[pct-l] Big Agnes Carbon Fiber Tent Poles

[montypct]

  We have to be very grateful to our cottage vendors (Henry, Glen, Ron, 
Brian, etc.) for going out on a limb and targeting our miniscule community > 
L-Rod
>

Good point for more reasons than just that.  If I were to recommend a tent 
to a hiker it would be from these guys.

I have a 24 ounce tent with lots of head room, tons of room for both me AND 
MY GEAR, a suspended bathtub floor, and great ventilation.  (and a view) 
http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=36

Gossamer Gear and Henry are doing this one about the same weight in a joint 
venture http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/Squall_Classic.html

The commercial market can't touch these guys.

Warner Springs Monty





> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Hiker97 at aol.com
>>Sent: Jan 30, 2007 11:57 AM
>>To: montypct at gmail.com, pct-l at backcountry.net
>>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Big Agnes Carbon Fiber Tent Poles
>>
>>_montypct at gmail.com_ (mailto:montypct at gmail.com)  writes:
>>
>>Hey  Switchback, That looks like a pretty neat tent, full view, free
>>standing,  separate 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.
>>-------------------------------------------------------
>>You know I just finally  opened my copy of the Backpacker Gear Guide 
>>today.
>>I carefully looked at  tents/tarps for new 360 degree view shelters that 
>>were
>>not nylon prisons out in  the great outdoors.  Nothing.
>>
>>May be it is just me that is out of step with the rest of  backpackerdom. 
>>I
>>looked at the packs too.  Nothing exciting or  cleaver.  I look at packs 
>>and
>>shelters and start crossing them off by the  dozen as not smart.  It has 
>>to be
>>me that is out in left field.   Actually, there are some shelters and 
>>packs
>>that are okay and not too bad, but  98% you can forget it.  This is 
>>ridiculous.
>>It is mostly needless  marketing ploys and scams on the hiking public.
>>
>>The place I found some interesting news was in sleeping  bags.  Some nice
>>stuff, but I still like my NanutakUsa Ghost at 18 ounces  (I had them add 
>>one
>>ounce of down overfill and it is in long size).
>>
>>Currently, my Big Agnes Seedhouse freestanding 360 view netting tent 
>>without
>>a fly weighs in at:
>>
>>Tent = 16.5 ounces (with 4 large Velcro patches on the bottom to attach my
>>foam pad)
>>Poles =  8.1 ounces
>>2 stakes = .5 ounces
>>or 24.1 ounces total
>>
>>The fly is the issue.  My  current old style fly weighs in at around 17
>>ounces.  The new type fly  is supposed to weigh 4 ounces less.  But with 
>>some
>>lighter type of  material it could weight very close to 2 pounds.  I have 
>>to think
>>about  this some more.  May be some Epic material would do it.
>>
>>Cheers,  Switchback
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