[Paddlewise] Tents-last call/Tents and Ethics

Well... some people have "ethical" concerns about the obtrusive  day-glo
orange /yellow color  of the NF VE-25, but it sure makes the tent easy to
see ("find")  while wandering around on the tundra, muttering to yourself,
"I'm sure  my camp is just over that next little hill". If you have ever
found yourself muttering such things to yourself on the Barrenground, you be
quite grateful that you bypassed that nice little A-frame in  that
"tundra-moss" or "prairie-dun".  You  also may console yourself that buying
a $500 tent employs more Asian piece-workers at $1.5 USD/hr, than say a $60
Walmart special. (Correct me if I am wrong on this).(LOL)

I like the  NF VE-25. I thought it was overkill when I bought it , and when
storm-bound  I hate the ghastly jaundiced light  inside. (You sit there
wondering if your partner has end-stage liver failure, due to their peculiar
yellow-hue.)   The other thing I find unique about this tent... it has so
many tie downs..for the tent, for the fly, and an internal guying system.
Sometimes in the morning, while un-pegging the 30 (?, perhaps an
exaggeration, just maybe) lines, I find myself wondering exactly how bad DID
the weather look last night??)

Rich

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Lloyd" <dlloyd_at_telus.net>
To: <HenryHast_at_aol.com>; <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] A nice paddle with Doug Lloyd & Tents-last call


> One thing I like about my North Face tent is ... (snip)
> BC'in Ya
> Doug Lloyd
>
> HenryHast_at_aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 10/19/00 3:00:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > dlloyd_at_telus.net writes:
(snip) I'd like to go as soon as I get a new
> > tent.  Which is a segue to Last Call for tent likes/dislikes,
> > complaints/raves before I try to get it all together for the web site.
> > Thanks very much to all of you who responded. I never cease to be
impressed
> > by the thoughtfulness and the willingness to help one another among the
> > paddlewisers.  To those who haven't responded to the tent info question,
> > think of doing so as a nice respite from the ethics controversy raging.




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