[pct-l] Ultralight Tents

[Frederick Baier]

Aloha Abby, 
 
I just completed Section A on 6 Apr. I started with a Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 Platinum--I admit as a section hiker I'm willing to carry some extra weight for comfort, e.g., two man tent--so I am in no way an 'ultra-light' guy. Weight conscious, but not fanatically committed to shaving grams here and there. Anyway, the tent floor ripped at the wall/floor seam as I skooched my butt across it trying to maneuver around inside the tent (had a footprint below)--that was at Cibbet Flats. I hiked up to Mount Laguna and wound up buying another BA tent from Laguna Mountain Sports (Thanks, Super!)--a FC UL2. The'regular' Fly Creek was just a few ounces more and performed like a champ through the rest of the hike to Warner Springs. To their credit, BA said they would totally take care of the torn Platinum under warranty. That's my recent experience--hope it helps some. 
Cheers, Fritz

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> I'm planning on thru-hiking next year, but for unrelated reasons I need to
> buy my tent for the trail now. I've been looking at Big Agnes ultralight
> tents (I'm trying to go under 2 lbs) like the Copper Spur, and Fly Creek,
> and the Nemo Meta, and I wanted to know people's opinions on these tents
> and brands in general for the trail. Also, what other tents did people use
> for a thru-hike and like?
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> Abby P.
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