[pct-l] Tents

[Michael McDaris]

Highlife,

I used the Contrail on the AT and the CDT and loved it.  I found that is was
often necessary to use a second treckking pole to help hold up the foot box
when it rained or snowed.  The only real down side I ever found was that is
that it can be difficult to pack in light weight pack.  It seem like every
pack is just a little narrower than the poles that come with the Contrail.
I just started to strap mine to the top of my ULA pack.  With all that said,
I have also decided to swith to a bivy/tarp combo.  It not only weighs less,
but the versitility is pretty awsome.  Happy trails,

Michael Movin On

On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 12:20 PM, The Incredible Bulk <ki6asp at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Highlife,
> I have used a Hubba in the past, but this year I switched to a tarp and
> bivy, and used the tarp only once on my recent trip, just to see how it
> setup on the trail.  I did not regret my decision to change to this combo.
>  It rarely rains on the PCT, well, at least in California.  So tents, I
> feel, are more than what is needed, they are heavy, and take up valuable
> pack space.  The tarp/bivy combo gives me a lot of options, like being able
> to camp in tiny sites that would not accommidate a tent or tarp.  The bivy
> will add a few extra degrees of warmth to my sleeping bag if needed.  The
> bivy, when used with the tarp provides, all the rain protection I need, and
> the bivy alone provides bug protection as I demonstrated to myself this
> past
> week.  It was nice being able to laugh at the mossies hovering just outside
> my bivy's netting.  When there was no bug, I just cowboy camp, which makes
> getting back on the trail in the morning very easy.
>
> I can also find more places to stow the tarp and bivy in my lightweight
> pack, unlike a larger tent, where the only option in my sutiation is the
> large outside pocket.
>
> But remember, YMMV and HYOH.
>
> Tom
> The Incredible Bulk
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 9:02 AM, C J <sterlingj1984 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > hello everybody , total newbie here and to mail lists in general
> > so forgive me if i'm screwing this up ..
> >
> > ok here it goes , I hiked the AT in 2007 with a MSR Hubba
> > and now I'm trying to go ultra light for the most part on the PCT next
> > year.
> >
> > I've been looking at a few tents.
> > I was wondering if anyone was familiar with these tents?
> > ...maybe you could give me some feed back
> >
> >
> > Six moon designs: Gatewood Cape , Lunar solo e ,
> >
> > Tarp tent : Contrail
> >
> > Gossemer gear : the one
> >
> > also maybe some feed back on tarps
> >
> > I've been known to camp in high places and in the wind .. cuz im dumb
> like
> > that
> > Thanks
> > HighLife
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