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oursoulsinmotion
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#27576360 - 12/10/21 04:03 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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Suggestions for tents please.
Im going camping in 2wks. Havent done that in YEARS.
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MeatSpace
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What is your price range? What kind of weather are you expecting? What comfort requirements do you have?
If it's rainy, you'll benefit from a tent with a vestibule. If it's hot weather, a tent with all mesh walls and mesh starting only a few inches from the floor has better air circulation. Tents with a foot or two of tent material before the mesh starts don't get much air circulation at the ground where you sleep.
REI has some good tents for under $100 (can't sit up in them). Slumberjack makes some nice budget friendly tents.
My best 3 tents are from REI ($89 w/vestibule, full mesh, best for short trips), Slumberjack($150 full mesh, double doors, could almost stand up in it), and Cabella's($600 4 season, can stand up in it with 18 inches to spare, large vestibule, super durable).
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I love my Big Agnes tent. Wish someone hadn't stolen the poles...
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Re: Tents [Re: BikerB] 1
#27578753 - 12/12/21 01:45 PM (2 years, 1 month ago) |
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What are you doing in the tent? Anyone making thier own tents?
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Quote:
oursoulsinmotion said: Suggestions for tents please.
Im going camping in 2wks. Havent done that in YEARS.
I am going to assume car camping in nice weather. I am also going to assume you might do this annually.
I would get;
1. an ozark trials tent from walmart. Taller ones you can stand up in make it easier to change clothes which is a plus. On the other hand a smaller tent with a dining canopy over the top can be pretty sweet.
Think of tents like houses. The "fly" is the roof and is usually a waterproof nylon piece that you put on last. Having the roof higher up gives better air flow underneath. You can even do a tarp strung overhead as a canopy and your tent beneath. This is optimal for festivals where you might want to sleep in.
2. Get a set of stakes, rope and a mallet.
3. Get a tarp a little bigger than the foot print of your tent to go underneath and protect the bottom from moisture
4. Get an air mattress and a electric pump that runs off the car plug thing that used to be for cigarette lighters.
5. Get a couple duffle bags to put it in cause it never fits back into the packaging.
6. Get a little light on a clip you can hang inside the tent.
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I can't sing high enough praises about my Mountain Hardware tent. I bought it like 10 years ago so I can't remember the model but it is a solid tent - *can* sleep 3, 2 comfortably. I've been in some nasty conditions with it and always been cozy and dry. It was like $300 or so but I've put it through hell and it's got plenty of life left. Just a solid all around tent. A little heavy for backpacking but usually my wife would take the poles and fly and I would take takes and body/shell.
I recently bought a zPack ultralight tent and am IN LOVE with that thing! Expensive as hell (like $650) but it has two vestibules and entrances, sleeps two pretty comfortably, full tub floor, hand made (to order) in the USofA, uses my trekking poles for tent poles, weighs 1 (one) pound and packs down to about the size of a coffee can. Plus, because of the material (cubanfiber) it won't absorb any water so even if you get dumped on all night you don't have to pack a heavy, wet tent or dry it out when you set back up. Fucking love that thing!
Sierra Design makes OK tents but are usually heavier than the competition, a lot of people like Big Agnes but I had a bad experience with them (they did give a full refund though so that was nice of them).
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I’ve had my MSR hubba hubba tent for 13years it’s amazing but like the heavy for backpacking deep. And is now not great for super wet conditions.
Like stated above zPacks add rad I recently got an ultra light one like stated above but went with Tarptent it’s really kick ass but was super expensive like the zPak tents
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~1 lb, comfortably sleeps 2, waterproof AF and does not absorb water so you don't have to pack out a heavy tent. ~$600..major sticker shock but for the backcountry nothing tops it. Wish I bought it sooner
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CHUCK.HNTR
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That’s so tight man! I feel the same way about my Tarptent these new dyneema tents are so cool.
I bought some dyneema recently and have been making frame bangs and handle bar bags for my bikes it’s really wild material.
I’m sure you know this (clear from your picture) they say the best way to keep longevity of the dyneema is to ‘fold and roll’ never stuff pack.
How was your trip OP was it car camping or backpacking? What tent did you end up getting?
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Quote:
CHUCK.HNTR said:
That’s so tight man! I feel the same way about my Tarptent these new dyneema tents are so cool.
I bought some dyneema recently and have been making frame bangs and handle bar bags for my bikes it’s really wild material.
I’m sure you know this (clear from your picture) they say the best way to keep longevity of the dyneema is to ‘fold and roll’ never stuff pack.
How was your trip OP was it car camping or backpacking? What tent did you end up getting?
Thanks for the 'fold and roll' advice! I didn't realize that. The picture of it rolled up is how zPacks shipped it to me, but I don't ever stuff it. I found it fits best into my hyperlite pack If I fold it into a rectangle and lay it against the 'frame' and pack the rest of my goods....all this talk about gear has got me jonesin' for the trail! My wife and I are planning a trip to North Cascades National Park this summer and I can't wait!
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Sounds like you got your set up dialed. A North Cascades National Park trip sounds amazing I have one on the works with a buddy for Eastern Sierra's late spring if timing works out, but before that I want to get some low key bike packing trips in (just simple one nighters) within 30-60 miles from my apt so all I have to do is load up and ride away.
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