We have owned three Stephenson tents over the years -- just bought a new 3RS for family backpacking and ski touring. Their great advantage is weight and the special materials Jack uses such as the silicone coated material that is mildew free and will not emulsify and is much stronger per weight than the urathane coated stuff. They are also huge inside. But for kayaking other tentage is probably preferable where weight is not a prime consideration. BTW Sandy et al, the original catalogue was a "fully revealing" document without any attempt to cover "certain" parts. Indeed, George was a common topic of discussion among female climber friends a number of years ago. George of course sewed very nice tents and I'm sure his in-the-buff appearances were only incidental in stimulating the discussions. This wondering if they are worth it: YES. We are all getting older and weight becomes evermore a problem. The resale on a used Stephenson tent, if you can find one, is exceptionally good as they are usually well cared for. Our main climbing tent in the Sierras for almost 10 years was a 2RS weighing an honest 3 lb. 2 oz dirty. Our new 3RS big enough for 4 weighs 4 lbs. 11 ozs. Happy tenting to all.. Richard G. Mitchell, Jr. Department of Sociology Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 97331 U.S.A. (541) 752-1323 phone/fax (H) (541) 737-5377 phone (O) mitchelr_at_ucs.orst.edu On Mon, 29 Nov 1999 Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 11/29/1999 11:36:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, > rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: > > << http://www.warmlite.com/start.htm >> > > For all you people without access to the Internet who are wondering about the > nude models, I mean the ultralight tents, I'll just point out that all the > "good" parts are delicately unavailable for view. A hand here, a body turned > there, but, yes, they ARE NEKKID. > > Oh, about the tents....interesting, especially if your budget runs between > $460 and $850 without the extra dollars for optional accessories. They are > not self-standing. I, for one, like to have the grubby little catalogs in my > hand so I will probably order one ($!). > > Sandy Kramer > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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