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Post by crawford on May 2, 2016 14:45:20 GMT -8
All,
I'm looking into a new 1 person tent for an excursion in 2017. Obviously I'd like to get it sooner so I can use it on a few check out hikes before the longer trek.
I'm looking at the Six Moon Design Lunar Solo as I like the simple design and the use of the trekking pole I'm already carrying. Also, I'm looking at Tarp Tent's ProTrail. They are slightly different in form but similar in simplicity and price.
First, are their some similarly priced and weighted tents I'm failing to consider? Second, does anyone have experience with either or both of these? I'd appreciate any practical info you might be able to offer.
If you have other suggestions, I'm looking for something under 2 pounds, with bug netting, a floor is preferred, and using trekking poles for support.
Thanks all,
Crawford
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Post by reuben on May 2, 2016 15:00:05 GMT -8
Mountain Laurel Designs has several pyramid tents. I like my Solomid, which I set up with 140cm trekking poles. 130s are too short, but you can buy a little sleeve to extend them. My Solomid is a slightly older and smaller version. The tent/tarp, bathtub floor, and bathtub floor with bugnet are mixed and matched as desired. The current version of the Solomid is 15oz in silnylon. A silnylon bathtub floor with net is another 10oz, so that's about 1.5 lbs total if you need it all. Note that you don't really have a vestibule, however. I don't find that to be a problem except sometimes when I want to cook in the tent, but I can live on granola bars. They have cuben versions as well, but of course they not only weigh less, but cost more.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2016 15:28:24 GMT -8
The Zpacks SoloPlex weighs 15.5 ounces but they are expensive and are made at order. |
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Post by BigLoad on May 2, 2016 20:03:05 GMT -8
I like the Tarptent Notch. I used to carry the Contrail (ancestor of the Protrail) and I liked it a lot. The Notch is a bit smaller inside, but the dual side entry and vestibules are really nice, as is the full mesh inner. It pitches very fast and easy and is incredibly storm resistant.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on May 3, 2016 17:33:08 GMT -8
- SMD Skyscape
- LightHeart Gear Solo
- SMD Gatewood Cape with inner, with this setup you could knock your rain jacket and pack cover off your list
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Post by Coolkat on May 4, 2016 4:46:05 GMT -8
I like the Tarptent Notch. I'm not the OP but thanks for mentioning this. I really hadn't looked their website since I bought my contrail years ago and I like what I see in the Notch. Will your pack fit under one of the vestibules in the Notch? |
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Post by BigLoad on May 4, 2016 8:53:57 GMT -8
I like the Tarptent Notch. I'm not the OP but thanks for mentioning this. I really hadn't looked their website since I bought my contrail years ago and I like what I see in the Notch. Will your pack fit under one of the vestibules in the Notch? Yes, the vestibules are big enough for a pack of reasonable size. You can set guy lines from the peaks and halfway down above the head and foot, so if you're willing to carry some extra line and stakes, it can be extraordinarily stormworthy. I double-guyed those points in a storm last fall and slept like a baby. The full mesh is nice and it sets up easier than the Contrail. The only negative is that it has less interior space than the Contrail, which is partly offset by having two vestibules instead of one. I initially planned on keeping both the Contrail and the Notch, but after using the Notch in storms and snow, I reluctantly passed my beloved Contrail on to backpacking cousin. |
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Post by Coolkat on May 4, 2016 9:25:09 GMT -8
I reluctantly passed my beloved Contrail on to backpacking cousin. After seeing the Notch I might do the same. Did you even consider the Rainbow? If so what didn't like you about it? |
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Post by BigLoad on May 4, 2016 10:10:05 GMT -8
I reluctantly passed my beloved Contrail on to backpacking cousin. After seeing the Notch I might do the same. Did you even consider the Rainbow? If so what didn't like you about it? I have a Double Rainbow that I use when Mrs. big_load is along. It's less stormworthy* and the big hoop pole is kind of a pain. I'm thinking of graduating to a Stratospire 2 for two-person use despite the extra four ounces it weighs. However, I'm not in a big hurry, and I'm sort of waiting to see if any tweaks are coming to the Stratospire design. * More vulnerable to splash water at the head and foot. |
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Post by toejam on May 4, 2016 11:02:32 GMT -8
I have a Lunar Solo and like it a lot. I like the side entrance better than crawling in and out of the end like the ProTrail. But I like the looks of the ProTrail, Notch, and Rainbow. I have several friends with the Rainbow and it's a great tent. You can't go wrong with these.
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Post by reuben on May 4, 2016 11:08:11 GMT -8
Well, I have a DR, and I like it. I use my Solomid more now, but the DR has plenty of room. The doors can be opened for a draft if weather permits.
BL, is there just more horizontal room between the floor and the fly on the Strat, and that's why you get less splash?
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Post by BigLoad on May 4, 2016 12:24:18 GMT -8
Yes, the fly extends a little further out from the floor at the head and foot on the Notch than the DR. It looks like the Stratospire 2 is similar in that regard.
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Post by reuben on May 4, 2016 15:13:59 GMT -8
Can't you tie the fly down closer to the ground? Bring the stakes in closer and make the lines shorter? Does that not work for you with the DR? That's what I do with my much smaller Solomid, although I'll confess that I've never been in prolonged heavy rain with it.
Still, I do like my DR.
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Post by Coolkat on May 4, 2016 15:20:37 GMT -8
Last time I had my Contrail in heavy rain I got a small mist with the hard rain. Is that normal or did I not seal it well enough?
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Post by franco on May 4, 2016 15:38:51 GMT -8
Big Load,
With the post 2010 versions of the DR you can lift the floor at both ends .
(pics on our web site, Photobucket is down right now)
The "pole is a bit of a pain '
If you mean the folded length, that is now 18"
on the other hand if it has to do with threading , it can be done very easily if you push it in downwards (so you lift the sleeve opening up and push the pole in pointing down)
For removing it , there is also an easy way of doing that ,both can be seen in this crappy clip of mine :
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