[pct-l] Helter Sh-k-elter

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

For starters, I don't think I HAVE TO HAVE is in a thru hiker's vocabulary.


> Hello all~
> I am planning on COMPLETING a PCT thru-hike in 2005 and I am currently in
my
> "find out everything you can about everything" mode.  I have just finished
> reading Ray Jardine's "Beyond Backpacking" and I am now extremely fixated
on
> getting my "big 3" under 6 pounds.  To do this I need a shelter weighing
no
> more than 2.5 pounds.  Here's my problem: I HAVE to have a tent, no other
way
> around it.  Is there a tent out there worth purchasing or should I just
suck it
> up and learn to live with a tarptent?  I have read about the Europa II and
it
> seems to fit the bill, however I do not consider any of my research
complete
> until I have consulted all of you.  I definitely appreciate anything and
> everything you guys can tell me.  Happy trails!
>
> Wildcat Dave
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