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2NDpaddlers
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03/14/2020 05:01PM  
Kelty Trail Ridge 2
 
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03/14/2020 05:07PM  

Just got this Marmot Tungsten 2P and really like it. Perfect amount of space for one person :-)
 
03/14/2020 05:59PM  
Sold it to anther member from here -Tarptent Bowfin 1. I now have a Tarptent Moment DW with both solid and mesh interior.
 
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
 
03/14/2020 06:21PM  
Stephenson's Warmlite 2RS (lousy pitch - user error)
 
mschi772
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03/14/2020 08:50PM  
Kodiak Canvas 9x8 deluxe (Turtle-Flambeau, WI)
 
spud
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03/15/2020 07:19AM  


MSR Papa Hubba.. My Favorite of my tents.. It is always nice in the rain to be able to setup the rainfly first before setting up the tent, so it stays dry inside!
 
Boppasteveg
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03/15/2020 07:27AM  
I love my Eureka Timberline!
 
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
 
HowardSprague
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03/15/2020 07:49AM  
LL Bean Ultralight3
 
HowardSprague
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03/15/2020 07:54AM  
North Face Tephra22
 
03/15/2020 08:01AM  
MSR Elixir 4-Person
 
HowardSprague
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03/15/2020 08:03AM  
ghamer: "
Just got this Marmot Tungsten 2P and really like it. Perfect amount of space for one person :-) "


Not a clear shot, but GSP's Marmot...not sure if the same model. Seemed to fit him and his dog pretty well.
 
MidwestFirecraft
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03/15/2020 08:11AM  


Copper Spur 4. Ultralight and lots of head room. Great tent for 3.
 
MidwestFirecraft
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03/15/2020 08:14AM  


Nammatj 2. Worked great in 45+ mph winds on Insula. Not much head room, but a great 4 season tent.
 
MidwestFirecraft
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03/15/2020 08:16AM  

Set of Copper Spur 2. Great lightweight solo tents if your under 6 foot. I moved up to the Copper Spur 3 for this year.
 
03/15/2020 08:33AM  


Have used this tent for around ten years. One of the best camping gear investments I have ever made.
 
03/15/2020 08:35AM  
CCS Lean+

 
03/15/2020 08:37AM  
Different seasons, different tents. Snowtrekker EXP Crew.

 
mschi772
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03/15/2020 08:51AM  
awbrown: "CCS Lean+


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CCS Lean+ is a CCS Lean with the bug screen, right? So does that mean we could call one of Dan's regular tarps CCS Lean-?

I'm not sorry for my silly ponderings. I'm bored and want to go camping, but I can't yet.
 
MReid
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03/15/2020 09:05AM  

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, ThaAnne River, Nunavut, day 42.
 
MReid
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03/15/2020 09:08AM  

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, North Face Mountain 25, Hilleberg Soulo (2), MEC Mantis bug tent (unfortunately discontinued), Tha Anne River, Nunavut. Waiting out 50mph winds.
 
03/15/2020 09:11AM  
MReid: "
Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, ThaAnne River, Nunavut, day 42."


I was a finger poke from obtaining one last nite. Ebay $175 was bid and 6 hours to end. Came awfully close!

butthead
 
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.
 
MReid
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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 10:55AM  
Lean 3 for a family of 5
 
03/15/2020 11:11AM  



on the buffalo river
 
wrestlencanoe
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03/15/2020 12:26PM  
Nemo Losi 3
Copper Spur 2
Sierra Designs Zeta 4




Nemo Obi 3
 
LittoralZone
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03/15/2020 01:46PM  

Eureka Backcountry 4 - bought in 1996-97





Marmot Tungsten 4 - For Sale





Exped Venus II
 
2NDpaddlers
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03/15/2020 01:53PM  
Nemo Galaxy 2
 
03/15/2020 02:28PM  


Very old Eureka Alpenlite. Probably from the late 1980s. I used it through my 2018 trip. One heck of a tent, but replaced with one 3 pounds lighter in my old age.

 
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.

 
03/15/2020 03:28PM  
Boppasteveg: "I love my Eureka Timberline!
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Probably spent well over a year in this one.
Pretty good at shedding Alaska rains.
 
03/15/2020 03:37PM  
Duncan Lake, New Year's Eve 2015.

 
smoke11
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03/16/2020 06:41AM  

Big Agnes Flying Diamond 4
 
SevenofNine
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03/16/2020 06:55AM  
Bugaboo on South Hegman


Kelty Crestone 1 on Kelly


Asolo Velocity 3 on Snipe





Eureka 2 Man (Not sure name) South Hegman



2001 REI Half Dome on Stuart



Tarptent Rainbow 2 on Hook

 
goatroti
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03/16/2020 07:31AM  

Eureka Backcountry one man. Big enough for me and my 90 pound Labrador Sherman. He loves the tent. At sundown, in he goes, at the crack of dawn, out he goes. It's outfitter grade, a little heavy, but tough as nails.
 
03/16/2020 09:10AM  
Room for 2 to 4.
Eureka Alpine Meadows
Alps Aires
Alps Extreme 3 Outfitter
BA Emerald Mountain
Eureka CampTrails Geo Dome
REI Half Dome
Sierra Design Clip
Walrus Hurricane Hole

butthead
 
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.
 
03/16/2020 12:57PM  
My last two tent purchases. A man can't have too many tents.

REI Kingdom 6 with Garage


REI Quarter Dome 3
 
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.

 
03/16/2020 03:38PM  
Sierra Designs Clear Light, Bald Rock Falls site, Quetico
 
03/16/2020 03:54PM  
L.L.Bean Victor 6 on for Town Lake


Eureka Alpine light on Alpine Lake


Eureka mountain pass on Gabbro Lake


Eureka Alpine Meadows on gabbro Lake


warbonnet Superfly on Agnes Lake

Tony
 
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
 
PaddleIN
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03/20/2020 06:41AM  
Eureka Timberline with annex

 
PaddleIN
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03/20/2020 06:41AM  
 
HowardSprague
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03/20/2020 07:40AM  
Cabela’s Boundary Waters 4
 
DanCooke
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03/20/2020 12:32PM  

Winter tent


Lean 3 I use in the BWCA as well


Hilleberg tent that I may use in the BWCA for winter cold camping ?
 
03/22/2020 08:00AM  
DanCooke: "
Hilleberg tent that I may use in the BWCA for winter cold camping ?"


Looks like a Nammatj 2 or Nammatj 3. Do you find the angle at the back of the tent to be restrictive?
 
DanCooke
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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.
 
03/22/2020 08:27AM  
PaddleIN: "Eureka Timberline with annex

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The wife and I loved that site, we spent 3-4 days there during the Pagami fire.
 
03/22/2020 08:30AM  
Eureka Zuess Classic.
 
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