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Post by saabiar on May 13, 2020 11:36:35 GMT -8
Looking for suggestions on a three person somewhat light backpacking tent, it will be for two people just would like a little extra room. load would probably be split between two people.
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Post by ErnieW on May 13, 2020 11:49:08 GMT -8
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Post by jazzmom on May 13, 2020 12:17:44 GMT -8
Difficult to answer given the sparse info/criteria, but I have a Tarptent Rainshadow 3 which is a true 3-person tent. Palatial for two people, will accommodate four in a pinch. In the 3-pound range, so still reasonable to be carried between two people. www.tarptent.com/product/rainshadow-3/ |
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Post by zeke on May 13, 2020 12:18:36 GMT -8
If your pitch ground is not too tight, I'd start with the Hogback or maybe the Cloudburst 3 or the Rainshadow 3 All shire's Tarptents. Light, proven, spacious for your needs. Hogback takes nearly an 8 ft square to pitch, whereas the other 2 are more forgiving. |
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Post by saabiar on May 13, 2020 12:24:49 GMT -8
"You will also have provide a little more info. One weekend a year or months on the AT? On a very limited budget or sky is the limit? Camping in your backyard or remote mountain tops?" I looked at the other link previously.
Backpacking, SoCal and Sierra Nevada. Mostly weekends but possible week or JMT trip in the future.
It's been awhile since I looked at the tarp tents. I will take another look.
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Post by trinity on May 13, 2020 12:30:58 GMT -8
If money isn't an object, consider a ZPacks Triplex. I have a Duplex, it is a fabulous tent. Main drawback would be the large footprint. |
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Post by cweston on May 14, 2020 9:54:06 GMT -8
If your pitch ground is not too tight, I'd start with the Hogback or maybe the Cloudburst 3 or the Rainshadow 3 All shire's Tarptents. Light, proven, spacious for your needs. Hogback takes nearly an 8 ft square to pitch, whereas the other 2 are more forgiving. Also, if you really just want a tent that's not so claustrophobic for two adults, you might look at the Stratospire 2 (also Tarptent). It might make you reconsider your assumption that a 2p tent is too small. I share this tent with my 6-1 adult son regularly, and it's surprisingly roomy, with two huge vestibules. |
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Post by ErnieW on May 14, 2020 9:59:12 GMT -8
Backpacking, SoCal and Sierra Nevada. Mostly weekends but possible week or JMT trip in the future. It's been awhile since I looked at the tarp tents. I will take another look. Do you currently have a tent(s)? If yes I guess there are shortcoming that are making you look for a new tent. From what you have said already I might guess weight. |
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Post by driftwoody on May 14, 2020 10:56:56 GMT -8
The Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo is a 2 person tent, but is a palace for two with side entries & large vestibules.
Lightweight with very good bang for the buck, it erects with 2 trekking poles. Definitely not a 4 season tent, but holds up well in wind with extra guyouts.
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Post by almostthere on May 14, 2020 19:59:38 GMT -8
The Cloudburst 3 is plenty big - fits my seven foot guy and his extra wide thermarest, my 25" wide Exped, and leaves room to spare between the pads. We store the packs in one vestibule and the shoes in the other. The liner makes it a double wall.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on May 14, 2020 22:01:26 GMT -8
A favorite test of mine is an outline of the prospective tents floor outline in painters tape on my floor. Then I put my gear “ inside” to get a good visual of the layout versus MY gear. That doesn’t give a feel for the volume, important for more extended sheltering in my experience. But it’s a good start.
The other route is if you’ve a store nearby that sells them get one set up and try it on in your socks.
My biggest backpacking shelter is a floorless Chouinard (now Black Diamond) MegaMid. Lots of space at a very efficient weight point.
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Post by franco on May 15, 2020 2:24:31 GMT -8
The problem with just having the floor outline is that, unless you have full vertical walls (of course you don't ) it can be very misleading.
To wit, with the typical pyramid walls at around 45 degree slope , you lose about a foot of usable space all around.
OK, so make a 3D mock up...
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Post by High Sierra Fan on May 15, 2020 6:40:01 GMT -8
The problem with just having the floor outline is that, unless you have full vertical walls (of course you don't ) it can be very misleading. To wit, with the typical pyramid walls at around 45 degree slope , you lose about a foot of usable space all around. OK, so make a 3D mock up... Yes, But if the gear won’t fit within the floor outline there’s an answer right here. |
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Post by crawford on May 17, 2020 14:38:08 GMT -8
I would echo the Six Moon Designs Lunar Duo. It has the room for 2 adults, is pretty light, packs down fairly well, and I think it is an exceptional value.
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