[at-l] Helping a newbie: Part 7 - Tent Selection

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Chiming in.

I've been in the 2-4-2. It is huge and appears to be an honest to God 2 
person tent. For one person, it is a castle. It looks like it has a larger 
wind shadow, and may not be a durable in wind as the original Nomad and 
similar tents you have reviewed. I have not read reviews or trip reports on 
it in weather, yet, but I would believe anything Kurt would say about his 
products. He is quite exacting and responsive to his customers, even if 
that results in some delay in getting the tent initially.

The very light weight and roominess of the 2-4-2 allows an additional day 
supply of food, and luxurious place to enjoy it. The cost is significant 
but there is good value. I'd encourage him to go to Trail Days or similar 
gatherings and see/try this and other tents in the real world.

OrangeBug

At 02:36 PM 4/15/2002 -0400, Mara Factor wrote:
>Of the tents in your list, I would go with one of the Wanderlust tents.  I 
>have a Nomad and love it.  There's more room in that tent than in most 
>other solo tents and at 6'1", I can sit up in it.  I think the 2-4-2 might 
>give more elbow room but I've only been in one for a couple of minutes so 
>have no practical experience with it.