Johnnycakes
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I'm thinking about adding another tent to my collection. I'm looking for a fairly light 2-person tent that can also be pitched with the fly only (and a footprint) in case I want to travel very light.
Anyone have experience with nylon vs. polyester rain flys? I understand that polyester is supposed to be better as it is less affected by humidity (taughter pitch under broader range of conditions) and less affected by UV.
Anyone have any preference/hindsight with regards to tent entrance? Do you prefer entrance along the length of tent, or along width of tent? I'm leaning towards the entrance along the length of the tent because it seems like it would make cooking in the rain easier, and still allow room to get in and out of tent with the stove going just outside the door.
How beneficial is a second tent entrance?
How about continuous pole sleeves? I'm leaning toward pole sleeves vs. clips. It seems like a tent with pole sleeves would be easier and quicker to set up, especially the tents with pole stops at one end of the pole sleeve.
I'm also leaning towards a tent that can be packed up with the rainfly attached, to make for even easier pitching (especially if it's raining). Has anyone had a tent like this, and how beneficial was this feature?
Any feedback on tents using hub/pole configurations, such as the MSR Hubba Hubba or the Big Agnes Seedhouse Superlight? It seems like these tents would be somewhat cumbersome to set up.
Anyone have experience with nylon vs. polyester rain flys? I understand that polyester is supposed to be better as it is less affected by humidity (taughter pitch under broader range of conditions) and less affected by UV.
Anyone have any preference/hindsight with regards to tent entrance? Do you prefer entrance along the length of tent, or along width of tent? I'm leaning towards the entrance along the length of the tent because it seems like it would make cooking in the rain easier, and still allow room to get in and out of tent with the stove going just outside the door.
How beneficial is a second tent entrance?
How about continuous pole sleeves? I'm leaning toward pole sleeves vs. clips. It seems like a tent with pole sleeves would be easier and quicker to set up, especially the tents with pole stops at one end of the pole sleeve.
I'm also leaning towards a tent that can be packed up with the rainfly attached, to make for even easier pitching (especially if it's raining). Has anyone had a tent like this, and how beneficial was this feature?
Any feedback on tents using hub/pole configurations, such as the MSR Hubba Hubba or the Big Agnes Seedhouse Superlight? It seems like these tents would be somewhat cumbersome to set up.
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