Looking for information on a screened bug tent, that is light (suitable for canoeing), and self-supporting (for use north of the tree line in the Canadian Barrens). Main purpose of such a tent would be for cooking and eating, NOT sleeping. So.. something without a floor, would be preferable. Any suggestions? Searching the web just turned up 20lb car-camping awning/type tents. Rich Dempsey ridem_at_msn.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Rich: For cooking and eating in bug country, I use a very lightweight, self-supporting, floorless, two person bug tent distributed by Eureka! I don't know if they still carry it. For what it is worth, here is the Eureka! site: http://www.jwa.com/ I purchased mine from Canadian Tire a few years ago (for you folks from our southern colonies who are not familiar with this Canadian icon, Canadian Tire is a male religious retreat). It looks to me to be identical to the Epco Tropicscreen, which retails from Campmor for $50. It is in Campmor's insect deterrent section, not their tent section. Campmor's site is at: http://www.campmor.com/ Select Insect Deterrent, then select Bug Free Sleeping, then select Epco Tropicscreen. For cooking, I'd suggest starting the stove outside and then bringing the shelter over top -- this way you won't melt a hole in the netting if the stove flares at start-up. If you cover it with a fly for use as a sauna, be sure that there are no embers in the rock pile which can float up and melt the mesh and fly (and wear a hanky over your nose while breathing in the soot!). My motto is "Comfort First In All Things", so I don't leave home without my bug tent and crazy creek chair. Cheers, Richard Culpeper www.tbaytel.net/~culpeper Rich Dempsey wrote: > Looking for information on a screened bug tent, that is light (suitable for > canoeing), and self-supporting (for use north of the tree line in the > Canadian Barrens). > > Main purpose of such a tent would be for cooking and eating, NOT sleeping. > So.. something without a floor, would be preferable. > > Any suggestions? Searching the web just turned up 20lb car-camping > awning/type tents. > > Rich Dempsey > ridem_at_msn.com > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 04:37 PM 9/19/99 -0400, Richard Culpeper wrote: >It looks to me to be identical to the Epco Tropicscreen, which retails from >Campmor for $50. It is in Campmor's insect deterrent section, not their tent >section. Campmor's site is at: http://www.campmor.com/ >Select Insect Deterrent, then select Bug Free Sleeping, then select Epco >Tropicscreen. I have to second Richard's recommendation on the Epco Tropicscreen. I use the floorless Epco Tropicscreen for kayak-camping in the 10,000 Islands (SW Florida) and the Everglades and it works very well. I hang a Moss tarp overhead to keep the dew and rain at bay. The only problem that I have with the floorless model is that unless the ground is perfectly flat, there are often a few small gaps between the bottom of the screen and the ground that allow some no-see-ums to find their way inside. No big deal, but eventually I will sew a foot or so of netting around the bottom to prevent this or just grow a thicker hide. The Mosquitos have never found this gap in the armor, they just dance outside of the netting above your head. Greg Stamer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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