[pct-l] tents: freestanding vs. staked

[Mike Cunningham]

One of the reasons that I got the Tarptent Rainbow is that it can be set up as freestanding using trekking poles as well as staked out. 
 
hm

From: nina white <nina.white at gmail.com>
To: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:55 AM
Subject: [pct-l] tents: freestanding vs. staked

I'm looking into different ultralight tent options. The Big Agnes tent is
freestanding, but weighs over 2 pounds. Other options: gossamer gear,
tarptent, etc., are far lighter, but all require staking. Are there
environments on the PCT where staking is impossible? Is the extra weight of
the free standing tent worth it?

thanks,
Nina
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