[pct-l] Ultralight tent

[Eugene Leafty]

The owner, Bob Mullen (?), is starting to use cuben fiber in his current
line of tents.  Using cuben fiber with carbon fiber poles nearly doubles the
price, but reduces the weight significantly...I think it brings the weight
of that Revolution 2P down to about 2 lbs even.  The advantage of cuben
fiber over silnylon is that it is completely waterproof, so no worries about
water penetration in driving rain, and it's easily repairable with normal
tapes like duct tape...also, it doesn't stretch when wet.  If you do buy a
Big Sky tent, buy it from a vendor, not directly from Big Sky.

Sir Mix-a-lot

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of jomike at cot.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 3:48 PM
To: juliak.marsh at gmail.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Ultralight tent

I also am looking into a new tent for myself. Try Big Sky International. I
think I will buy the Revolution 2P at 2"12 ozs. Double wall (my preference).
Two people on this list gave me positive feedback just a day or two ago.They
have a nice comparison chart of, obviously, all their tents. Worth checking
into.

are we there yet
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