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

> I do want to mention, using a cot inside a tent tends to trash the tent

One word: aerobed.

Slept on a thin slice of lightweight backpacker foam for years.
Then snagged our aerobed for a ssp trip years ago and wont go without it.
I have an "in house" version which has a 110v pump.. I just use an inverter.
 

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> [mailto:tac-bounces@No-Spam] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:36 PM
> To: Jeff Gortatowsky; TAC mailing list
> Subject: Re: [TAC] Tent for GSSP and Calstar etc...OT????
>
> 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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