reuben
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Post by reuben on Aug 21, 2019 4:55:49 GMT -8
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 21, 2019 5:34:22 GMT -8
It's not an adventure until something goes wrong. - Yvon Chouinard I noticed Chouinard more or less borrowed Amundsen and Stefansson's favorite maxim's: "Adventure is a sign of incompetence." - Stefansson "Adventure is just bad planning." - Amundsen
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Post by cweston on Aug 21, 2019 5:48:07 GMT -8
And today, I have to give kudos to our Tarptent. I'm delighted with the performance of the tent. And I'm delighted that it fades nicely into the landscape with its soft grey color. LNT indeed. On a recent trip to the Winds, most of our camps were in the alpine among boulders. A Tarptent is extremely well camouflaged in such an environment. We base camped 3 nights in one such camp, where it was actually hard to find our camp it was so well hidden. I guess I don't really care what color people's tents are, but I do agree that it's somewhat bad form to choose a camp that is extremely visible to any others camped in the area, if there are more private alternatives. zThat's one of the items on my checklist when selecting a camp: "If others choose to camp in this area tonight, am I unreasonably hogging the area and/or view with my choice of camp?"
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Hungry Jack
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Post by Hungry Jack on Aug 21, 2019 6:04:30 GMT -8
Orange attracts wildlife, obviously. I will keep this in mind when I next go out Squatching.
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Post by tigger on Aug 21, 2019 7:58:22 GMT -8
I think that depends on your view. I look at it as a safety issue. I prefer obnoxious orange shelters...for if/when I would ever need to be found. Nothing beats a bright orange "help find me" like an obnoxious orange tent. Mind you, I also had my sleeping bag having some bright orange on it for the exact same purpose. Also, several of my dry bags are also bright orange...
Not saying your perspective is wrong. It depends on your use of color.
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Post by plaidman on Aug 21, 2019 9:51:14 GMT -8
And my bright orange Patagonia down sweater was on sale. There were no other colors on sale, and I hesitated, but parsimony won out and I picked it off the rack. On the (not) bright side, it has a dark blue liner, so when I want to not stick out like a sore thumb, I turn it inside out and only have a few margins of orange showing. The Copper Spur BA tent only came in orange, which would be good for SAR, I suppose. For finding tents at night, the most helpful thing I've found are the reflective tabs and the reflective material woven into the lines. I hope to soon be going places where obstructing someone else's view and worrying about another party camping on top of us won't be an issue, but there will always be the weekend getaways where a little stealth would be nice for all concerned. There are a lot of other bad behaviors that bother me more than loud clothing. Like loud speakers blaring "music."
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reuben
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Post by reuben on Aug 21, 2019 10:05:24 GMT -8
For finding tents at night, the most helpful thing I've found are the reflective tabs and the reflective material woven into the lines. Yep. Reflective guy lines.
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 21, 2019 13:59:31 GMT -8
The Copper Spur BA tent only came in orange Because I detest orange interior tents so much, I lobbied Big Agnes to make the Copper Spur line available in a more muted color... I obviously was not the only one, as it's now offered in a subtle "moss green." I put my money where my mouth is and bought one immediately when they became available. The Big Agnes Moss Green and Tarp Tent Gray are my two very favorite tent colors. It's funny how differently people react to different colors... I can't abide orange as an interior tent color, but yellow doesn't bother me... go figure. Last weekend solo: The weekend before with my wife:
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 21, 2019 15:16:52 GMT -8
I try to camp where my camp can't be seen.
This is a first world problem.
Just saying...
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Post by texasbb on Aug 21, 2019 16:06:13 GMT -8
For finding tents at night, the most helpful thing I've found are the reflective tabs and the reflective material woven into the lines. For midnight bio-breaks, the smart money's on leaving a light on *inside* the tent.
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 21, 2019 16:21:48 GMT -8
Last weekend solo: How do you like that NEMO tent? Care to give a mini review bradmacmt?
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Post by franco on Aug 21, 2019 16:42:06 GMT -8
Oh, I'm sorry, this was supposed to be a flame war.... Screw you and your inoffensive camo tent, and your khaki shorts. Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!You forgot to fart in his general direction.
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Post by bradmacmt on Aug 22, 2019 13:39:10 GMT -8
How do you like that NEMO tent? Care to give a mini review Hi John, so I got the first iteration of the Nemo Hornet 1P in 2016. I used it on a week-long trip in the Beartooth and became a believer. It handled heavy wind and rain admirably, with no condensation no matter the weather or where I pitched it. For me it has plenty of room, but I'm not an especially big guy, and am happy in a WM Ultralite bag with 59" shoulder girth. Regardless, I find it has plenty of room. This year, I decided to ditch a bit more weight and take advantage of Nemo's re-design (with its new "flybar"). I got the "Elite" model and am completely happy with it. Using a Tarptent stuff sack for both tent and pegs, ditching the factory pole stuff sack, using MSR mini groundhogs for the head-end stake out, making a 1.1 oz silnyon "footprint", and cutting out all interior tags, my total tent weight is 28.5 oz's. I'm going to continue to use it and if I continue to like it I might have Fibraplex make a set of carbon poles. That should ditch an additional 3 oz's. A solid design, and one I see Big Agnes has copied and expanded with its Tiger Wall tents.
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Post by johntpenca on Aug 22, 2019 16:23:04 GMT -8
^^^ Thanks Brad.
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Aug 23, 2019 6:51:54 GMT -8
In the hotter seasons, I prefer lighter colors that don’t absorb heat throughout the day and, as a consequence, are “low impact”. In the colder seasons, visibility is more important and there’s a warming aspect to red/orange. Of course black dries a bit quicker if everything else is constant.
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