Ultralight tent setup - NOT!

[grrickar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...143802216&rd=1

CANVAS BASE CAMP CABIN TENT
SLEEPS 9
10' x14'
Style #246F
Base Size: 10' x 14'
Center Height: 96"
Wall Height: 48"
Area: 140 Sq. Ft.
Ship Weight: 70 Lbs.


Umm, okay. Ultralight is out guys, luxury is in

I'll carry the fuel bottle and filter if one of you will carry the tent

[TDale]

The 45 minute setup time hooks me! Does that price and weight include seam-sealing?

[Lilred]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...143802216&rd=1

CANVAS BASE CAMP CABIN TENT
SLEEPS 9
10' x14'
Style #246F
Base Size: 10' x 14'
Center Height: 96"
Wall Height: 48"
Area: 140 Sq. Ft.
Ship Weight: 70 Lbs.


Umm, okay. Ultralight is out guys, luxury is in

I'll carry the fuel bottle and filter if one of you will carry the tent

OK, But someone else has got to carry the air conditioner.

[TakeABreak]

I would but I am already signed up to carry the grill, who has the refrigerator? And lets not forget the generator and boom box.

[Ramble~On]

70 pounds for the tent ?

Well....I'll carry the tent....but it's gonna make me thirsty....
Somebody is gonna have to lug the keg and ice.

[neo]

to heavy even for car camping,it wouldnt fit in my jeep

[statler]

The shipping alone on that thing costs more than my tent did.

[Rocks 'n Roots]

As a shelter builder, I often wondered if this kind of large tent would be a better option for seasonal shelters? In a perfect AT world full of enthusiastic volunteers seasonal large tents, privies, and showers could be set up near roadsides in certain spots. This way no wilderness would be compromised and no difficult shelter construction would be needed. Not so much as a regular plan, but more as an addition to current AT facilities. After all, a large tent is equal to a wood shelter as far as protection from the elements...