[pct-l] Re: Fwd: Wanderlust Gear

[saskiadaru at xs4all.nl (Saskia Daru)]

Hi,

If you are looking for a Tarptent that does well in wind, the Cloudburst is
probably a better choice. We did have high winds and had to put rocks on the
stakes, as we would have had to do with any tent. But the Tarptent worked
well. No flapping. Because it is relatively open, we got handfulls of dust
and grit blown around from time to time. It also performed well in the snow:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~darudiva/source/dscn1478.htm
And http://www.xs4all.nl/~darudiva/source/dscn1479.htm
There is now an extended beak, that goes almost all the way to the ground.
That will help against the wind even more.

Saskia


> 
>>> Henry is a nice guy and doesn't live far from me,
>>> but I hate my Squall
>>> and rarely use it. It's not storm worthy above tree
>>> line. A Golite
>>> Lair I (pointed in the right direction) and a light
>>> bivy works fars
>>> better than the Squall.
> 
> 
> I should qualify this since I don't mean to trash the Squall. The
> Squall works well in most conditions with the exception of high
> winds. It's not wind worthy but nor is the Squall. This is obvious.
> In high winds I prefer a bivy or something with a floor, but for most
> of the PCT the Squall would be just fine.
> 
> I apologize if I just upset someone's livelihood.
> 
> Dave
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