Re: [pct-l] First call for tent evaluators

["Peter Haskell" <pchaskell@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for the details, and please keep us apprised of your findings.  
Have you checked out the Divine Lightning for comparison purposes?


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>As previously announced, I have purchased a new Stephenson 2RS and a
>Wanderlust Nomad Lite. The Stephenson will be in Southern California 
next
>week. Do any of the locals want to show up and check this puppy out? [I
>have lots of beer and wine left over from a new years party].
>
>Unfortunately the Wanderlust has no delivery date yet. Obviously 
another
>party (:
>
>Data on the Stephenson 2 series tents:
>
>1- The Stephenson 2X is a single wall tent with 42 square feet. It 
weighs
>2.33 pounds. Cost: $460
>2- The 2R model is a double wall tent and is rated at four season and 
is
>truely a bombshelter. It is the same size but weighs 2.75 pounds. Cost:
>$499.
>3-The 2RS model adds very large windows that are suitable for cooling 
and
>stargazing. On a PCT thruhike this tent will be a bombshelter in 
deepest
>winter and an open airy mosqueto haven in the hot summer. Weight : 3
>pounds, 1 ounce Cost: $543.
>
>All these tents will fit two people [three in a pinch].
>Delivery if you order now: A couple of weeks
>
>Data on the Wanderlust lite
>Single wall, 1 person plus gear. 24 square feet + 5 square feet 
vestibule.
>Weight: 1.5 pounds [if you use hiking poles], 2 pounds if you use tent
>poles Cost: $225 -245. I have not physically seen this tent but it 
looks
>like an excellent rain shelter and mosquito haven.
>
>
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