Comments on: Home Early http://kevinisageek.org/2009/03/29/home-early/ Randomness, geekery and whatever else I feel like Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://kevinisageek.org/2009/03/29/home-early/#comment-472 Kevin Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:43:08 +0000 http://kevinisageek.org/?p=492#comment-472 Cheers for the links, need to do some investigating. Cheers for the links, need to do some investigating.

]]> By: V http://kevinisageek.org/2009/03/29/home-early/#comment-471 V Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:29:09 +0000 http://kevinisageek.org/?p=492#comment-471 It was still entertaining, and worth it, even if just to prove that your kit (and you) could survive it. Dunno about the easter weekend, though - need to look it all up - that is only a couple of weeks or so away, though. Let me know for certain, if you are up for it. It was still entertaining, and worth it, even if just to prove that your kit (and you) could survive it.

Dunno about the easter weekend, though – need to look it all up – that is only a couple of weeks or so away, though. Let me know for certain, if you are up for it.

]]> By: Pig Monkey http://kevinisageek.org/2009/03/29/home-early/#comment-470 Pig Monkey Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:02:11 +0000 http://kevinisageek.org/?p=492#comment-470 I think that Kifaru's Supertarp, Annex and small stove is superior to the Paratipi. You'll get roughly the same size of living space, it's almost almost as completetly enclosed as the tipi, and you can leave the annex at home and get the flexibility of a tarp in the warmer months. Anyway, I wouldn't classify anything over 3lbs as a "lightweight" shelter. I can't complain at all about the <a href="http://www.kifaru.net/paratarp2009.html" rel="nofollow">paratarp</a> and highly recommend it as a primary shelter. The only bad thing about it is that, because of the smaller size, it's not the perfect winter shelter. If you're stuck inside the shelter all day because of a storm, you can just barely sit up in the front, so you'll have to resort to lying down all day. In the larger super tarp, you'd be able to lounge around a bit more comfortably. For myself, I prefer the smaller size and lighter weight. Here's some other popular manufactuars of light-weight shelter systems for your research. I don't have experience with them, but I've heard good things from people whose opinions I respect: <a href="http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/</a> <a href="http://www.tarptent.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.tarptent.com/</a> <a href="http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/xdpy/s/Shelter/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/xdpy/s/Shelter/index.html</a> <a href="http://mountainlaureldesigns.com/" rel="nofollow">http://mountainlaureldesigns.com/</a> I think that Kifaru’s Supertarp, Annex and small stove is superior to the Paratipi. You’ll get roughly the same size of living space, it’s almost almost as completetly enclosed as the tipi, and you can leave the annex at home and get the flexibility of a tarp in the warmer months.

Anyway, I wouldn’t classify anything over 3lbs as a “lightweight” shelter. I can’t complain at all about the paratarp and highly recommend it as a primary shelter. The only bad thing about it is that, because of the smaller size, it’s not the perfect winter shelter. If you’re stuck inside the shelter all day because of a storm, you can just barely sit up in the front, so you’ll have to resort to lying down all day. In the larger super tarp, you’d be able to lounge around a bit more comfortably. For myself, I prefer the smaller size and lighter weight.

Here’s some other popular manufactuars of light-weight shelter systems for your research. I don’t have experience with them, but I’ve heard good things from people whose opinions I respect:
http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/
http://www.tarptent.com/
http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/xdpy/s/Shelter/index.html
http://mountainlaureldesigns.com/

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