as a backpacker for 30+ years I'll help you narrow down the decisions... choose freestanding, aluminum shock corded poles, double wall ( seperate fly) with mesh upper panels ( light weight and breathability). Two doors is a nice feature but slightly heavier.
depending on your budget there are many tents that fit those criteria. REI has some lower cost models, Marmot, Big Agnes, and Sierra Designs are all quality mfgs. Have fun! ~Mike~ On Sep 13, 2:27 pm, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > This is a tough question. I've worked in the outdoor industry for the > last 10 years. Here is what I would say: > > 1) freestanding or non-freestanding > 2) tent or Tarp? > 3) find a style you like-- the basic shape you want. Look at things > like the shape of the floor, the angle of the walls (steeper= less > headroom) > 4) If at all possible, set them up and climb in them. No good shop > should blink at setting up 5-10 tents for you. > 5) Pay attention to fabrics. Lighter weight often means less durable. > There are good places to use ultralight fabrics on a tent and there > are bad places. > 6) Pay attention to set-up. How many poles? How many different size > poles? Ask yourself if this is something that you would want to do > after a long day of riding and in the rain. > 7) What are the poles made out of? I think alum is best choice. > > Depending on what you are looking for, you should be able to get a > killer tent from a great company for under $250. I bought a Marmot > Skylight for $189 that we use for touring. It replaced a similar North > Face tent that lasted more than a decade of hard (read: careless) > use. > > Use a footprint. Buying the footprint from the manufacturer will give > you some pitching options, or you can use a sheet of plastic. I have > heard of people even using housewrap. > > Once you have an idea what you want, look at the Gear Guide > (Backpacker is a good place to start). Be weary of reviews, both in > that mag and online. They def have an agenda. > > Cheers! > cm > > On Sep 13, 1:33 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > What's your favorite two-person tent for bike camping? I'm looking for > > a tent that's somewhat light (< 5 lbs?), warm enough for most > > California spring/summer/fall nights, and sets up easily. > > > -nathan- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
