[pct-l] gear questions

[dude@fastmail.ca (dude)]

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I have not used the Stephenson, but I envy those who have them.  My
buddy has one and they are super light for the amount of room you
get.  ...and its a true 3 season tent and will stand up to rough
weather.

If you wanna go light but a little cheaper than Stephenson, try the
Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight CD.  It does not have as good a
weight:room ratio as the Stephenson, but its a lot cheaper.

I have used this tent for about 10 years now (mine is actually not
a "clip" version, nor "CD".  its old.).  I once used the tent in
september on the John Muir Trail and it kept me warm and dry in 9
consecutive days of rain.  If you use the rain fly, its like a
furnace.

Good luck,
dude



> For two people I would spring for a Stephenson 2RSB. Enough room
> for all your gear at 3 pounds, 2 ounces. Cost about $500. Save
> money on something else.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: omayya kanafani [mailto:omayya@plikka.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 1:53 PM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] gear questions
>
>
> Hi,
>
> So we are starting to look at gear for the PCT 2003 trip we're
> planning. We want to go light but I don't think we'll be going
> ultra-light. It seems a lot of people are taking just tarps and
> not tents but as we'll also being camping in upstate New York a
> lot this year - we are looking at 3-sesason tents. We took a drive
> up to Campmor yesterday to try things on... I was wondering if
> anyone has had any experience with the following gear:
>
> Sierra Designs Orion AST (tent)
> North Face Slickrock (tent)
>
> Gregory Lassen (pack)
>
> I'd appreciate any reviews or suggestions!
>
> Thanks,
> Omayya
>
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