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[at-l] Newbie questions
What about the theory that the footprint should go INSIDE the tent to
prevent water (condensation) from getting your sleeping gear wet? At least,
I think that was the reasoning. I've read this several times through the
last decade, and it always sounds sensible when Backpacker, or whomever,
espouses it. I just never can remember why they say. anklebear
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob C. <ellen@clinic.net>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Newbie questions
> " Do I really need a 'foot print' to go along with my tent? At 11
oz. and
> 35.00?" asks anna
>
> A footprint provides protection for your tent's floor fabric. My current
tent is
> 11 years old and it has survived six months on the AT and numerous hikes
in all
> four seasons, before and after.
>
> I have never used a foot print on any tent I've owned. The
zippers and
> occasionally the fly have worn from stress, ultra violet rays of the
sun and
> abuse by grandkids on scout trips. The floors have all remained intact
despite
> the lack of foot print protection.
>
> Given the weight and cost, I suspect no tent I'll ever own will have
a foot
> print -- either commercial or home designed.
>
> However, all my tents have been in the mid range of quality and
weight -- four
> to six pounds. Ultra lite tents may be more fragile.
>
> Others can speak more accurately about home dried food longevity.
But my
> limited experience suggests that properly dried food will last for many
months
> -- virtually forever if stored in a freezer until a few weeks before
it is
> used.
>
> Weary
>
>
>
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