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12-15-2009, 15:18
In 2008 and 2009 I thru-hiked the PCT northbound. In 2008 I used a two-wall Sierra Designs Lightyear, in 2009 I used a Henry Shires Contrail. I was satisfied with both but was really happy with the contrail. However, mysteriously, during the hitch back to where I live in Bellingham, WA I managed to lose my Contrail. I have no idea where it went or how I could've lost it, it was just gone. Sad, too, since I had planned to use it on the CDT this year.
But that leaves me in a position to make my own shelter, as I don't quite have another $200+ to throw down on a good tarptent. I have a friend who has a good sewing machine and experience sewing silnylon and other gear items.
So now we come to the point of this thread. Can anyone recommend a good three-season tarp or tarptent design (it can be floorless but it needs bugnetting) that I could make at home? I know there are lots of designs out there and I'm looking for a recommendation based off experience. I need this tarp or tarptent to be able to handle a few inches of snow (at least) and take a battering from winds. Has anyone tested any of the tarp tents out there in these conditions? I'm going to be southbounding the CDT in 2010 and I need my shelter to survive everything from Montana thunderstorms to early-season Colorado snowfall.
If anyone has tested anything, please share your experience, hopefully with a link to plans to make it!
Thanks!
But that leaves me in a position to make my own shelter, as I don't quite have another $200+ to throw down on a good tarptent. I have a friend who has a good sewing machine and experience sewing silnylon and other gear items.
So now we come to the point of this thread. Can anyone recommend a good three-season tarp or tarptent design (it can be floorless but it needs bugnetting) that I could make at home? I know there are lots of designs out there and I'm looking for a recommendation based off experience. I need this tarp or tarptent to be able to handle a few inches of snow (at least) and take a battering from winds. Has anyone tested any of the tarp tents out there in these conditions? I'm going to be southbounding the CDT in 2010 and I need my shelter to survive everything from Montana thunderstorms to early-season Colorado snowfall.
If anyone has tested anything, please share your experience, hopefully with a link to plans to make it!
Thanks!