[pct-l] 2 person tent under 3 lbs

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

Alicia,

My boyfriend and I completed our thru hike this summer with the Six Moon
Designs Lunar Duo, which we LOVED.

Condensation's just something you're going to have to deal with. That said,
you'll learn how to avoid places that will leave you drenched. You'll also
learn to deal with it when it does happen, either because there was no
other option or because your spidey sense failed you. Which happens. Oh,
and these tents will dry in thirty minutes in a breeze, less if it's sunny.

Anyway, the Lunar Duo is an absolute mansion, something we appreciated more
and more as we made it further and further north. People would see it and
freak about how big it was for how much it weighed. (Incidentally, it's the
only piece of gear I remember the weight of, because we got asked "how much
does it weigh?!" so much. It's 41 ounces, by the way.)

You do have to be careful with the zippers. We had (still have) major
problems with our zippers, probably because we were not as careful as
others. Or just ask SMD to give you a size or two larger zippers.

Also, like any lightweight tent, you have to know how to set it up. We
found in SoCal that it worked best for us to put guylines on all four
corners and the two walls, and then put rocks on every stake (total of 12
stakes - most found on the trail). After we learned that, we never lost a
corner in the middle of the night again. As most of the thru-hikers here
can tell you, the wind in Southern California can be insane. Don't worry,
it gets better. :)

Seahorse

PS, Thanks Bubs for calling my attention to this!

2011/12/5 Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com>

> Dear Alicia
>
>
> I have the Flycreek UL1, but I seldom use this. The reasons are
>
> 1. It  takes several minutes to set up a tent, since the inner and the
> outer tent are separated. I do not like this type. I like the tent
> combined both inner and outer one. Now, I am using Power Lizard UL.
>
> 2. The strength of waterproof of Flycreek is not enough for Japanese
> climate. In Japan, sometimes, it rains very heavily. I think,
> sometimes the rain will penetrate the outer tent. So, I stop to use
> this tent.
>
> There is no ideal tent concerning condensation problem. But, I will
> show you one of the typical Japanese tent:
>
> inner
>
> http://www.arai-tent.co.jp/images/lineup/tent/air_03.jpg
>
> outer
>
> http://www.arai-tent.co.jp/images/lineup/tent/air_12.jpg
>
> You know, there are ventilation tubes for both. These are made for the
> condensation problem.
>
> I had used Hildeberg Akto. Its ventilation is made as like:
>
> http://psycho01.edu.u-toyama.ac.jp/P1042305.jpg
>
> So, if you can obtain SilNylon or other cloth, there is a way to sew
> ventilation tubes on the inner and outer tent. Then, it will be the
> lesser condensation.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 2011/12/4 Alicia Reenders <a.reenders at gmail.com>:
> > Hey there, I plan to hike the PCT in 2012 with my boyfriend, and we're
> > looking for 2 person tent recommendations. I can't get the search
> function
> > to work with this site, so thought I'd ask what other people like.
> >
> > We purchased and tried the Flycreek UL 2, and had a lot of condensation
> > issues where our bags touched the sides of the tent, and with
> condensation
> > dripping on us from the ceiling. It was really rainy and humid here in
> VA,
> > about 50 degrees. We're thinking about the Lunar Duo, the Tarptent
> > Rainshadow 2, Lightheart Gear duo, or are open to other ideas. Or wonder
> if
> > the flycreek UL3 would be any better if we could avoid the sides. We can
> > return the flycreek since we bought it at REI, but can't try the others
> and
> > still return them.
> >
> >  Anyone have success finding an ultralight with bug protection that
> doesn't
> > have condensation problems? Is it just part of the lightweight life?
>  Does
> > the dry air out west help? Thanks!
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