[at-l] I"M GOING NUTS!

[John O <johno@mail.monmouth.com>]

>every time i think i find the tent i want to buy i read a review which
>changes my mind, now i have no idea what to get!  can someone help me?
>i want a 3 season, 2 man, 5 lbs or under,  tent that is of good
>quality.  i finally narrowed it down to the marmot nutshell (packed
>weight 5lbs 12 oz, min 4lbs 10 oz, 30.3 sq feet, 6.3sq feet vestibule)
>but then i read 2-3 reviews of people saying that it's kind of small for
>2 people or it's a 1.5 man tent and the vestibule is kind of small.
>does anyone have any suggestions of what tent i should get or if they
>have it if it is sufficient?  it would be used for weekend to week long
>hikes on the northern sections of the AT around NY and CT.  thx.

Just to add to your dilemma check out the Stephensons tent.  A 2 person
tent will weigh 2 lbs 15 oz and its a 4 season double walled tent.  It has
42 sq ft of living space.  Here's their site if your interested?  
http://www.warmlite.com/
John O
       http://www.monmouth.com/~johno/index.html
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