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Cozy
08-14-2012, 12:32
I saw this tent on a thru hiker's blog. Can anyone identify the tent he's using for me? Thx.

jburgasser
08-14-2012, 12:38
Sierra Designs makes a model called Lightning. Same style: Big front access with decent vestibule.

Ickybod

Cozy
08-14-2012, 12:52
Thanks but I don't think that's it. The logo from Sierra Designs appears to be different than the one that's on the front of this tent.

SCRUB HIKER
08-14-2012, 13:21
That looks exactly like an MSR Hubba or Hubba Hubba (tough to tell from the angle whether its a one- or two-person), except the colors are all wrong, or at least I've never seen silver/green MSR tents. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Hubbas and Hubba Hubbas have that exact same pole configuration and vestibule size.

vic_doom69
08-14-2012, 13:50
That looks exactly like an MSR Hubba or Hubba Hubba (tough to tell from the angle whether its a one- or two-person), except the colors are all wrong, or at least I've never seen silver/green MSR tents. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Hubbas and Hubba Hubbas have that exact same pole configuration and vestibule size.

yep looks exactly like a hubba hubba to me just wrong colors

Creek Dancer
08-14-2012, 14:11
North Face uses those colors. I thought it might be the Sputnik, but the poles are on the inside, rather than the outside.

Maybe that fly doesn't go with that tent. From the picture, the fly doesn't look like it fits on the tent very well. Could just be off center. Heck, I have been know to put my fly on backwards. Make it really difficult to get in an out!

gpburdelljr
08-14-2012, 14:21
Did you check early entries to the blog? Sometimes they list their equipment.

Spokes
08-14-2012, 14:23
Did you check early entries to the blog? Sometimes they list their equipment.

1+ or you can try emailing them or asking a question if they have a guestbook.

Cozy
08-14-2012, 17:01
Yes, I did but nothing is listed. He used to hammock so I'm wondering what happened. Looks like a new tent to me. He's still on the trail so I can't communicate with him.

TNHKR
08-14-2012, 17:15
i saw this tent on a thru hiker's blog. Can anyone identify the tent he's using for me? Thx.
ems velocity 2

rocketsocks
08-14-2012, 18:18
ems velocity 2Bingo , that's my guess as well. And not that tight a pitch I might add.

Oh, and I see this your first post there TNHRK, you get one of these:welcometo white blaze.

Wise Old Owl
08-14-2012, 18:52
EMS VELOCITY

http://www.easternslopes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/EMS-Velocity-1.jpg

rocketsocks
08-14-2012, 19:00
EMS VELOCITY

http://www.easternslopes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/EMS-Velocity-1.jpgthe newer ones have started using a green color

rocketsocks
08-14-2012, 19:08
the newer ones have started using a green color


I saw this tent on a thru hiker's blog. Can anyone identify the tent he's using for me? Thx.
Look at the striped text along the bottom right triangle that make up the end, that could be the same stripe in your photo, that and the newer pea green color are the only two indicators i'm basing this on.

Lone Wolf
08-14-2012, 19:14
EMS VELOCITY

http://www.easternslopes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/EMS-Velocity-1.jpg

i have a North Face Canyonlands that looks exactly like that

Wise Old Owl
08-14-2012, 19:18
And LW my best guess is we are both right... I would not be surprised if EMS asked producers to make a discount run of say 9000 tents under their label - after 20 years in retail it would make a lot of sense. Here is the North Face...and as we can see the door zipper is clearly different.

17051

Lone Wolf
08-14-2012, 19:20
great little tent too