> > I wonder.... with many tents having the same materials, how much > emphasis should I place on construction? Are they all using some > standard specification for strength of stitching and so forth? Can you > even compare that objectively, or is it simply subjective opinion > regarding the workmanship? > > Thanks for all the help! > > Rick for my 21st birthday i "treated myself" to a good tent. i wanted a roomy [or relatively so] tent, built to really last, take the abuse of being used in the snow, on rocks, and realized i would pay the weight penalty. i bought the eureka timberline, which has been made for a million years or so... but i "splurged" and paid the extra for the outfitter's model, which was heavier duty... i'm turning 41 in a couple months. i keep it clean, but packed in it's stuff sack. it got used far mare in the first 10 years, roughly 15 overnighters a year, plus weeklong trips. the last 10 only 4 or 5 times a year, but with my kids... i am "splurging" this year and getting a whole new frame, but it still has the original zippers, only has pinholes at most in the floor, never a rip, tear or burn [ok, that one i can control somewhat, but smoking and cooking have been done inside on more than one occasion. as folks say 'your milage may vary' last i knew the outfitter models were still sewn in the USA, the rest imported... but that was years ago. i expect i'll get another 10 years out of it. [kids are moved out!!] oh, when we went to buy our daughter her own tent, we bought a eureka. have fun mark -- #------seakayaker[at]dotzen[dot]org-----/------------------------------ mark zen o__/ o_/| o_. po box 474 [\/ [__| [__\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 `\--------/--------/' (`----|-------\-') http://www.dotzen.org/folks/markz ~~/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ #---------------------------------------------------------------------- A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. ~~ English Proverb http://www.dotzen.org/paddler - Rocky Mountain Sea Kayak Club, The Colorado Paddlers' Resource *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Feb 07 2002 - 19:25:26 PST
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