I'm a long time believer in Cliff Jacobsen's adage that a boater's tent needs to be as bombproof as that used in mountaineering conditions. The precipitation may be rain instead of snow but he winds can be as fierce and the consequences of shelter failure as dire, especially when camping north of 60 where no alternative shelters exist and or on rocky shores in a storm. Who has first had experience with small tents in genuinely hostile weather and how did they fare? We use a VE-24 in the Guide model for our family trips and would not be without it but I too am looking for a rock-solid *small* tent. So far the North Face Mountain tent seems the most viable candidate. But what experiences have you had? Thanks for the good advice. Rich Richard G. Mitchell, Jr. Corvallis, Oregon *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 23 1999 - 04:33:02 PDT
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