[pct-l] Preferred Tent

[Jackie McDonnell]

Hello Briana -

I've seen many Seedhouse tents on the PCT.

I considered the Seedhouse for my last hike, but I ended up choosing a
different tent.  The two things about the Seedhouse which I did not like:

(1)  The placement of the door at the head of the tent is not for me.  I do
not like having to crawl into and out of my tent.  I much prefer tents with
a side door.

(2)  The specs for the Seedhouse list a 38" height.  But that's misleading.
 See how the walls of the tent meet at the top with a very narrow ceiling?
 Sure, the top may be 38" high, but the narrow space between the walls at
the top caused my head to be sandwiched between the tent walls when I sat
up.

I prefer to spend a few extra ounces and have a tent with specs which work
for me.

Regardless of which tent you use, I recommend you go to a store where you
can set it up, get inside it with a sleeping bag and a pack, lay down, sit
up, get in, get out -- basically try out the tent in the store before buying
it.

Yogi
www.pcthandbook.com

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Briana Valorosi
<brianavalorosi at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hello. Im preparing to thru-hike the PCT Southbound 2012. As i have been
> looking into ultralight tents, i have found so many to choose from and
> thought the best recommendations would come from hikers! Im looking into the
> Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 coming in at 2lbs 3oz....It seems like an extremely
> light tent for me, but if anyone has better recommendations for an enclosed
> tent- not tarp shelter or bivy. Thank you!
> Also- Putting this out into the Universe: Im currently planning my hike
> solo but would much rather prefer to have a partner or group, either thru
> hiking Southbound or groups that i can meet up with that may section hike?
> 'There is No Shortcut to Any Place Worth Going.'
>
>
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