[pct-l] Tents

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi

We have the Squall and the Cloudburst. The Cloudburst feels much roomier. We
do not have a sewn in floor. So far we have not tested it against really bad
mosquitoes, such as in Oregon, Scotland or Norway. We use a poncho as a
groundcloth and/or an emergency blanket. For 'normal' mosquitoes and other
bugs the netting works fine. We loved the Cloudburst on the JMT in
September!

Saskia

> From: Ilja Friedel <pctl@ilja.ws>
> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:53:50 -0800 (PST)
> To: Miranda Levin <spenluc@earthlink.net>
> Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tents
> 
> Hi Brian/Miranda,
> 
> On Sun, 12 Dec 2004, Miranda Levin wrote:
> 
>> For people who have the Tarptent, did you get the sewn-in flooring?
> 
> I got the Squall (2 person tent) with sewn in floor. It is a really nice 1
> person tent (in the rain, plus gear). I feel it is a little small for two
> people (at least in the rain, otherwise it is fine).
> 
>> The bug protection would be nice, but then it seems you would have to
>> carry a separate ground cover for nights out.
> 
> Depends on your sleeping pad. Ground cloth's might be overrated. On the
> other hand Gossamer gear has some very light, inexpensive options.
> 
> Thinking of it, the sewn in floor keeps the dirt out pretty nicely. I can
> also keep the water in. On one or two occasions it kept ants out. But more
> often it only serves as psychological assurance for the fears of my hiking
> partners.
> 
> Ilja.
> 
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