RE: Do you fold, roll or stuff? Was [at-l] I got rain

["L. Parker" <lparker@cacaphony.net>]

There are two sides to that theory. If you fold the tent, sleeping bag, etc.
then you are creating a repetitive wear joint which will tend to leak sooner
and wear out sooner. If you stuff the tent, sleeping bag, etc. then you
create LOTS of tiny potential leaks and wear spots, although it takes
somewhat longer (usually).

Personally, I believe that over the life span of a typical tent, it makes
very little difference. I own three tents, some of which have seen 10 years
of use. The only leaks in any of them were there when I bought the tent. All
have been mostly folded and rolled, but occasionally stuffed.

On a side thread, I purchased a TNF Slickrock in March of this year and have
already put several hundred miles on it. It is billed as a two man 3-4
season freestanding tent. The fly is detachable - that is a key word -
detachable, as in made to be left on as a convenience for quicker pitching
in rain. Like several of the other tents mentioned, this tent has acres of
netting on the main tent with the fly providing the rain protection. At only
4 pounds this is one of the lightest 2-man tents I have ever seen. As a
1-man tent it is excellent, much more comfortable on those rainy days when
you decide it isn't worth getting out in the rain! I have never taken the
fly off....

Lee I Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-at-l@backcountry.net [mailto:owner-at-l@backcountry.net]On
> Behalf Of Milt Webb
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 6:56 AM
> To: KC
> Cc: At-l; markusmc@hom.net
> Subject: Do you fold, roll or stuff? Was [at-l] I got rain
>
>
> KC, This is a very good tip!
>
> But, it got me wondering...I stuff my tent, literally, into
> it's sack. The
> reason I do this is to keep the tent from wearing at the
> folds, therefore
> lengthening the life of the fabric, waterproof coating etc. I
> also stuff
> my sleeping bag.
>
> So, I thought a quick poll would be interesting.
>
> How many fold, roll?
>
> How many stuff?
>
> Remember, we're not talking about burittos or joints ;-)
>
>
> "...and it's only the giving that makes you what you are."
> Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull
>
> On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, KC wrote:
>
> > Mark wrote:
> > > Anyway while I was walking in the rain I got to thinking
> about my tent.  I
> > > have a Kelty Zen.  I was wondering how in the heck you
> can put that sucker
> > > up in the rain without getting the inside all wet with
> all that netting it
> > > has?
> >
> > I have a Walrus Arch Rival,,,talk about netting! When
> packing it up,,,I roll
> > up the tent with the fly. When it is raining,,,all you have
> to do is lay
> > down the ground cloth,,,unroll the tent (that is inside the
> fly),,,set it up
> > with the fly laying loosely on top. No rain in the tent! KC
> >
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