[pct-l] Outdoor Snooze by Novanex

[sschwarz at minara.com.au (Steffi Schwarz)]

Hi There,

I've read your message regarding the Novanex outdoor snooze. Yes, I know
this message is 5 years old and the novanex has long since gone off the
web, but I was wondering if by any chance you have downloaded any of
their pictures/descriptions while the site was still online. I am very
interested in the design since I am trying to build a self erecting tent
myself.

In the meantime, if you haven't come across the perfect pop-up tent yet
I can recommend the microlite series from oztent. I have the one-person
version. It was approx $100, sleeps 1 person, does indeed pop up in 2
seconds (takes about 10 minutes to pull down, though), and is rainproof.
I've had it for a while and love it. It's just a bit too heavy and large
for backpacking : 3kg for the 1man, 4 kg for the 2 man tent. The 1-man
still fits in my packbag, the two-man doesn't.

Thanks so much for your help!

Cheers,
Stef




Re: [pct-l] tents - Outdoor Snooze by Novanex

*	Subject: Re: [pct-l] tents - Outdoor Snooze by Novanex
*	From: reynolds@ilan.com
*	Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 10:51:54 -0800
*	Cc: pct-l@backcountry.net

I [reluctantly and embarrasingly] admit that I [the ultimate and
unquestioned authority in lightweight tents and gear of all kind] had
never
heard of these Novanex products. However I have seen other self erecting
tents and based on what I can see on their website, I can make the
following [pedantic, ubsubstantiated] observations.

1-These tents probably fold flat into a ring. Stashing a folded tent up
the
back of a rucksuck might just provide the stiffness to turn the rucksack
into an internal frame pack.

2-For most of California, a noseeum tent would be perfect. Typically,
summer showers are late afternoon thundershowers. I have had a night of
rain less than 1 day in 30.

3-I don't believe that the 8 second setup time includes rigging the
rainfly
for serious wind and/or rain. I suspect that the rainfly will need to be
staked to the ground in many locations under these [uncommon, unlikely]
conditions.

4-This tent will need a groundcloth [based on using nylon taffeta as a
floor]



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