[pct-l] tarp, tent, or nothing

[csx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Shawnie)]

Have you seen the wanderlust line of tents?
http://www.wanderlustgear.com/whylite.htm


On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 15:38:16 -0500, you wrote:

>I used a tarp for my 2001 At thru-hike, and have been using a bivy on recent
>climbing and hiking trips - I opt for these shelters mostly because of their
>light weight. I never thought I would use a tent on a thru-hike because of
>the weight and hassle of setting it up and taking it down everyday... That
>is, until I saw this tent. Has anyone taken a look at the PCT-1 (good name)
>by Mountain Hardware?
>
><http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000
>008000&productId=47625829&parent_category_rn=4500666>
>
>It looks a little like the Ziod 1 by MSR... But I think this one weighs
>less. If I do take a tent over my tarp or bivy, I think this is the one. For
>those of you traveling with a partner, there is also a two person version
>available.
>
>Also, GoLite has come out with a new tarp design that looks like it will be
>a lot easier to set up than their cave. I used the cave on the AT, I got
>used to the set-up - but it took some time. The new tarp (Lair1) looks like
>it will be much easier to set up. It would be easy to sew some
>no-see-um-mesh to the front opening (and maybe some around the bottom edges
>of the tarp) to make a light, floorless tent.
>
>So now I'm not sure what I'm going to use this summer on the PCT... Probably
>whatever's lightest figuring I will sleep under the stars most nights.
>
>-Brad
>
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