'Til now I've been planning on bringing my Lightheart Solo cuben tent on my Long Trail hike..
I have been toying with 2 other ideas....
1. Hammock (WBBB, also have a 3 season Yeti and Speer winter tarp)
2. Gatewood Cape & TiGoat bivy and shelter hop using this combo when weather was nice or if I landed between shelters.
Honestly, the tent is the lightest option of all. It is not free standing and it's very long - too long for most tent platforms would be my guess.
The hammock idea is nice but I need a crash refresher course on rigging it and the tarp. There's also a substantial weight penalty and I'm trying to go light as possible.
The Gatewood Cape / bivy weighs in just slightly heavier than the tent. I *could* use the cape as rain gear which would save me some weight but I don't like the idea of climbing over rocks wearing my shelter. Also, I'd hate to get jammed up in a rainstorm with just the cape and bivy and not be able to pitch it against the weather.
I'm assuming the LT would be a hammocker's paradise?