[pct-l] light-weight freestanding

[saskia.home@wanadoo.nl (Saskia)]

Hi,

I read the following review:

* The North Face: Make good tents, but not the
lightest. Slickrock and Canyonlands are interesting
models. Almost bought a Canyonland in 99, but changed
my mind when the guy I talked to at REI weighed one
for me. Later, I've heard people say it actually are
close to the stated weight. Might be differences
between production series, check out before buing
(it's also not really freestanding. Seen the Slickrock
a couple of times, but never slept in one. Again check
the weight. Also the rainfly design doesn't look ideal
for wet/windy conditions. http://www.thenorthface.com

To add from personal experience:
I own a NorthFace Slickrock. It folds down to a very small package, 
due to the shorter pole sections. It weighs in at about 1,8 kilo. We 
liked it a lot.

A few minuspoints: it sleeps two comfortably, but your packs have to 
be either beneath your feet or your head: no extra space. The two 
minuscule 'wings' will be only enough to put your shoes/boots under. 
It is hard to get into the tent in the rain without spilling at least 
some water from the roof and the rain on your sleeping bag. But this 
is due to the fact that it has extremely roomy entrances (two of 
them), which is really nice sometimes. You don't have to crawl, but 
can just step in. This also means that you can not cook outside 
sitting inside when it is raining.

We have just decided to add a tent wing made out of a rain poncho. We 
have not tried it out yet. By the way: anyone tried that?

The slickrock is very easy to set up. We have not tried it in a real 
storm out in the open, but in continuing heavy wind and rain in a 
relatively sheltered place it worked fine.

Saskia

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Jan Heideveld & Saskia Daru
janpalm@wanadoo.nl
saskia.home@wanadoo.nl
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