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[at-l] Helping a newbie: Part 7 - Tent Selection
My Clip Flashlight CD is 4 lb 8 ounces, the Kelty Aero is 12 ounces
lighter and that's supposed to be "ultralight" according to REI. It
seems fairly light compared to the seven and eight pounders I see
advertised. I guess the Nomad is lighter but I haven't had all this
condensation problems I hear people talking about with the Nomads. You
could just use the fly and footprint and get it down below 3 pounds.
I've just had the Flashlight for a month or so and have done a couple
short trips with it, I'm happy so far and we are using it for two
people. Using it for one would allow you to get your pack inside and
would give lots of room as you suggest.
Bryan
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I have the Clip Flashlight and love it. The name is a bit of
> a misnomer. It
> has clips and you can set it up in a flash but it aint light.
> It is tough.
> I set it up a couple of years ago in my yard. It was new and
> I couldn't
> wait. It rained something like 11 inches in 3 hours. Water
> was so deep in
> my yard that water rain in the door. A strong wind
> (Tornado?) picked it up
> and deposited it in the neighbors yard. The were filming the
> storm and have
> movies of it flying as high as my garage. It went to
> Cumberland Island with
> me. We were hit by a tropical storm and evacuated off the
> island by the NPS
> and coast guard. 14 inches of rain and 70 mile per hour
> winds. It held up
> fine. I am 6' 2" and weigh 235, and I have plenty of room.
> I use a full
> length thermarest and have room for my pack used as a pillow.
> My boots, cell
> phone and umbrella and gun have plenty of room in the
> vestibule. If I could
> just fit my windmill I would highly recommend it. As it is,
> if you need a
> windmill you may want to get a different tent.
>
> Clyde
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