Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person tents? I have a nice two-person Marmot tent, but would like to get something with a smaller footprint, for camping on thin slivers of Northwest beaches in (potentially) cool and rainy weather! Thanks in advance. -Paul *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paul Murtaugh said: Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person tents? I have a nice two-person Marmot tent, but would like to get something with a smaller footprint, for camping on thin slivers of Northwest beaches in potentially) cool and rainy weather! Reply: When I spent two weeks paddling in the Queen Charlottes last Sept. I used my North Face Arches. It has a screen canopy with a full-coverage fly. It is not free-standing, but that has never been a problem yet, I use deadmen on rocky ground. We had rain most nights and got pinned down by a rainy gale for two days near the beginning of the trip. I had nary a drop of water in the tent. I don't think TNF makes this model anymore, but the Canyonlands or Mountain Marathon should be similar, with the Mtn Marathon being better because of the larger vestibule. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] > Paul queried: > Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person > tents? I have a nice two-person Marmot tent, but would like I have a Sierra Designs Light Year CD--it is easy to put up in high winds and easy to pack into a small package. The only drawback I have had is 25-40 kt winds on the beach sand tends to come in under the fly and in through the ventilation screens. Mike Brown *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paul: I found a reference to a large bivy bag...large as bivies go. It was made of a material similar to Goretex. I have a Goretex bibler, but it's much to small for me. Hmmm. Maybe you want a bibler? Never used. Robert -----Original Message----- From: Paul Murtaugh Subject: [Paddlewise] one-person tents Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person tents? I have a nice two-person Marmot tent, but would like to get something with a smaller footprint, for camping on thin slivers of Northwest beaches in (potentially) cool and rainy weather! Thanks in advance. -Paul *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 17 Feb 2004 at 8:57, Paul Murtaugh wrote: > Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person > tents? I picked up an out-of-production 1.5 person tent from MEC for a song a while back. Slightly bigger than a one person but you'd have to be really good friends to get two inside. Two 3/4 length pads will fit in, but only one full length. It's an older Quail model - the new replacement is slightly taller at the front. <http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=6 79157&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=135337&bmUID=1077048045008> Which brings to mind my recommendation - if you anticipate being tent- bound at any time, or if you like being able to move around and dress sitting up, make sure the tent has sufficient head room at one end. Many of the smallest one-person tents are not free-standing. I have mixed feelings about this. Free standing is nice, but I always end up pegging out a free-standing tent. The non free-standing uses fewer poles and pegging out isn't such a big deal. The new(ish) MSR one person looks good, but a tad pricey. http://www.msrcorp.com/tents/ultralight.asp The Zoid or Microzoid, not sure which I've seen, looks like a decent tent - well made and with decent features. I'd bet these can handle a stiff wind. There's a 1.5 person version as well. One thing I like in some of these tents is the ability to rig just the fly (as a wind/sun shade or for hot, bugless night sleeping) or just the tent w/o fly. Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 03:10 PM 2/17/2004 -0500, Michael Daly wrote: >On 17 Feb 2004 at 8:57, Paul Murtaugh wrote: > > > Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person > > tents? > Bibler i-tent. Will sleep 2 in a pinch. Lots of room for one plus gear. I use the Awahanee just for the view. http://www.biblertents.com/2002/itent_eldo.html *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I'd consider the Sierra Designs Clip CD 2 - technically a 2-person tent but at about 4 lbs I think it might work for you. Only $150 too (last years model). Not free standing though if that is a hang-up for you. I believe this is a favorite with thru hikers. With 2 people in this tent they'd better be pretty darn good friends!! I have the 3-person version of this tent....which works well for two people. http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=29352439&prmenbr=226 There is also a true one-person in this same line for $120 (again, last years model) http://www.campmor.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=29352440&prmenbr=226 I have a friend who *swears* by the REI-branded tents too. You might look thru the REI site - they seem to have tents that look a whole lot like many more expensive tents. Again, I've heard they are very good tents for the $$. Here is an example of one of theirs - under 4 lbs, 2 person, $170. http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=47600029&storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&langId=-1 Certainly not the high-end tent like a Bibler...but 1/4 of the price too. I suppose one can argue you get what you pay for... Of course, not connection to any of the product/companies mentioned.... *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Another approach to compact shelter is: <http://www.hennessyhammock.com/> -- Check out the marine mammals, dog & Bengal cats _at_ <http://homepage.mac.com/dflory> *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] I have a Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD. It's small, but very light. I chose it for it's lightness. I do a lot of backpacking and bicycle touring. I'm 6'4" and I use it as a one person tent, but I have a friend with the same tent who sleeps both he and his wife in his. He says it's a tight squeeze, but it works. It's not free-standing. I also have an old Eureka Timberline I use for kayaking. It's a bit roomier, though heavier. Weight doesn't seem to be as much of an issue to me when paddling, as it is when cycling or backpacking. A friend I've paddled with has a Gore-tex bivy. I'm not sure how I would like sleeping in it, especially in a rain storm, but I have to say it looked pretty attractive when I saw how quickly and easily he "set it up" and got ready for sleep. I would think the following criteria would be important: Uses - Is ultra light weight an issue? Freestanding - Are you going to paddle in slickrock country? Quality - A tent that works fine to keep out mosquitoes and a light drizzle in benign conditions might be totally unacceptable in typhoon-like conditions. A good quality tent will also last longer and stand up to hard use better. Does the manufacturer stand behind their product? - I had an L. L. Bean tent that "threw a zipper" after many years of hard use. I phoned the company and they sent me a new replacement, no questions asked. All I had to do was send them the old tent (at their expense!) I had a friend who had a Moss tent that was ancient. The zipper broke. They no longer made that tent, so they instructed her to send them the broken tent and they would fix it. They did, for free. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person tents? Paul: The Macpac "Microlight" at 1.6 kg is fairly popular as a one person paddling tent here. Single pole hoop, see it at http://www.macpac.co.nz/layout/do,products/. Now Asian made. Lately I have fancied a Wilderness Equipment "Dart", which has the advantage over the Microlight of being a free standing tent. 1.95 kg. Of course, made in Vietnam, not Australia. See it at http://www.hikelight.com.au/prod189.htm. or http://www.wildequipment.com.au/tents_dart.html Cheers, PT *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 19 Feb 2004 at 8:22, Peter Treby wrote: > Does anyone have advice or opinions about particular one-person tents? > Paul: The Macpac "Microlight" at 1.6 kg is fairly popular as a one > person paddling tent here. Single pole hoop, Looks like a classic design - several companies used to have on with the same single pole design. Amie once picked up a Moss tent like that at a garage sale for something like C$10! Gave it away :-( > Lately I > have fancied a Wilderness Equipment "Dart", which has the advantage > over the Microlight of being a free standing tent. 1.95 kg. Of Now that's a cool tent. I like the length - 2.4m. It was obviously designed by someone that understands that not everyone is 5'7" tall. A tad pricey at A$400 (US$316 or C$420). Mike *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Lately I have fancied a Wilderness Equipment "Dart", which has the advantage > over the Microlight of being a free standing tent. 1.95 kg. Of course, made > in Vietnam, not Australia. Most of them are made in Asia now. Eureka Backpaking 1-person, for example (I think all Eurekas). Vietnamese tents without brand names are much worse, even though sometimes look decent and cost accordingly (from $90 up). Fragile plastic clips, regular steel sleeves on fiberglass poles, zippers that stop working due to dust and salt deposits and so on. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> The Macpac "Microlight" at 1.6 kg is fairly popular as a one person > paddling tent here. Single pole hoop, see it at > http://www.macpac.co.nz/layout/do,products/. May be it's only my impression, but seems like in those places where tent space is at premium, it tends to have access from its narrow side, rather than from wider. Like narrow ravine between two rocky slopes or roots of trees. I like such tent designs with a side door, and had such tent a while ago, it is very convenient - if you can pitch it so as to have this side access. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Michael: ...Wilderness Equipment "Dart" A tad pricey at A$400 (US$316 or C$420). True, but the MacPac microlight and this tent both have robust floors. Most very light tents, like the MSR Zoids, and Clipflash or whatever have light material in the floor, so you end up taking a footprint or tarp and adding back the weight you thought you'd saved. As ever, you get what you pay for. Cheers, PT. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 20 Feb 2004 at 11:32, Peter Treby wrote: > Michael: > ...Wilderness Equipment "Dart" > A tad pricey at A$400 (US$316 or C$420). > > True, but the MacPac microlight and this tent both have robust floors. I saw the 8000mm rating - that's good, not like my big 4 season, but much better than most tents. I don't doubt it's worth the money, but there is a bit of sticker shock. > Most very light tents, like the MSR Zoids, and Clipflash or whatever > have light material in the floor, so you end up taking a footprint or True. With the solo tent I got, I've decided to forgo the footprint and sacrifice the tent a bit. It was marked down as discontinued, then put on sale. When I bought it, the last one in stock, they found it was missing the pegs, so they discounted it further. It was so cheap that I'm treating it as a throw-away. It should only last about ten years* :-) Mike *my Timberline lasted 21 seasons of abuse, so ten years is a short life. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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