I have been "researching" this for a while and recently purchased a Kelty Noah Tarp and the two different aluminum poles designed for the tarp. I used it for the first time this weekend while camping in the everglades national park (90F and no clouds) and was generally pleased. I used the 4 main anchor points and staked 2 directly into the ground (like a tent). This provided shelter for the 3 of us sitting in chairs. With the sides guyed, it would easily accommodate 5 or 6 folks. The aluminum poles are gold anodized and shock corded and the large one is adjustable to 108" (I think). My only change will be some sand anchors of some type, because when the winds hit 15 knots, the thin kelty stakes lost it.. Moss, REI, Campmor and Walrus are all sources for wing shelters. cya c *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 06 1999 - 14:08:03 PDT
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