i use a mountain laurel designs tarptent. no zippers, optimized geometry for severe weather endurance -- if it's nice but just a light rain, you can raise it up and have a nice shelter.
perfect for those of us who prefer to sleep outdoors when we sleep outdoors, but want to stay dry. i think the whole thing is under 16 ounces, and i can sleep 3 in there comfortably enough. packs the size of my hand. not sure how much they are anymore, and you can pick the model for your use, but i spent 160 on mine. http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/ erik On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 5:04 PM, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree to a large extent. However, the past couple of years, been on an > overnight bike trip with friends and each time we had a thunderstorm with > pretty strong winds. Both times, my tents stayed up, but not everyone was > so lucky. FWIW, the first trip was with a Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight > and the last time was a Eureka that Grant recommended. Both definitely on > the inexpensive end of things. > > But unless one is really into gear or does take their equipment to > extremes, most of us don't need a Hilleberg. Still, doesn't keep me from > wanting one some day. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Sunday, April 8, 2012 11:11:39 AM UTC-5, Mojo wrote: > >> Nice sentiment Jim! Don't let the gear get in the way of the experience. >> I can be guilty, especially with a camera trying to 'capture' the moment. I >> love it when my bike disappears underneath me, and it is just my breathing >> and the hill and the wind and sunshine. >> >> On Sunday, April 8, 2012 9:50:42 AM UTC-6, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery >> wrote: >> >>> Sometimes we enthusiasts get carried away with gear fetishism. Many of >>> us can rattle off detailed specs of various tents on the market, and all >>> for basic portable shelter! Back in college I camped a lot with no tent >>> whatsoever. Then I bought some closeout eureka tent that was poorly >>> reviewed, but cheap and light. I slept in it hundreds of times over the >>> next dozen or so years. It was worn and full of small holes, but adequate, >>> until it finally succumbed to uv damage (from me leaving it outside for the >>> kids all summer). Now I have another tent (Mountainsmith something) that >>> was also on the inexpensive end, and seems just fine for separating me and >>> a traveling companion from bugs and rain. I love the idea of the $4 yard >>> sale tent! >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/I1NjeCyK5p8J. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- oakland, ca bikenoir.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
