[pct-l] 3.9 oz Shelter

[Steve McAllister]

Yes you also need a rain jacket made out of cuben:-)

My rain jacket, an Integral Designs silnylon cape weighs only a few
grams more than that.



On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Austin Williams
<austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think I'm in love:
>
> Mountain Laurel Designs makes "Monk Tarps"
>
> Spectralite.60 /Cuben Fiber
> 4' X 8.5'
> 4.4oz 3.9oz without LineLocs
> $130
>
> Here's a link:
> http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=89&osCsid=692bd9e7d86d99c7423118bdf52be1af
>
> It looks better (for my style of hiking) than their "Speed Tarp" - which
> also weighs 3.9 oz!
>
> So, what does it mean when your shelter weighs less than your rain jacket?
> It means I have to find a lighter rain jacket.  :)
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