Hey Rick, It seems that the conditions you describe for this upcoming trip are not really all that demanding. I got by for a bunch of years with a little nylon pup tent. I have seen a very similar tent in a number of outdoor stores for less then fifty dollars. For what you need you might check it out as a temporary solution. I camped in wind and rain and the little pup tent did just fine. The last trip I did with it was out to our California channel islands during a pretty good rain (for California anyway). When we got to the island we were told by the resident ranger that the island was closed since the rain had basically turned the place into a big bog. But we would be allowed to spend the night on the cement landing slab. I managed to McGiver the pup tent by making a frame with several paddles, but swore to buy a free standing tent as soon as I got home. One other thought is to see if any of your local outdoor stores have rentals. Many outdoor stores will rent just about anything you need. That way you can actually try a couple of different tents and stoves and try to figure out just what works best for you. Just a thought, Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 08 2002 - 17:01:43 PST
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