Jim Champoux wrote about the Kelty Vortex 2. I've never owned one so I can't comment on how good of a tent it is but from the stats it looks like it has one down side: pack size. It packs to 24" X 7". As I have discovered on my Nebula (25" X 8") that eats up a lot of room in the kayak. The good news is that the 98 Vortex 2 is curently on sale at Campmore for ~$160. :) http://www.campmor.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/CategoryDisplay?cgrfnbr=6501&cgmenbr=226 I was by the local Galyan's this last weekend and saw a tent I'm seriously tempted to get. The new North Face Slickrock. See it at: http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=8000&prrfnbr=660307 The truly nice thing is that it packs to 17" X 5", nice and small but still over 30 square feet of area. The stats list 55" width but the North Face catalog shows that it is 57" wide at the head end and 50" wide at the feet end. Plenty of shoulder room. Mel -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Mel Wrote.... snip the stats it looks like it has one down side: pack size. It packs to 24" X 7". As I have discovered on my Nebula (25" X 8") that eats up a lot of room in the kayak. You are right, the pack size and weight eliminate it from being a backpackers tent, however if you need to get it through a really small hatch, put the fly and the tent (and the stake/accessories) in two separate bags and you can save some size. BTW- I was wrong earlier the fly is silver/grey jim *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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