margo
01-20-2008, 11:37
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I got a new BA seedhouse sl2 and wanted so see how it handled the cold wet weather. We finally had some rain around here and it was as cold as it's going to get this year so I pitched it in my yard and tested my bag and pads and stuff.
The tent worked great!!! Even when the pitch slacked a little after hours in the rain the mesh was still inches from the fly. Complete dryness. I also got the footprint and my yard was boggy from the rain, you could see some water between the floor and the tent bottom but nothing soaked thorough!
It is frequently mentioned with this tent, the dificulty of getting in and out without drops getting in the door, because it slopes. Yes this is an issue but nothing a bandana or pack towel cannot dab up. Actually if I unzipped the fly and folded it away from the door drops did not fall in the tent (unless it was raining of course). I see this as a non-issue.
I got the SL2 model because for the few extra oz's you get a better pole, and more room. I don't see how two people could do it. Yes there is room for 2 mummy bag clad hikers to like wedged in the tent, like mummies, or more specifically, like seeds, but if you have to move at all you thrash around and need the rest of the room. At least I did. That's how the burn happened. It was so fast, the hot object just brushed against the mesh and went though it like a lazer. A actually got sick when it happened. :(
It's about a nickle sized hole, I have some spare mesh in my tent repair kit, at least it didn't hit the fly. It makes me look like I backpack more than I actually do. :mad:
A also found that there is a lot of air movement in the tent, no matter what. I was fine in my NF catwalk bag with just light capalene. The ventilation was amazing! I found it better to put my head at the foot of the tent. That way when I sit up my feet are always at the door, where my boots are outside of. I can see how people like the arc of tarp tents like the rainbow.
So now I have to repair the mesh. It worked great though. Don't know how the BA sl1 people do it. I would just go for a rainbow.
I got a new BA seedhouse sl2 and wanted so see how it handled the cold wet weather. We finally had some rain around here and it was as cold as it's going to get this year so I pitched it in my yard and tested my bag and pads and stuff.
The tent worked great!!! Even when the pitch slacked a little after hours in the rain the mesh was still inches from the fly. Complete dryness. I also got the footprint and my yard was boggy from the rain, you could see some water between the floor and the tent bottom but nothing soaked thorough!
It is frequently mentioned with this tent, the dificulty of getting in and out without drops getting in the door, because it slopes. Yes this is an issue but nothing a bandana or pack towel cannot dab up. Actually if I unzipped the fly and folded it away from the door drops did not fall in the tent (unless it was raining of course). I see this as a non-issue.
I got the SL2 model because for the few extra oz's you get a better pole, and more room. I don't see how two people could do it. Yes there is room for 2 mummy bag clad hikers to like wedged in the tent, like mummies, or more specifically, like seeds, but if you have to move at all you thrash around and need the rest of the room. At least I did. That's how the burn happened. It was so fast, the hot object just brushed against the mesh and went though it like a lazer. A actually got sick when it happened. :(
It's about a nickle sized hole, I have some spare mesh in my tent repair kit, at least it didn't hit the fly. It makes me look like I backpack more than I actually do. :mad:
A also found that there is a lot of air movement in the tent, no matter what. I was fine in my NF catwalk bag with just light capalene. The ventilation was amazing! I found it better to put my head at the foot of the tent. That way when I sit up my feet are always at the door, where my boots are outside of. I can see how people like the arc of tarp tents like the rainbow.
So now I have to repair the mesh. It worked great though. Don't know how the BA sl1 people do it. I would just go for a rainbow.