[pct-l] Waypoint 1 tent? Opinions?

[metam01 at earthlink.net (Monty Tam)]

Bought the Waypoint 2 last year.  Set it up at home. 
Wow..........................
Stable, light, and I'm pretty sure it had a bathtub floor with a atrip of
mesh above it around most of the tent.
It had a good overhang over that mesh.  Very, very stable. What I wanted
and 10 times more. Color was good too.  Wouldn't show the California dirt. 
Great for me and my girlfriend.  I planned to use it solo for the High
Sierras. 

Henry Apshires were the most popular tent on the PCT this
year................Light, great, I love it........Just a few ounces from
being my first choice. 

At the KickOff I found a TWO-POUND TWO-MAN TOTAL weight, easy setup tent. 
The Waypoint went back.  Only had rain a few times from Campo to Crater
Lake..............1800 miles.  I'm a tarp person, but the three weeks I
needed a tent, bugs, bugs, mosquitos, bugs, TWO POUND tent was a dream to
carry.  (also has a bathtub floor and lots of ventilation).

The same designer has a new 24 ouncer I'm going to get to do the norther
800 miles of the PCT next year.

All these tents are good in my book.

Warner Springs Monty
> [Original Message]
> From: <aotis@wizwire.com>
> To: The Mountain Goat <themtgoat@yahoo.com>; pct mailing list
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> Date: 10/26/2004 7:50:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Waypoint 1 tent? Opinions?
>
> I used the waypoint 1 this past summer for a 400 mile section hike. First
the 
> bad news....Out of 18 days I had heavy condensation 16 nights. Because of
the 
> single wall design and small interior moisture was a real problem. So
expect 
> moisture on your sleeping bag, and belongings. The tent is easy to set up
and 
> take down. Ok head room and no vestibule. It handled heavy wind one
evening 
> of about 60 mph. Having since purchased a shires tarp tent I wouldn't go 
> back. Good Luck....Tracy
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:22:42 -0700 (PDT), The Mountain Goat wrote
> > I was woundering if anyone had tried the Waypoint 1 by Mountain
Hardware.
> > Any Opinions?
> > 
> > I noticed that it had a 2LB 2oz minimum weight. Had a single pole
design.
> > It also had a mesh floor? Does that mean you have "window material" 
> > on the bottom on your tent? I saw conflictiing articles, one said 
> > there was a vestibule and another said there was none.....I was 
> > thinking of getting the Micro Zoid, but getting caught in a 
> > prolonged rain and unable to sit up may be a major pain....The zoid 
> > is 2LB 5oz min weight.
> > 
> > -Mountain Goat-
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