[pct-l] Gatewood Cape

[Meike]

Hi,

I' new to this list, have been reading along for some weeks... thanks 
for all the information, everyone!

I have a gatewood cape (plus a serenity net tent) and used it for 3 
weeks in the pyrenees so far. I'm not totally happy with it. I'm not 
decided yet if I will use it at least in the desert parts of the PCT (I 
will try a thru next summer). But I will at least have the gatewood in 
my bounce box as a backup if my MYOG tent (yet to be born ) will not 
hold up as well as expected.

What I like:
- quite roomy (without the serenity net tent, at least)
- nearly no condensation in tent-mode
- light

What I dont like:
- I didnt manage a really nice taught pitch, it keeps flapping. I would 
not trust it in higher winds. I met several other gatewood user with the 
same problems.
- In poncho-mode wind is even worse, even though I used the lines as 
"belt" it flapped all around me.
- Walking with poncho in dense vegetation: forget it... big danger of 
ripping your shelter apart.

Maybe it works better for you as you are used to ponchos... but it is 
really a lot of fabric around your legs.
Hope that helps your decision,
Meike

PS: Please excuse my english... I give my very best


Am 01.12.2013 18:04, schrieb Mike Cunningham:
> In my quest to lighten up & simplify, I have ended up using a poncho & bivy instead of a larger tarp or tent. This is generally unsatisfactory in a heavy, driving rain. So I have been looking at Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape. Is there anyone out there who has one & either currently uses or no longer uses this? If not, why not. I would expect some condensation & to use a ground cloth.
>
> TIA,
>
> Hikermiker
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