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

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

I have a gear question:  Does any company out there make a TENT that
uses "standard" hiking poles as all or part of the support structure? 
Just curious - the "double use" concept always seems real atractive to
me, just like when MSR made famous the idea of having one's fuel bottle
double as the stove fuel tank!

thru-thinker

Mark Hudson wrote:
> 
> If Bob is really willing to look at the Paratipi option then that opens up
> some more avenues for you, since it's more of a tarp/rainfly than a tent.
> When I did the Allegheny Trail I was hard up for a tent, my one-man tent
> was in no condition (after a decade and a half of hard use <g>) for another
> long hike, and I wasn't willing to pack my TNF Tadpole/Lunar Light. My
> solution was to take the poles and the rainfly which (fuzzy memory) came in
> at about 2.5 lbs, with tons of room underneath and very secure from the
> weather (protected me from the remains of a hurricane). Some manufacturers
> now advertise this set-up as their "fast-pack" weight.
> I also bought a Integral Designs Silshelter, which is lighter than the fly
> and uses one of my ski poles for set up. I've only had the opportunity to
> use it once, since the first time I used it I got grand confirmation that I
> live in tick central... but that's another light-weight option to look at
> (14 oz)
> 
> skeeter
> 
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