[pct-l] off-topic: brown recluse spiders, NOW TENTS

[saskia.home at xs4all.nl (Saskia)]

Hi,

I use a Henry Shires tarptent without a floor, which has served me well
enough until now. A few bugs do get in, though. Henry does make tarps with a
floor sewn in now, which should keep the bugs out completely, so check them
out: www.tarptent.com. I prefer one without a floor because the floor can do
double duty as something else, in my case a rain poncho.

Saskia

> From: "David Dalbey" <david@dalbey.org>
> Reply-To: David Dalbey <david@dalbey.org>
> Date: 25 Oct 2003 18:04:42 -0700
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] off-topic:  brown recluse spiders, NOW TENTS
> 
> What kind of tent?  My wife and I are planning on hiking the JMT southbound
> next year and she's not real big on the tarp concept cause of bugs & I'm not
> big on our current tent for 3 weeks cause I'm a little clausterphobic.
> Currently we use either the Golite Cave tarp or a 1st generation Six Moons
> Designs Europa which is fine for a couple three days or so.  I've heard
> about Henry Shires tents and also Brawny's.  Anybody have experience /
> recommendations on either of these or maybe the newer generation Europa?
> I'm assuming mosquitos will be a problem in July!
> 
> David
> david@dalbey.org