[cdt-l] Still looking for the right tent!

[joseph beals]

I have a tarp I made out of Tyvek, it weighs About
half a pound and keeps me dry even with a 6" wet snow
pack on it.  I set it up w/ trekking poles and cord
tied to the corners and peaks( I've been told you cant
grommet tyvek). It cost about 15 dollars  -Joe
--- Francis Tapon <ft at francistapon.com> wrote:

> Shaggy: I backpacked with Glen Van Peski, founder of
> Gossamer Gear, and he
> used:
> 
>
http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/Squall_Classic.html
> 
> He is 6'4" and all his shelters are great for tall
> folks, but he's very
> tall. He's an engineer and produces products that
> are intelligently
> designed.
> 
> It's well under 2 pounds.
> 
> Take care,
>  
> Francis Tapon 
> Check out my 2 minute video:
> http://tinyurl.com/yyzdbo  
> Learn about my book, Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life
> Lessons from Backpacking
> Across America, at: http://www.FrancisTapon.com  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew Rivers
> [mailto:funkwithoutjunk at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:26 PM
> > To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [cdt-l] Still looking for the right tent!
> > 
> >       I am still searching for the perfect shelter
> for the CDT this
> > summer. The ideal shelter would be what every
> hiker wants,
> > lightweight, waterproof, breathable, bugproof (or
> at least resistant),
> > and able to hold a 6'5" man with a large backpack.
> >     I hardly used a tent at all on the 2 months I
> was on the PCT last
> > year. Mostly slept beneath the stars. But the CDT
> sounds like it could
> > be different.
> >     I spent a Summer in Colorado when I was 17,
> working for a youth
> > corp, building trails, and it rained like hell
> many nights. I loved it
> > in my 5 pound kelty tent. But we only backpacked a
> few times that
> > summer, so a 5 pound tent was fine.
> >     But now I need something lighter. I want to be
> able to justify a
> > little more food weight when I want it. The
> tarptents look alright,
> > everyone on the PCT loved them that had them,
> although I never made it
> > to Washington where the rain was an issue.
> >     I've been looking all day today for the
> perfect shelter. Ran
> > across a few that really crossed my mind... The
> first was the OR
> > nighthaven. Although a bit heavy, (2 pounds 2
> ounces) it would make an
> > awesome shelter, with lots of room to sprawl out
> gear. Anyone have one
> > or know someone who does?
> >    Any more ideas for a great CDT shelter? Thanks
> so much in advance.
> > And although I know that gear is not discussed
> much on this forumn, I
> > feel it is a valid question for the group! Thanks
> again! --Shaggy,
> 
> 
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