The wife and I used an Henry Shires Tarp Tent on our 05 PCT hike. We abandoned it after a couple hundred miles due to overcrowding. I forget the model name (it has it's own poles ie no hiking poles needed). It was labeled a "2-person". We joked that 1.5 would be more accurate. I continue to use it as a solo shelter and it's great. Have had it out in big winds, snow, and rain and lived to tell the tale.I'm 6'3" 190lbs. Mine has a floor, full bug net w/ zippered door, and a "beak" (covered porch).
I'm not really up to date on their current line up, but my Tarptent experience has been great. All that said... I prefer to sleep in my Hennessy Hammock. And in the NW finding trees is rarely a problem. FWIW... My fantasy shelter is a Warbonnet Hammock. --Smitty On Monday, April 15, 2013 2:56:48 PM UTC-7, Zack wrote: > > Hey all. > > I am currently contemplating picking up a Tarptent to fill a "need" for a > one person bike camping tent. I currently have the hennessy hammock, which > is fantastic but dependent on trees, and a big/relatively heavy/substantial > 3 person tent. > > I want to get something lightweight that I can use when I am going > somewhere that I am not sure about setting up the hammock. > > I am big (6'3") and don't want any part of sleeping in open air/dealing > with bugs, so would need to get one of the tarptents that actually closes > up in order to be able to sleep at night. > > Looking at the tarptent site, it's tough to determine which of their > options works best for what I am trying to do, so I figured I would ask you > guys. > > Any thoughts on this? Anyone have a tarptent that they don't use/don't > like and want to get rid of? > > Much obliged! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
