[pct-l] Tents

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I have used the Lunar Duo. It's a great product. Roomy, easy to set  
up. Some condensation issues, but that won't be a problem on the PCT  
until Washington and even then won't be inevitable or insurmountable.

You probably can't go wrong with any of those tents, so I would  
choose the one that is lighter and has the features you think you  
can't live without. But why all two-person tents? Are you going as a  
couple? If it's just you, get a one-person tent. You will likely  
spend very very little time inside your tent. Two-person is not  
needed for one person.

To put it into perspective for you, in case you are coming from back  
east or hiking the AT, there is very little rain compared to the AT.  
There is a culture of hiking long into the evening on the PCT. There  
are few to no flying, biting insects for the first 700 miles or so.  
There's a culture of "cowboy camping" on the PCT something I will  
admit I rarely did. You're probably not going to hole up for the  
whole day in your tent. So consider it a shelter from infrequent bad  
weather and keep it light so it isn't a burden.

On Sep 30, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> I would like to know if any hikers have had use of any of these  
> tents and what they think of them on a thru hike north on the PCT;  
> does anyone think one is better than another?? I'm considering  
> golite shangri-la 2, MSR twin sisters, six moon Lunar Duo, Tarp  
> tent Cloudburst 2, or double rainbow. Any thoughts anyone has on  
> any of these tents and how they hold up on the PCT would be helpful.
> ?