 usable
A 24 V 60 Ah brick, 9.4 kg, 90% depth of discharge. Sized so a tropical night in Sleep mode finishes on the pack, and a clear day puts it back. Second brick optional.
Clime
3,200 BTU, 24 V compressor
Ducted condenser sits in the vestibule so heat and noise stay outside. ~280–420 W draw, COP ≈ 2.55. Quiet enough to sleep against — about 38 dB at the pillow. Not thermoelectric. Real cooling.
Explore
Tap the shelter.
Photograph from a hard-sun pitch. Marks sit on the real hardware — fly array, cabin, sleep deck, compressor, core.
Clime
24 V rotary compressor in the vestibule. Condenser heat dumps outside. A short insulated duct feeds the inner tent. Pull the unit, and the shelter is still a normal tent.
Sleep deck
Two pads, or one queen.
240 × 210 cm · 195 cm peak
Climate lab
Pitch it. Then cool it.
A 24-hour energy balance for this exact kit. Move outside temperature, sun hours, and mode. Numbers assume the insulated cabin, not a mesh dome.
Hold
23.0°C
Draw
157 W
Harvest
1.35 kWh
Night
5 h
Overload
Overload. Heat load beats the compressor, or the core empties before dawn.
Load 841 W against 938 W cooling. Daytime surplus -533 Wh. Usable core 1.28 kWh.
24-hour bus
Sand = solar watts · mist = compressor draw · ivory = battery %
Pack-out
Two people. Two bags.
Base kit is 31.4 kg before options. That is vehicle-to-site portable — split, not ultralight. Each adult takes one roll.
Field
Inside, on the fly, after dark.
Specification
The sheet.
Aether Two is a design study, not a catalog SKU. The numbers are engineered from real 24 V compressors, LiFePO₄ pack density, and an insulated double-wall tent — honest about weight, honest about cooling.
Shelter
- Sleepers
- 2 adults
- Floor
- 240 × 210 cm
- Peak height
- 195 cm
- Volume
- 7.2 m³
- Envelope
- Reflective fly + insulated inner, U ≈ 2.8 W/m²K
- Setup
- 8 minutes, two people
Power
- Roof array
- 360 W flexible mono (3 × 120 W)
- Optional blanket
- 200 W ground
- Core
- 24 V 60 Ah LiFePO₄ · 1.42 kWh · 1.28 kWh usable
- Bus
- 24 V DC, MPPT, USB-C PD
- No inverter
- Compressor runs native 24 V
Climate
- Clime
- 3,200 BTU rotary compressor
- Draw
- 280–420 W cooling
- COP
- ≈ 2.55 at 32 °C ambient
- Cabin noise
- ≈ 38 dB at the pillow
- Reject
- Vestibule condenser, ducted supply
Carry
- Base kit
- 31.4 kg
- Person 1
- Cabin + fly + hardware · 14.2 kg
- Person 2
- Core + Clime · 17.2 kg
- Packed
- Three roll bags, no crate
- Role
- Vehicle-to-site, two-person carry