Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Scouters :: Timberline 4 Outfitter
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WindChill |
quote mirth: "Whenever anything with aluminum poles is mentioned the rebuttal is almost always that the Scouts would be too hard on them and we'd have bent, useless poles." Hm...I find aluminum poles to be more durable/rugged to begin with, and they can often be straightened if the bend is not too bad. |
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WindChill |
quote dm45244: " $100 to $120 online if you look regularly and wait for a sale. Are you getting them retail? Do you know about the Alps discount site hikerdirect.com (formerly scoutdirect.com)? The Lynx 4 is listed as $199 retail and $113 regular price through HikerDirect. |
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WindChill |
We are making the switch to Alps Mountaineering Taurus 4 Outfitter. (http://www.alpsmountaineering.com/products/tents/outfitter-tents/taurus-outfitter) We like the configuration much better (2-doors and the vestibules) and feel that they are more weather-worthy with the full fly. They actually have just a bit more floor space (about 1sqft) and are just a bit lighter (about 10oz). With the hikerdirect.com pricing they are about $150 less. |
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mirth |
Of course, right now we have a lot of useless tents that need new fiberglass poles or the zippers on the door have gone to shit after only a couple seasons of use. At least one of our youth who have gone through NYLT recently had one of his goals 'better quality tents' for the troop. |
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dm45244 |
We've moved to the Alps Lynx 4. Vestibule to keep the muddy boots out of the tent, decent size, $100 to $120 online if you look regularly and wait for a sale. I like the one size pole rather than Timberline's three plus the bone. I don't like fiberglass poles because they are heavier and my experience is they have a limited life before splitting in multiple places. We have had only two issues with aluminum poles - one broke second night in BWCA (don't know why) and a couple bent when gusts hit 50 mph-ish in Kentucky. Alps is okay quality but you can find good prices. One minor whine with Alps & other tent manufacturers - why are tent, stake & pole bags the same dull color as the grass and leaves? How bout something bright you can find like light blue? |
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billconner |
(My memory is not great but seems like we used these at the 1969 Jamboree.) |
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Cedarboy |
check out Gear-up.com . CB |
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Cedarboy |
We continue to buy them as we grow to stay consistent with our older gear. All tents the same, all stoves the same, all cook sets the same, you get the idea. I think I read a few years ago about Eureka making their 4,000,000th Timberline tent. CB I dont like the SQ model either We have 30 of the Eureka Tetragon 9 models we take to and use only at Summer camp for the week........they are garbage, fiberglass poles,d-shaped doors, bad zippers. |
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billconner |
(I'm just the pole man - big spool of shock cord, boxes of crimps, and a big box if pole sections. Every few years I sit down and assemble 10-15 sets of poles. I think I must have said something when I learned how much we were spending on buying replacement sets so got volunteered.) |