[at-l] 22 oz Integral Designs "George Tarp" (Sleeps 2-3)

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Retro, floorless pyramid tent like the old expeditions. Advertised in April 
'Outside' magazine:


$200 - This tarp is spacious and sleeps 2-3 persons. Weight: 1 lb. 6 oz.. 56! 
square feet. Height: 84 inches. Ideal "big-top" for a single wanting tent 
space at low weight. Floorless. 

This cracks me up because looking at this in the magazine I see the what goes 
around comes around. That is, that this is the exact same triangle center 
pole design used by expeditions in the 1800's! 

The design description reads:

Fashioned from ripstop, silicon-treated nylon parachute cloth, the George 
tarp weighs only 1 lb, 6 oz, excluding the center pole. And because center 
poles tend to be heavy, Integral Designs doesn't include one, recommending 
that you tie the tent off to an overhanging branch or link together two 
trekking poles instead. ...the George Tarp packs into a...11-by-5 inch 
stuffsack. For clear but buggy overnights, a 4 oz no-see-um panel zips onto 
the front. Take care while cooking breakfast, though: Silicon-treated nylon 
ignites like napalm. 

The space vs weight and high headroom makes this look worth thinking about 
for the AT. Would love to hear feedback on this one! Wish I could scan a 
photo.

They go up really fast! For goodness sakes, I'm over 6 foot tall and could 
stand in this sucker! I don't have one myself though. My only question would 
be lateral stability in high wind conditions (tapered pyramid sheds wind 
stress)...