[at-l] Time to find gear to drool about...

[Mara Factor]

In this case, I referring to the fabric.  As the Terptent web sight
says, "Breathable, water resistant, spunbonded olefin (soft structure
Tyvek®) fabric handles even heavy rain of moderate duration. Fine for
all night moderate rains but not recommended for long-duration intense
rainstorms. "  It's the spunbonded olefin which is only water
resistant that's the problem with this tent in heavy rains.

Any well-made tent of silnylon that's been appropriately seam sealed,
should handle rain better than the olefin.  It's just that silnylon is
a bit heavier than olefin.

Tarptent, the same manufacturer of the Sublite, has other tents made
of silnylon, as does Six Moon, Big Sky, that lady that's making the
Nomad copies, and others.

Mara
Stitches, AT99

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 3:33 AM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:
> Mara, you said: "With a few more ounces, you can get a tent that withstands
> extended onslaughts. "
> What's your recommendation for such a tent?  :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mara Factor
> To: Mark Hudson
> Cc: at-l
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 12:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Time to find gear to drool about...
> "not recommended for long-duration intense rainstorms"
>
> As much as I would love an 18 ounce tent, I wouldn't have wanted to be
> in that tent yesterday with the rain (and then snow) we had here in
> Boston.
>
> This tent exemplifies one of the differences between lightweight and
> ultralightweight backpacking.  With such a restriction on the tent,
> you must have the know-how and experience to deal with weather that's
> too much for the tent.  In this case, if the weather is going to
> overpower the tent, you may need the skills to walk in the rain for
> long durations until the storm wrings itself out.  Even if it means
> packing up in the middle of the night.
>
> Or, perhaps the tent is designed for desert only or shorter duration
> hikes where advance weather reports indicate limited rain.
>
> So, either only use it in areas with limited rain or know how to
> manage the situation in bad rain.
>
> With a few more ounces, you can get a tent that withstands extended
> onslaughts.  For new hikers or even experienced hikers who don't want
> to be required to walk or otherwise find ways to deal with the rain
> (that would be me), carry the extra few ounces and keep yourself safe.
>
> Mara
> Stitches, AT99
>
> Visit my Travels and Trails web site at:
> http://friends.backcountry.net/m_factor
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Mark Hudson <mvhudson at gmail.com> wrote:
>> over the winter...
>>
>> http://www.tarptent.com/sublite.html  ...
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