[pct-l] tents

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Daniel,

Many thousands of PCT miles have passed under my sneakers without a tent.  I
sleep under the stars except in the fairly rare event that rain threatens.  My
shelter is a 10-12 ounce tarp plus a 3.2 ounce ground cloth.  I find a
normal tent “footprint” to be too heavy, and most tent flys require use of
the normal tent pole set – also too heavy.  My two trekking poles are used
to erect the tarp.  http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264203
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264203

Mosquitoes?   I sleep wearing a head-net until about midnight when they quit
prowling, at which point I remove it.

Enjoy your hike,

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Daniel Hurt <danielhurt at ymail.com> wrote:

> I was wondering if it is practical at all to use a footprint and fly setup
> when
> hiking the PCT rather than a tent to save weight? What are some weight
> saving
> tips, and good two person tents for the trip?
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