[pct-l] Big Agnes Carbon Fiber Tent Poles

[Craig Stanton]

I found my Seedhouse SL 1 to be a condensation magnet. This last  
weekend I slept with the fly unzipped and cut it down a lot, but  
previously I've felt it dripping off the roof on to me. Maybe my  
sleeping bag is too warm for the conditions and I'm expelling too  
much moisture (I don't promise the science holds up on that) or maybe  
the air can't flow around enough, either way I'm experimenting with  
not pegging out the tub floor, and using my poles to pull the fly out  
rather than down to the pegs.

~Craig



On 31/01/2007, at 5:05 AM, montypct wrote:

> Hey Switchback
>
> That looks like a pretty neat tent, full view, free standing,  
> seperate rain
> fly, bathtub floor and all to hit the 2 lb. barrier.
> Have you used it yet?  Looks very low condensation too. ??  Are the  
> stakes
> and everything else included in that 2 lbs.?
>
> Switchback keeps digging and he keeps finding gold.
>
> Monty
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Hiker97 at aol.com>
> To: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:36 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] Big Agnes Carbon Fiber Tent Poles
>
>
>> My new carbon tent poles from  Easton weigh 8.1 ounces compared to  
>> the
>> aluminum ones at 10.5 ounces.  They  cost me about $40.  I have no  
>> idea if
>> it was
>> worth it, but I did it  anyway.  If you buy a new 360 view netting  
>> Big
>> Agnes
>> Seedhouse SL solo  tent, you get the new lighter aluminum poles and
>> rainfly.
>>
>> Just to show you I did not learn my lesson, I might buy the new  
>> lighter
>> rainfly from Big Agnes for $80 and save about 4 ounces in tent  
>> weight.  I
>> might
>> get some of those one gram Nano shelter stakes too.  All I need  
>> them  for
>> is on
>> rare occasions when I want to stake out the tent a little.
>>
>> This whole ridiculous process  should get my freestanding Big Agnes
>> Seedhouse
>> SL tent down to around 2  pounds.  Of course, I could just use a 5  
>> ounce
>> tarp, but that would not be  as much fun as my good old tent.
>>
>> Switchback the  Freestander
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