[pct-l] Tent Idea on Ebay

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

My boyfriend got a Lunar Duo for when the two of us go backpacking  
together. It seems really nice. We've only spent 3 nights in it so  
far. Two of them our site was tilted and I spent the night being  
crushed by him. We put seam sealer on the floor, but it didn't help.  
It's very slippery. It's a little hard to set up so far, but we're  
getting used to it. Other than that, it seems nice and roomy and I  
really like how it has a door on both sides. Now I can get out in the  
middle of the night to pee without having to climb over him.

I kept trying to convince him that if I carry the tent poles (two  
short spreaders), stakes and the ground sheet (small tyvek sheet)  
that it would relieve him of some of the weight. He kept laughing  
that it wouldn't make much difference. But when I separated them from  
the tent, it really was a large part of the weight. Now I have to  
carry it. Should have kept my mouth shut! :(

Diane

On Dec 5, 2009, at 3:51 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tent Idea on Ebay
> To: dsaufley at sprynet.com, Steve McAllister <brooklynkayak at gmail.com>,
> 	pct-l at backcountry.net
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> The hard part really is choosing!!? I've always backpacked with a  
> heavy, double walled, bath tub floored tent.? I am thinking it is  
> time to replace the tent I was given almost 20 years ago when I  
> graduated from high school, though.? The "Lunar Duo" looks  
> wonderful!!? I like how lightweight the Appy III is, but after  
> reading the reviews (Thank you Brian for all the links!), I'm  
> worried about the condensation factor.? The Lunar Duo looks in the  
> picture like it has better ventilation.? It really is hard to sort  
> through all the ideas and options and try to figure out what will  
> work for me and trying to find the balance between sleeping  
> comfort, weight, and price.? It seems like the more I look, the  
> more confused I get.? I guess it is a good thing the winter is  
> long, by spring I might have figured out what to buy!
>
> Mariann