[pct-l] OT: Any experience with Henry Shires Cloudburst insnowstorm?

[melissaaspencer at hotmail.com (Melissa Spencer)]

I got caught in a snowstorm this fall in my Virga.  It sagged pretty bad 
(but did not collapse) with about 2 inches of cascade crud (I think I had a 
pretty good pitch on it).  I think I would prefer a tent with poles (single 
wall would be fine).  I work in outdoor retail and I saw that there are a 
bunch of the new tents coming out this summer--they are getting much 
lighter!  They are considered 3-season, but I saw some that would probably 
be pretty good in snow.

Maybe Henry Shires has some different feedback--or maybe he is developing a 
4-season tent??  ;)

>From: backpack45scb <rbalcorn@gmail.com>
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] OT: Any experience with Henry Shires Cloudburst 
>insnowstorm?
>Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 10:57:45 -0800
>
>Trying snowcamping for 1st time this winter. Just did one trip using
>old 5 lb sierra designs double walled tent, but would like to lower
>pack weight by 5 lbs. Switching to my 2 lb tarptent would be a good
>start, but have some concerns about the tent collapsing on top of us
>under a heavy snowfall, even if I get up every couple of hours to
>shovel it off. Any comments?
>
>
>Ralph Alcorn
>http://www.backpack45.com/camino2.html
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