From Brad :
.True, but it's not available in the US... only offshore, where the fad is less pronounced

Well we must have a different sense of logic.
To me you sell oranges where there is a demand for oranges or oranges are a fad...
Since in your mind the LW lobby is strong in the USA, that is where MSR should sell the LIGHTER HP.

On the other hand if you mean that MSR may have less competition in LW shelters in Europe, that is partly true. However Terra Nova and Lightwave , for example, are based there.
A s you well know from another forum, where the nostalgia brigade dominates and all American designed shelters are deemed to be crap and all European shelters are just great , that mentality also exist in other countries , it is the grass is always greener on the other side mentality...
I sometime tell people that my pasta dishes are better than the ones from my family in Italy because I use imported ingredients ( Italian pasta, Italian tomatoes, Parmesan Cheeese...)

Franco