On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Geo. Bergeron wrote: >> >> My next piece of equipment is going to be a tent. I'm looking at the >>REI Camp Hut, Half Dome, or they have a Kelty Creekside 2 on sale. There's >>a 4 person Camp Trails for cheap that is huge (96" X 96" X 57" height) and >>not too heavy (9lbs). I can't decide whether to go for a larger tent (3 or 4 >>person for one person 95% of the time) or save some money and keep the cargo >>weight down with a smaller two person. I'm assuming the better tents have >>aluminum poles--or is that a weight thing? Because I'd be using it mostly >>out of a boat, weight is not a big consideration. The idea of having some >>space to sit in out of the weather appeals. It might be nice to have a cot >>in a tent with space to change clothes and then use the truck or kayak for >>stowing food and gear. I've been known to camp without a boat. . . >> >> Any chance this is as hot a topic as ballast? >> george, i bought the 4man eureka timberline about 15 years ago. love it. a little heavy for solo back-packing, but reasonable. good aluminum poles [fiberglass break much easier ;-( !! worth the extra to have an extra large tent, almost always!! i also cook in my tent occasionally, due to bad weather, and the extra large tent helps quite a bit, you just have to make sure you have good ventilation, or this could be extremely hazardous. mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: Flugg's Law: When you need to knock on wood is when you realize that the world is composed of vinyl, naugahyde and aluminum. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
I used a Eureka Caddis for many years, until a pack or crazed chipmunks chewed through it on one trip to get at some food we forgot about and left in the tent. (This is actually true.) I replaced it with a Marmot that has only had a brief shakedown trip, but which seems to be a pretty sturdy affair. I've seen lightweight, unguyed tents carwheeling across Lake Michigan in a storm so I always guy tents and I always buy solid tents. When I went shopping last time the point I put at the top of my list were (1) Polyester fly. Nylon weakens from UV in sunlight; I had a nylon tent literally *dissolve* around me near Fransonia Notch in 1976. (2) Taped seams. This is getting near-universal as more makers buy the machinery needed. (3) Aluminum poles. Bought a tent with glass poles *once* and soon gave it away. (4) Continuous pole sleeves. Some tents have these interrupted sleeves that make assembly a nightmare. Get a tent that has a combination of continuous sleeves and clips for where poles cross. (5) Long tents. It's amazing how few tents let a 6'2" guy stretch out! --mike ---------------------------------------- Michael J Edelman mje_at_mich.com http://www.mich.com/~mje http://www.mich.com/~mje/kayak.html http://www.mich.com/~mje/scope.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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