[at-l] Stephenson 2R Tent on Mt. Rainier

[daveh@psknet.com (Dave Hicks)]

FYI -- http://www.warmlite.com/tents.htm states the following:

"High Wind SECURITY: Designed for smooth airflow in high wind, WARMLITE
tents resist 95 mph winds or, with optional inside WIND STABILIZERS up to
160 mph, very important for safety in severe storms. (Most other tents fail
in wind under 60 mph. Some deform or fail in wind under 40 mph.) WARMLITE
tents can survive in winds to 160 mph. Extraordinary!"

I never climbed Rainier and I never been in a tent in a 160 mph.  But I have
been in a in a 2R in winds well above 60 MPH.

Chainsaw

----- Original Message -----
From: <RoksnRoots@aol.com>
To: <gbuffmd@bigfoot.com>
Cc: <AT-L@backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: [at-l] Stephenson 2R Tent on Mt. Rainier


> In a message dated 4/11/2002 3:38:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gbuffmd@bigfoot.com writes:
>
>
> >  I want to take the
> > Stephenson.  The instructor David Spring of Bellevue Community College
says
> > it is entirely inadequate.  He says the tent can't stand wind over 60
MPH
> > and all tents need high guy out lines at 4 corners.
>
>
>      *** Trust him. I climbed Rainier in 1988 and had 60 mph + winds up on
> the mountain. After the first night at Muir camp the tents set up outside
> were all torn to shreds by morning. They were literally like prayer flags
> flapping on strings. On the last night after summiting I slept out in my
> north face VE-24 expedition grade tent. The wind that night blew hard over
> 60mph. I was kept awake all night by the tent roof coming down and
smacking
> me in the head at ground level. The tent poles have been permanently bent
> ever since. The only two tents not to be ripped to shreds on that trip
were
> mine and another north face tent...
>
>
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