[pct-l] Tent on a PCT Hike Thru

[nina white]

Does anyone have experience with the Tarptent Sublite vs. the Tarptent
Sublite Sil? I assume the Sil is harder to set up correctly but more
waterproof? Is the regular sublite sufficiently waterproof?

thanks!

Nina

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> Bring a tent. There are mosquitoes. You said "Sleep on the ground
> with the bugs and critters" so you probably won't be as blase about
> mosquitoes as some of these hard-core guys who can walk through
> snowmelt mosquito season in Oregon and smile while swatting rabid
> mosquitoes with a bandana. I presume they can sleep while swatting, too.
>
> On Jul 27, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I had a general question about taking a tent on a PCT hike
> > thru.Take a tent vs not? Sleep on the ground with the bugs and
> > critters or in a tent? ?Take just a Tarp for rain cover or a tent
> > or both?
> >
> > Any opinions?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Darrell
>
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