Re: Tent for GSSP and Calstar etc...OT????

I use the hobbit also - great tent - plenty of room for equipment too. I
just used it with my daughter at Plettstone star party a few days ago.
 good ventilation etc.

evan

> I use the REI Hobitat tent myself.  I also use a cot with it.  I've had no
> problems with damage to the floor in 4 seasons of using it.  I use the
> Hobitat 6 and it can be set up with one person but is much easier with
> some help.  I usually set it up myself and there is one tricky part when
> raising it alone.  You can stand in almost the entire floor space, even
> near the walls.  My cot fits in it easily along with a chair and table. 
> It's been threw Calstar rains, snow in Sequoia without a problem.  Good
> luck.
>
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> From: John R Pierce <pierce@No-Spam>
> To: Jeff Gortatowsky <indanapt@No-Spam>; TAC mailing list
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> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:36:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [TAC] Tent for GSSP and Calstar etc...OT????
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> Jeff Gortatowsky wrote:
>> If this is off topic, please admins just terminate it. I want a new tent
>> for GSSP and other Star parties. My requirements are simple
>> 1) I can set it up myself 2) My 6 foot (183cm) cot can fit in it - it's
>> just me myself and I
>> 3) I can stand up in it to get dressed, I am 5' 7" or 170cm
>> 
>
>
> REI makes some cool 'tall' tents that probably fit your parameters.
> http://www.rei.com/product/777759
> kind of pricey, but very good quality stuff.  I've not set up one of those
> myself, but I've watched someone set one up pretty quickly.
>
> I do want to mention, using a cot inside a tent tends to trash the tent
> floor and wear holes in it.  I'd try and find a cot that has legs that are
> like  a square u such that there's a straight tube across the floor and
> not just  legs, and put some foam, maybe plumbing insulatation, on those
> crossbars....  eg, something like this,
> http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Adventure-Camp-Cot-King-Size/dp/B000AYGVNG
> rather than this... 
> http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Adventure-Military-Style-Cot/dp/B000AY9SB8
>
> a minor downside is, the cots with those U legs tend to be a bit tippy
> when you get in/out of them.
>
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