Decision time
Temps in the Ouachitas are finally starting to ease a bit. I just looked at a ten-day forecast that had 80s/60s listed for highs/lows. That's getting into the territory of nice fall backpacking weather.
I'm still trying to decide on a new solo tent.
There's this one made by Cabelas, and there's this one made by Alps.
The Cabelas tent has a nice side door, which I find preferable. However, it doesn't seem to have much mesh, which makes it more susceptible to condensation and less suitable for stargazing.
The Alps tent has a front door, which I don't especially like. However, it has lots of mesh and seems ideal as condensation/stargazing go.
Both have a full-coverage rainfly, are free-standing, and are comparable in weight, so it really just comes down to those other features. I'm leaning towards the Cabela's at the moment.... Decisions, decisons.
UPDATE: Hmm, there's also this little number from Eureka. The single-wall construction is a little scary, though...
UPDATE 2: What the hell, let's throw out one more possibility.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/04/06 16:52 | Outdoors | Technorati
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I'd go with the third one. It's over a pound lighter than the other two. Isn't that a big deal when you're walking up steep slopes? And why a solo tent? Where will Callie sleep?
Posted by Cathy @ 17:56 on 09/04/06
Have you hit REI yet? They always seem to have the best selection, and set up so you can crawl in them, too.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 20:06 on 09/04/06
Cathy: Tent #3 is lighter because it has a single wall (the others have a rainfly). The advantage is the weight. The disadvantage is that tents like this sometimes have problems with condensation. But I'm still leaning towards that one.
As for the size.... I'm planning on getting back out for some of my solo treks this fall, and I want to upgrade my old solo tent.
Scott: REI actually doesn't have any of these guys in store. I think they consider them too "low end" and would prefer to sell me a $300 solo tent, which I refuse to do at this point.
Posted by Kevin @ 22:06 on 09/04/06
I like option #3 myself. The Missus and I are looking for a duo tent for next years camping excursion ourselves, and like you I'm in no mood to pay $400-$500 for a tent.
Mesh would be nice, as wood a rainfly, but besides that I'm pretty wide open.
BTW: The weather in Oklahoma was BEAUTIFUL why we were up there. Not that we were hiking but man was it nice.
Posted by Sedosi @ 12:15 on 09/05/06
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