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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2021 13:56:57 GMT -8
Just switched tents too, from a TT Scrarp1 to a Stratospire, which is smaller and could fit inside, but I prefer to carry my shelter outside so I don't have to open my pack and dig it out in a rainstorm, but that's another thread. I have a Stratospire 2p, which I love in almost every way, but it is a little on the long side, rolled up, to go into a pack horizontally (which is my preferred method of carrying a tent, at least a reasonably dry one). I actually prefer to stuff tents rather than roll them, but the struts in the Stratospire make that pretty-well impossible, and removing them every morning seems like too much of a pain. I have the Stratospire 1, and it fits perfectly in the Catalyst. I'll be playing around with where to carry it. That's the GREAT part about new gear! Ya gotta use it until you're comfortable with it.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Feb 19, 2021 14:04:53 GMT -8
Stuffing Dyneema is warned against. “ Can I stuff the Aeon Li to make it smaller? You can easily remove the 5 carbon fiber struts and aluminum cross pole but we highly recommend rolling or folding, not stuffing, to extend the fabric lifespan.” www.tarptent.com/product/aeon-li/#tab-id-3 |
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Feb 19, 2021 14:07:06 GMT -8
Brad, I have found Hammock Gear to be an economical source for dyneema bags. For example, their 8.5L cuben rolltop is 25% less than HMG's 3.7L. Not pods but they do the job well. If you find someone on Etsy even less let us know!
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Post by TrailElder on Feb 20, 2021 16:47:02 GMT -8
Coincidentally, I just did a trip with my GG Crown 38 (which has a top lid) that gave it the best test ever in terms of load variations and requisite pack configurations. I was thinking about this thread every time I repacked...thanks a lot crew! (By the way, I don't see this as any kind of debate, just a sharing of info and experience. If I were to prioritize weight a great deal over extreme functionality, for some packs, I think a top lid would lose every time. I assume that's why most UL packs do not have them. The Crown 38 is not a UL pack.) We did a long combo ski/snowshoe trip in the Mt. Massive Wilderness. Conditions required that we switch back and forth between tools multiple times during the day. My wife carried only a light Camelbak, so her Sherpa was lugging two pairs of snowshoes or two pairs of skis, plus gear, clothing, food. The weather also varied, of course, so the clothing load varied along with it. The pack really performed well, considering it's really not designed for that I assume. The top lid, as I've expressed in a previous post, was very functional at keeping all of the misc. gear together regardless of whether it was needed to tie down clothing (which it was when I had the shoes on it), or when it was just in the way so I could throw it in the pack. The lid is bottomless. It's a phenomenon. I've never run out of room in it.  |
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