Wow reminds me of the Caravan Keb I carried across the Swiss Alps 30 years ago. Except now with 21st C materials and about 20 times lighter. Remember the guy I walked with wanted to take a front opening tent design. He soon realised the side opening is far better. Cool tent Joe.
Love it! Can't wait to see mine in the mail in a few days. Great time seeing it in action with you on the AT last week, look forward to sleeping in this baby every night next year on my thru hike!
2 questions: how can you set this up in the rain without getting the inside wet? And what should you do if you find yourself on really hard ground you're not able to stake the tent out in?
Is the material pretty loud in the wind and rain? Do I need earplugs to actually sleep? What about spraying UV spray on the tent to lengthen the life of the tent in the sun?
I would say no need for a ground tarp, unless you know you're going to be setting up somewhere particularly nasty, or you just want to be very careful.
I have used the Hexamid Solo tarp/floor for almost a year now, (same type floor) for maybe 20-25 nights out on rocky-ass Missouri soil, wooded areas with twigs and stickers and such, and on gravel bars by the rivers. No holes in the bottom yet, and I do not use a groundsheet. While I do scan my site first, and clean away obvious bad things to pitch my tent on, I do not baby this tent, or any of my equipment for that matter, heh
It looks like it would be difficult to cinch the doors tight from inside the tent. From the outside, it looks very easy...but from the inside you would be cinching away from you and you would to reach under and around the door bottom. Just appears awkward.
+Brett Sell I own the Hexamid Solo tarp/floor and it uses the same door closure system for its single entry/exit. It is very easy to cinch down tight while inside the tent using the carabiner and line-lock. Unhooking the doors to exit is really not a major issue either. While unzipping the doorway of a rainfly might be a smidge easier, I have had no issues at all cinching/opening the doors from inside or outside the tent. The only thing I miss/wish is the ability to make it freestanding.
Wow reminds me of the Caravan Keb I carried across the Swiss Alps 30 years ago. Except now with 21st C materials and about 20 times lighter. Remember the guy I walked with wanted to take a front opening tent design. He soon realised the side opening is far better. Cool tent Joe.
With no doubt in my mind this is my tent for my 2015 thru hike. Awesome, awesome tent.
Beautiful design! 2 person/2 doors/2 vestibules!!
Very nice, Joe!
Love it! Can't wait to see mine in the mail in a few days. Great time seeing it in action with you on the AT last week, look forward to sleeping in this baby every night next year on my thru hike!
I know I am quite randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream newly released series online ?
@Finley Saint try Flixzone. You can find it on google :)
@Caleb Luis Definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for months myself :D
@Caleb Luis thank you, I went there and it seems to work =) Appreciate it !!
@Finley Saint You are welcome xD
What's that kick ass turquoise car in the background? Crazy color. Also, what pads are those? I've been trying to find half-length pads with no luck.
2 questions: how can you set this up in the rain without getting the inside wet? And what should you do if you find yourself on really hard ground you're not able to stake the tent out in?
Is the material pretty loud in the wind and rain? Do I need earplugs to actually sleep? What about spraying UV spray on the tent to lengthen the life of the tent in the sun?
Awesome! :)
was this recorded in 1986 on a VHS camera? asking for a friend
Very good!!!
These are the type of products that make my wants vs my needs a very gray line. haha...
When's the release?!
Very cool!
Do you need a ground tarp for this tent or is the 1.5 oz so strong no ground tarp needed????
I would say no need for a ground tarp, unless you know you're going to be setting up somewhere particularly nasty, or you just want to be very careful.
I have used the Hexamid Solo tarp/floor for almost a year now, (same type floor) for maybe 20-25 nights out on rocky-ass Missouri soil, wooded areas with twigs and stickers and such, and on gravel bars by the rivers. No holes in the bottom yet, and I do not use a groundsheet. While I do scan my site first, and clean away obvious bad things to pitch my tent on, I do not baby this tent, or any of my equipment for that matter, heh
It looks like it would be difficult to cinch the doors tight from inside the tent. From the outside, it looks very easy...but from the inside you would be cinching away from you and you would to reach under and around the door bottom. Just appears awkward.
+Brett Sell I own the Hexamid Solo tarp/floor and it uses the same door closure system for its single entry/exit. It is very easy to cinch down tight while inside the tent using the carabiner and line-lock. Unhooking the doors to exit is really not a major issue either. While unzipping the doorway of a rainfly might be a smidge easier, I have had no issues at all cinching/opening the doors from inside or outside the tent.
The only thing I miss/wish is the ability to make it freestanding.
excellence. yes, sir.
Nice!!
Oh...a Six Moons knock off.... Yeah I know it is a couple oz lighter. But yours is a few hundred more.
Sounds like the Duplex is worth the $289 more to me... that has way more benefits than the Six Moons tent...
+Katelyn Farley Spend your money as you choose.
A pound and a half = a couple oz?
gotta love tax returns for things like these :-)