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03/14/2020 06:00PM
My trusty Alps Chaos 2, been through years of bwca and other trips and always kept me comfortable.
Car camping in style on my annual Whitewater trout fishing trip, Marmot Limelight 4
My backpacking tent
Used this for several years and it worked great - sorry about the multiple shots
Volunteered for the beargrease several years back...sub zero temps and inches of snow - piece of cake
Crescent Lake - Hooligan 3
03/15/2020 07:47AM
Alps Mystic 1.5
Mountain Hardware Stilletto
CCS Lean1+
BSI Chinook Solo
BA FlyCreek Platinum UL2, listed as a cosy 2 person honestly a solo.
Mountain Hardware Wing
Tarp, OK not a tent but the last of my solo shelters.
This leaves multi person tents and family size tent I own or have in the past for another time.
butthead
Mountain Hardware Stilletto
CCS Lean1+
BSI Chinook Solo
BA FlyCreek Platinum UL2, listed as a cosy 2 person honestly a solo.
Mountain Hardware Wing
Tarp, OK not a tent but the last of my solo shelters.
This leaves multi person tents and family size tent I own or have in the past for another time.
butthead
"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin
03/15/2020 09:12AM
This is a Big Agnes Big House 6 i bought many years ago and got a lot of use out of. Then one year my buddy decided to be a camp host at Lake Shetek State Park for the month of September and into early October. Most camp hosts have nice to fancy rv's or trailers that they stay in but my buddy borrowed this tent and you can see how he set it up. He was quite comfortable in it. He is also pretty much fearless and left the door open for the entire 42 days with the exception of one major rainstorm. Not me:)
Unfortunately this long usage pretty much spelled the end for this tent, the UV damage affected the small triangular window in it and it cracked so bad it leaked after this trip. I brought it back to REI with the hopes of possibly getting a new fly so I could continue using it - they refunded me the full amount in a Gift Card!! The good old days.
03/15/2020 09:34AM
butthead: "I was a finger poke from obtaining one last nite. Ebay $175 was bid and 6 hours to end. Came awfully close!
butthead"
They're great tents if you need that type. I've spent miserable nights in lesser mountaineering tents in high winds.
03/15/2020 02:43PM
REI "some kind of dome" tent I purchased in Albuquerque in the late 80's. No-one ever told me that my good old Eureka Timberline wouldn't hold up to Western desert winds. This one did and has been in service ever since.
I set a goal of losing 10 lbs. this year. I only have 15 left to lose.
03/16/2020 10:17AM
Now this is an intense (intents? get it?) thread!
I have just four tents...
Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4. Don't like it really. Too complicated, not very good.
Mountain Hardwear Lightwedge 3, was my go-to tent for years and still my most-used tent, though the Enan is gaining on it quickly.
Hilleberg Rogen, light and strong. My go-to for two-person trips now.
My one person tent is a Hilleberg Enan. It's gotten the most use of any of my tents in the last few years. It's very light, very small, and feels like a mini fortress in a storm. While Hilleberg calls this a three season tent, it's better in snow than some four season tents out there. It's seen a lot of nights and a lot of miles in the last few years and still basically feels brand new.
I have just four tents...
Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4. Don't like it really. Too complicated, not very good.
Mountain Hardwear Lightwedge 3, was my go-to tent for years and still my most-used tent, though the Enan is gaining on it quickly.
Hilleberg Rogen, light and strong. My go-to for two-person trips now.
My one person tent is a Hilleberg Enan. It's gotten the most use of any of my tents in the last few years. It's very light, very small, and feels like a mini fortress in a storm. While Hilleberg calls this a three season tent, it's better in snow than some four season tents out there. It's seen a lot of nights and a lot of miles in the last few years and still basically feels brand new.
03/16/2020 03:34PM
Here's my Timberline 4 SQ XT after it got flattened by a tree while state park camping. Me & my 2 kids were inside it when the tree fell. It was the tent's maiden voyage.
When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known. - Sigurd F. Olson, "The Singing Wilderness"
03/16/2020 07:02PM
Photos hang up. Will be back.
Family tents,
BA Big House
REI King Dome
Laacke&Joy Wildwood
And 2 overlooked,
Walrus Lite-Star
Eureka Mt Pass Solo
Not all I owned, not all still have, one I do have photos for.
butthead
Family tents,
BA Big House
REI King Dome
Laacke&Joy Wildwood
And 2 overlooked,
Walrus Lite-Star
Eureka Mt Pass Solo
Not all I owned, not all still have, one I do have photos for.
butthead
"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin
03/22/2020 08:25AM
It is the two. I did not find the angle at the back too restrictive. It takes awhile to set up and get fully guyed out and takes up alot of real estate. But if need be it should withstand the winds in an exposed area. I have used it Antarctica and Chile with no issues.
Dan Cooke
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