Dave Uebele wrote: >Part of the problem I have with most tents is they seem to short. >At 6'2" tall, it seems I wake up with either the head or the >foot of sleeping bag pushed against the tent, and absorbing >all the condensation. One tent I don't have that problem in is >the North Face Expedition 25, but thats a bit of overkill tent for >most case. Of course the canvas tents are roomy as well, but a >bit heavy to lug around. Not sure about stashing 9 foot long >wooden ridge poles in a kayak. > >What do other tall people, or people that want to stash most >of their gear inside do? The "sleeps" recomendation seems >to assume each person is about 5 foot tall, and has no gear, just a >mummy bag, and they sleep perfectly straight. I'm 6'-6", and my brother (camping partner) is 6'-7". I have the Jansport RongBuk Hotel (made by Walrus). It's a great 3-season tent (spring, fall, winter) but a bit of overkill for summer. It has two big vestibules, and the body is 6' x 9' so it's great for 3 big guys and all your gear. It is a bit low on headroom, but it has double doors, so you can really ventilate it well. I think those "tent sleeps" recommendations are published using 7-year-old Cub Scouts for measurement standards. Shawn Next tent will probably be a "family dome" to sleep 2 adults and one child, plus gear. Or give me room to move around in sleep, stash gear, and have headroom to get dressed. thanks dave -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 1999 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.missoulaconcrete.com/shawn/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Nov 30 1999 - 07:17:43 PST
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