Re: Tent or no tent
The secret to a quick pitch with a tarp in high wind is in making sure to fold/role it the last time you used it so that the foot is out; that way you can...
dadphx 2012-04-02 21:00:01 #68857
Reading Material on the Trail
Hi everyone,
What do you take for reading material on the trail? Trail guides for your current hike? Research for future trips? History of the region? Latest...
Shannon 2012-04-02 20:26:17 #68856
Clear Creek permit cancellation
Had to cancel a permit for later this month. Here are the details:
4/29 Bright Angel
4/30 Clear Creek
5/1 Clear Creek
5/2 Clear Creek
5/3 Bright Angel
5/4...
Sue Thoreson 2012-04-02 16:41:33 #68855
Re: No tent camping
Here is an example from this past weekend. We were in South Canyon and it was really windy on Saturday night. We did not have a tent. I am still glad we...
JoshC 2012-04-02 10:10:03 #68854
Re: Tent or no tent
http://www.equipped.com/tarp-shelters.htm
Also Colin Fletcher in The Walk Book is helpfully descriptive though much less detailed.
I like a bugnet/tarp...
Will_2_Win 2012-04-02 06:33:00 #68853
Re: Tent or no tent
"Although this is a light-weight set up, I insist that it is a functional improvement over a tent. If you have ever set a tent up in a driving rain, you know...
Michael 2012-04-01 23:06:33 #68852
Re: Tent or no tent
John - Great point and question. The tarp and guy lines weighs in at 671 grams (1.48 lbs) and my ground tarp (roughly 3 feet wide by 7 feet long and made of...
dadphx 2012-04-01 22:33:18 #68851
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