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Old 22 Sep 2011
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Single or double tent?
So prepping for my first RTW and wondering. Should I bring a single or double tent. In other words do you need the extra room for your gear at night etc.

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for sure, go with a 2man you will be glad ov the extra space when your on the road
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Def go for the biggest tent you can that packs up the smallest lightest.
cr\awling in and out of a one man tent even without travelling is not much fun!
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2 man for sure
+ 1 for a 2 man tent.

You will definitely be glad of the extra room when you have wet gear to keep in the tent with you.
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1 or 2 person tent
Thanks all thats what I thought for the negligible weight and pack space difference a 2 person makes sense.
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Even some two man tents will feel small when you get in them. If you're going rtw you'll be spending quite a bit of time in the tent so it's worth putting the effort in at the buying stage. For me the interior height is important - anything with less than 100cm headroom feels really claustrophobic as you can't sit up without banging into the inner tent. Look for around 120cm interior height - you'll be pleased you did when you're stuck in the tent in bad weather.
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At the risk of making myself look like a complete arse:
I am a new joiner about to head to South America (for a year hopefully). I have the obvious GS & now have bought the following:
Force Ten Nitro 200 Tent, Lifeventure Downlight 900 Sleeping Bag, MSR DragonFly Combo cooker & pans.

I imagine everyone will have slightly different views but have I made any howlers?
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Best way to find out.. hit the road and do a weeks shake down

That way you will know what works and what can be improved/got rid of

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At the risk of making myself look like a complete arse:
I am a new joiner about to head to South America (for a year hopefully). I have the obvious GS & now have bought the following:
Force Ten Nitro 200 Tent, Lifeventure Downlight 900 Sleeping Bag, MSR DragonFly Combo cooker & pans.

I imagine everyone will have slightly different views but have I made any howlers?
I like Vango Force 10 tents and I did seriously consider the Nitro when buying recently. It has good space and should be able to survive in a storm. Not too heavy either.

The MSR Dragonfly stuff is pretty well regarded. I tend to use Primus, but the Dragon Fly should suit you well. I assume this is the Multifuel stove? I favour Multifuel stoves after having problems finding gas and also paraffin - obviously depends on the location.

Don't know the Lifeventure sleeping bags, sorry.

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