[pct-l] 2 person tent under 3lbs

[AnutherRick Donahue]

My wife and I also bought the Cloudburst 2  about 3 years ago - seems to
be a common couples tent. It's been on two JMT hikes and numerous few
day hikes. Only issue we've had is with the zipper not working on one side.
Being lazy I haven't fixed it since the zipper from the other side still
works.

We love the tent. It's lightweight, very roomy where you need it, and it's
so
easy to set up - two poles and three stakes. I love the symmetry of the
design.
We have had some condensation issues in Fall on the JMT when it got cold.
It only has the one large opening. We couldn't seem to get enough venting to
prevent ice from forming on the ceiling and then dripping down in the
morning.
Guess that's the compromise one makes when getting a lightweight single wall
tent. The tent sets up so quickly that it's easy to set up at lunch to dry
out.

As far as Tarptent service I have nothing but good things to say about
Henry.
We live nearby. On a trip to his house to look at his models he had them all
set up in his yard and went thru the takedown and setup of each. From my
own experience and what I've read on this list I would conclude that your
experience is very unusual.

--Rick


> I used a Tarptent Rainshadow 2 for a summer of about 3 weeks of hiking
> and although I liked the tent it started to fall apart after a couple of
> weeks.  The seams in the high stress areas of my tent started to come
> apart but I was able to make a field repair and it lasted the rest of
> the trip.
>
> I sent my tent back for repair and Tarptent lost it somehow and for
> almost one year and after many unanswered emails (they responded after I
> said I was going to be in the area so I would stop by) they said they
> found my tent had repaired it and that it was in the mail (by this time
> I had purchased a new tent).  The tent arrived but it now had two rips
> on the bottom when I mentioned this to Henry Shire by email they did not
> respond but instead sent a tube of silicone and some patch material.  I
> have heard many positive things about Tarptent so maybe this was just a
> fluke but I thought it might be worth mentioning to see if anyone else
> has had similar problems.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Josie
> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 3:11 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] 2 person tent under 3lbs
>
> I'm surprised no one has mentioned Henry Shires tents. My husband and I
> have used one of his original Cloudburst tents for about 8 years now--
> it's
> traveled most of the PCT with us and a third of the CDT so far, it's
> been
> through rain and snow and when the weather is bad it accommodates the 2
> of
> us, our packs and a 70lb dog! A couple of years ago I thought we were
> going
> to need to replace it because it started leaking-- I ran into Henry
> Shires
> and he told me to send it back to him for rain-proofing, which he did.
> It's
> been a great tent and we have an old model-- the design has been
> improved
> since we got ours. Keeps the bugs out, the water off and it's designed
> so
> well that condensation is a manageable problem.
>