Some tents that are recommend as being great by experts are not so great. I recall using a tent (Cannondale Aroostook I think was the model) highly recommended by Cliff Jacobson that was terrible. He claimed it was perfect for the arctic. It wasn't. In a heavy wind it was hard to set up, flapped horribly all the time, and seemed like it was trying to suffocate us. So far I have had the best luck with a Eureka Expedition. While various top line dome tents were being blown flat the Expedition stays upright and solid. It is simple to set up and ruggedly built. It is not as exotic as the fancy domes being the old wedge style with a center hoop but it works. Mind, if you aren't camping in exposed areas, I suppose most tents will work. Cheers John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 16 1998 - 04:39:51 PST
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