[demime could not interpret encoding binary - treating as plain text] >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 15:58:05 +0100 >From: "Jochen Grikschat" <grikschat_at_surfeu.de> >Maybe iīm a little bit extreme, but most time I didnīt got a tent on my >tours. Yeah! NO tent. > >Only using a 3 x 3 metre (about 10 x 10 ft) polyester, silicone coated >Tarp. I'm not really against tarps but I will point out one big negative of just using a tarp. When my wife and I spent a week on Ross Lake we shared campsites with a group of teenagers hiking the shoreline. They used just a tarp for coverage while sleeping. One of the guys had a spider crawl into his sleeping bag and bite him multiple times on the neck and cheek. One whole side of his neck and one cheek was swollen, it looked ugly. We offered him some cream made by my father-in-law (he's a pharmicist) that is a combination of quite a few creams that works excellently for unknown rashes. Seems to have enough properties that no matter what caused the rash it can cure it. He turned us down (acted down right frightened when she offered it). At least with a tent you can do a concerted bug hunt once you are zipped in for the night and get rid of anything that wants to make a meal out of you. Like Dave I've had extremely good luck with a NF Nebula. It's lived through a few all night thunderstorms with heavy rain and wind (and lightning, the tent looks cool in the dark of night when a flash of lightning over head lights up the dome). My Mountain Hardwear Light Wedge 2 has not been through a thunderstorm but has been through a night of strong wind. Strategically placed with the tail of the tent facing into the wind the most we had was an occassional thrumming of the fly in the wind. Don't forget to consider packed size. My Nebula is large (25" X 8") and eats up a lot of space in the boat (Heck, I'm not sure it would even fit in my Romany without packing it in as each separate component). It's been relegated to my BWCA trips where space in a canoe is not at a premium. The Light Wedge 2 packs down to about 17" X 6". Much better on boat space. Mel "When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl." ------------------------------------------------------------ --== Sent via Deja.com ==-- http://www.deja.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Feb 23 2001 - 11:45:32 PST
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