A few tents to consider
I presently have The North Face Canyonlands. It has now been replaced with the Particle 13. The Canyonlands is a one person tent, weighs about 4 pounds, packs to about 18"x6". It can be used without the rain fly in warm weather as the tent body is full mesh, with a bathtub style floor. It uses a single aluminium pole. I have used it in all four seasons. In winter I use just use the ground cloth and the rain fly, when the weather is not to bitter and when I don't want to carry the weight of my mountaineering tent.
Another good tent is the MSR Hubba also a one person tent. MSR also has the Hubba Hubba, a two man tent. Sierra Designs has a few lightweight one and two person tents.
I also advise that you get a bottle of seam sealant and hit all the seams on the floor as well as the rain fly. They do come sealed from the factory but, a little more will assure a leak free tent. Some websites for good prices on good gear are below. They need to be checked often as the gear goes pretty quick.
www.sierratradingpost.com
www.mgear.com
www.killerdeals.com
www.backcountrygear.com
www.campmor.com
Last edited by ct_miller13; 7 Sep 2006 at 18:08.
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