I have used a tarptent rainbow for years, including many multi- day trips in the Sierra, one a 22 day trip on the JMT. Never a problem in rain or wind. Highly recommend the entire line.
Sent from my iPhone. On Apr 15, 2013, at 4:01 PM, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > I lead week-long backpack trips in the Sierra, and have seen tarp tents on > several recent trips. They held up quite well in some very wet conditions, I > was impressed with how well they performed. They were from Henry Shire's > site: http://www.tarptent.com Quite light weight, and would be just as useful > on a bicycle trip, I presume. > > Personally, I get by just fine with only a tarp and some rigging line, and > stakes. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > On Monday, April 15, 2013 2:56:48 PM UTC-7, Zack wrote: >> >> Hey all. >> >> I am currently contemplating picking up a Tarptent to fill a "need" for a >> one person bike camping tent. I currently have the hennessy hammock, which >> is fantastic but dependent on trees, and a big/relatively heavy/substantial >> 3 person tent. >> >> I want to get something lightweight that I can use when I am going somewhere >> that I am not sure about setting up the hammock. >> >> I am big (6'3") and don't want any part of sleeping in open air/dealing with >> bugs, so would need to get one of the tarptents that actually closes up in >> order to be able to sleep at night. >> >> Looking at the tarptent site, it's tough to determine which of their options >> works best for what I am trying to do, so I figured I would ask you guys. >> >> Any thoughts on this? Anyone have a tarptent that they don't use/don't like >> and want to get rid of? >> >> Much obliged! > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
