Hey Dave, I think those midgets belong to a tribe called the "Webelos" or something like that. They're characterized by their blue uniform shirts and plaid neckercheifs, and their propensity for starting small fires with copious quantities of VOC-laden liquids. At 6'-6", I have the same tent-finding problem. I picked up a Jansport RongBuk Hotel at an REI clearance sale for under $100. (Retails for near $300). It is a 3-4 season tent with two vestibules. The floor of the tent is roughly 6' x 9', so it sleeps 3 plus gear comfortably. There's also plenty of room in the vestibules for more gear. It's 8 lbs. though. Not as pleasant for backpacking, but once you get it to camp, it's wonderful! It does take up more space than a smaller tent, but in a sea kayak, who cares?! Shawn Dave Uebele wrote: >Also, at 6'2" I have trouble finding a tent that I fit in, without >waking up with either feet or head up against the tent (and dripping wet >as a result). I wonder what group of midgets do they use to calculate >the "sleeps 3" rating on a tent. And none of these ratings assume >you'll want anything other then 3 pygmies in sleeping bags, while >I usually want to bring in other gear, to keep it close, or protect >from the elements. -- Shawn W. Baker 0 46°53'N © 2000 ____©/______ 114°06'W ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\ ,/ /~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ baker_at_montana.com 0 http://www.geocities.com/shawnkayak/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 15 2000 - 08:23:29 PDT
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