[pct-l] Single Wall Tents

[datto_atl2 at yahoo.com (Datto)]

I've used a lightweight, single-wall tent for more than five years -- one was a one-person Nomad
tent I used on my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail and the other was a two person Nomad tent
that I used to hike in New Zealand, Scotland and several places around the United States. Both of
these single wall tents went through many instances of consecutive days of rain. One night in
Scotland I'd erected my two person Nomad in a rainstorm along the bank of a river. That night the
river rose considerably. The "bathtub" part of the Nomad saved me from waking up in the middle of
the overflowing river -- fortunately, the river water went down and didn't come overtop of the
Nomad bathtub. Everything in that Nomad, including me, remained dry -- I guess I'd seamsealed the
heck out of it with GE 100 silicone caulk (probably added 3 ounces to the tent weight).

Here;s the link to the Nomad tents:
http://www.wanderlustgear.com/

Note that just about any single-wall tent you buy will get condensation in it over the course of a
long-distance hike.

Datto

--- David Frederck <mt2mt@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I had an Early Winters Gortex tent which lasted for
> over twenty-five years. It was in many downpours and
> never leaked or became saturated. I never had
> condensation problems, either. The only reason I had
> to "retire" the tent was that the seams began to leak,
> and the old, cracked, brittle seam sealer blocks the
> possiblity of resealing.  BTW, I occasionally see
> (last summer near Palisades) one of these tents still
> in use!
>   Shortly after these tents were made, California
> "banned" them; tents sold in  California had to be
> "flameproof". Without the huge California Market
> Winters stopped selling these tents. 
> I would like a new, very light tent. Single wall is
> appealing for simplicity & ease of set up. I keep
> hearing that EPIC is great in a light rain, but after
> several hours gets soaked. I've been in storms in the
> Sierra that lasted for three to five days. This would
> be the main time one needs a tent, so I don't see that
> a tent that soaks through is very useful. 
> I'd like to hear from more people who have used single
> wall tents. Thanks.
> 
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