[pct-l] tents

[Austin Williams]

This might help a bit:

http://planyourhike.com/gear/shelter.php


Austin Williams



www.PlanYourHike.com <http://www.planyourhike.com/>
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On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:11 AM, CHUCK CHELIN <steeleye at wildblue.net>wrote:

> 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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