[pct-l] Shire's Rainbow Tent, thoughts?

[henry shires]

The current generation of Rainbow and Double Rainbow shelters do have a
built-in tension adjuster for the arch pole that takes care of stretch and
particularly shrinkage in very dry conditions. For those of you with the
original model, we're happy to retrofit it with an adjuster (if you want to
send it back) or send you an extra grommet tab to sew onto the end of the
one of the two existing grommets. That will add a "low humidity" position to
the grommets.

Thanks.

Henry Shires
Tarptent

on 11/20/06 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net at
pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:30:35 -0700
> From: "Terry Norton" <terry.norton at msubulldogs.org>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Shire's Rainbow Tent, thoughts?
> To: Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net>
> Cc: pct <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
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> On 11/19/06, Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net> wrote:
>> I have a Squall tarptent, and after much research am considering upgrading
>> to Henry's new Rainbow tent (with floor) for a little more space and
>> security in storms and winds.
> 
> I got a Rainbow for the Washington State section of the PCT.  For 2
> pounds, it is a great shelter.  (sewn in floor version)
> 
> Although I didn't have the center pole problem in Washington, I did
> have problems later in a drier climate.  I had to resort to wet the
> pole sleeve to get the pole in the eyelet.  Afterwards I modified the
> tent to add a second eyelet about 3/4" further away & cut about a 1/2"
> from the center pole.
> 
> Henry had indicated that he intended to address this problem in the
> next revision of the tent.