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03-09-2012, 05:56 PM #1
Recommendations Needed! Freestanding Solo Shelter
New to the forum. Would appreciate your recommendations for a lightweight (under 3lb), freestanding, solo shelter. Budget up to $350.
Vestibule preferred. 3 season preferred. But, freestanding & lightweight are the only true requirements.
Thanks in advance!
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03-09-2012 05:56 PM # ADS
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03-11-2012, 09:55 AM #2
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1. It's a roomy 2 pounder that at least for me has handled Colorado thunderstorms the past few summers. For trips to southern Utah I still rely on an older Tarptent Rainbow. Not as roomy, but keeps the bugs out.
The Fly Creek is usually on sale somewhere.
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03-11-2012, 01:12 PM #3
i've had a couple shires tarptents and they are fantastic. an older squall that i used for a few years in OK & AR that withstood a good number of hard rains and high winds and never failed in the least. it was not the most ergonomically designed tent tho, in's n out's were awkward and it was not frestanding. i have a newer model now that freestands and so far has perfromed fantastic. plenty of rain storms already weathered. adn condensation has not been an issue, breathes very well.
http://www.tarptent.com/index.htmlsignature
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03-11-2012, 02:19 PM #4
My Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 is really nice.
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03-11-2012, 04:48 PM #5
^X2
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03-11-2012, 06:03 PM #6
Big Sky International evolution fits the bill here (make a revolution and mirage as well) although if you use trekking poles you can go with a Shires tarptent or LightHeart gear shelter (my personal favorite)
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03-14-2012, 04:47 PM #7
Thanks so much for the thoughtful recommendations. I ordered the Big Agnes Copper Spur. Arrived today and setting it up this evening...in the bedroom. Baby steps.
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03-18-2012, 07:11 PM #8
Another vote for the Tarptent Rainbow. We went through a 35+ mph wind storm in AK and it took it like a champ!
[COLOR=#800080][FONT=franklin gothic medium]"Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen." Louis L
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03-19-2012, 07:32 AM #9
Six Moons Designs
Granted, not freestanding, but another great 1= person shelter. Take a peek.
http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/tents/Trekker.html
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03-27-2012, 05:42 PM #10
and should the copper spur cop out on ya
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