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Tents for the Pitchin'
Posted by Brian Richardson on Jan 03 2006
I receive a lot of email inquiry on tents for Alaska.
What do you want for Kodiak and the Alpine or treeless surroundings?
Let’s narrow this focus down considerably:
1. “I'm looking for a 3-4 man tent as I don't like the cramped conditions of a two man.”
2. “What I’m expecting”
3. What do you know about the Assault Outfitter 4 or the Eureka Summit 3XT?
Based on these starting points –
A. I’d remark that ultra-light or fly-weight is not a first priority. You prefer comfortability if that’s the word for it.
B. You are expectant of high winds and hard driven rain in terrain where little cover exists. The capability to endure more relentlessly severe weather than most good quality tents is very important to you. You should have a tent w/ structural integrity beyond the industry standard having vestibules, uncomplicated to set-up, maintains multi-day weatherproofness, while facilitating airflow for comfort in wet conditions.
C. Furthermore it is evident you are seeking 4-season, more enduring tent designs that are in addition easier on the pocketbook… yet still of very high quality. This means good materials (fabric & poles), good workmanship, and multiple guy-out points for added support in severe conditions… all for a sensible price tag.
The Assault Outfitter suits these detailed guidelines and fits this particular bill better than anything out there. You can see my review at
http://www.trailspace.com/gear/eureka%21/assault-outfitter-2/review/7300/
There are several other manufacture/model tents for this purpose that I would also recommend… so here is a little list to mull over: (not really in any sort of order but in my opinion 1st to last in listing)
Mountain Hardwear Trango 3.1 Arch (Best of Best – pricey!)
Kelty Orb 3 or 4 (exceptional design & reasonable price)
North Face Expedition 36 (very stout design - fly is a bit short)
MSR StormKing (Maybe too big for your purpose - fly is a bit short - $499 a great buy)
North Face Himalayan 47 (Maybe too big for your purpose - fly is a bit short)
I am leaving out single wall tents for multi-day windy driven rain. The only ones spacious enough are exceedingly expensive and are not by the same token outstanding on performance in day after day wet.
Best wishes on Tent selection –
Brian Richardson
http://www.northernrim.com
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