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 Procyon
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Posted: 8/7/2012 10:16:23 PM
I camped on page 3.
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Posted: 8/11/2012 8:35:44 PM
Here I was hoping to see some canvas wall tent's for family car camping / deer hunting camp.
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Posted: 8/16/2012 5:34:30 PM
Originally Posted By DevL:
I don't know how you guys deal with the tiny tents, mummy bags and standard size pads... I gotta be comfy. I also refuse to blow a pad up or deal with less than 2.5" thick pads. MSR Holler 3 Big Agnes Deerpark down bag Exped Synmat Ultralight Long/Wide Exped UL small inflatable pillow Cocoon silk liner Sleep system in the new UL Exped pumpsack with integrated schnozzle. Can set up tent, blow up airmat and pillow, and be ready to sleep in 4 minutes. I just wish I could find a lighter bag than is huge and has some way to make it impossible to roll off the pad like my BA bag. We think alike. I've got the same tent, and same Exped pad (assuming you've got the 9, and not the 7). Awesome tent and best pad on the market. For a sleeping bag, I've got a Western Mountaineering Alpinlite...and a fleece liner, although I've thought of going with silk. Lots of room and comfort with this set up! |
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TxRabbitBane
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Posted: 8/16/2012 5:39:50 PM
[Last Edit: 8/16/2012 5:41:05 PM by TxRabbitBane]
Originally Posted By farmer-dave:
Here I was hoping to see some canvas wall tent's for family car camping / deer hunting camp. I need a big ass portable hotel room for family trips, I just haven't bought it yet..... I do have a truck bed tent from Enel, which totally kicks ass, by the way. That sucker has held up to some truly nasty weather (40mph winds, 1" hail, pouring rain). |
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Posted: 8/23/2012 3:29:03 PM
[Last Edit: 8/23/2012 3:33:34 PM by TheAvatar9265ft]
SUMMER:
Tent: Tarptent Rainbow (33oz) Pad: Exped Downmat 7 Short (27oz) Bag: Montbell UL Down Hugger #3 +30F (800 Down - 20oz) Pack: Some 35L UL panel loader (33oz) WINTER: Tent: ..... not sure yet... Rainbow is good to about +10F and moderate storms, but not optimal Pad: Exped Downmat 9 Med (35oz) Bag: Big Agnes Hahns Peak SL -20F (800 Down - 54oz) Pack: Osprey Aether 70 (80oz) Big Agnes = Colorado company that makes awesome stuff Osprey = Colorado company that makes awesome stuff Tarp Tent = American company that makes awesome stuff Montbell = Japanese company that makes great stuff, but I refuse to buy their stuff now because of their company policy of not supporting SAR |
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Essayons
Member: ARFCOM, NRA Life Member, GOA, SAF, WSRPA
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Posted: 8/23/2012 3:58:42 PM
[Last Edit: 8/23/2012 4:02:07 PM by Essayons]
It depends. My name is Dante and I'm a gear freak
For 3-season backpacking, I have a Western Mountaineering Megalite sleeping bag, and several tents to choose from. For solo trips I have bivis and a Hennessy Hammock. For one or two people I use a Tarptent Squall. For two to three people, I use a Sierra Designs Lightning HT3. For the whole family, I lug the old Sierra Designs Mondo 5. I have an old Marmot Gore-Tex down bag for winter trips. For car camping, I have a couple USGI sleep systems and a Big Agnes Double bag for the wife and me. If it's me and my buddies, I tarp it. If the family is car camping, we use the SD Mondo 5 mentioned above. ETA Pads - Exped Downmat 9.  Buy once, cry once! I bought one for me and one for the wife. I love them! |
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Posted: 8/23/2012 5:53:44 PM
This thread is full of Big Agnes, Tarptent, and Exped :)
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Posted: 8/24/2012 12:07:21 PM
[Last Edit: 8/24/2012 12:12:04 PM by Ranchhand365]
Depends on the trip.
We just got back from 6 days in the Palisades and took a Mountain Hardware PCT2 and a Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2. Both run right at the 4# mark. The PCT2 needs to be fully staked. Even though the Copper Spur is 'free standing', it needs to be staked for proper pitching too. The PCT2 sheds wind really well from any direction. 
The Copper Spur has easier entrance / exit and twice the vestibule space for packs and boots but has smaller interior space. 
The Copper Spur was surprisingly camo for having orange panels in the trees / rocks - (behind the 3 fork tree). Blue is the worst color – sticks out like a sore thumb in any conditions. Sage green is the best overall tent color in the Sierra for blending in. 
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