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Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by ghaff »

PuffinBlue wrote: post #9

That's going to be a condensation fest in there. Pretty sure The Outdoor Gear Review did a real world test of something very similar. They 'work' in that they do heat up, but they're a lot of work and get extremely sweaty when made from those non-breathable plastic survival sheets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJwvH90g3Yw For a more in depth look at using more 'appropriate' modern materials, 'Simon, A Bloke in the…

Furthermore, there are a lot of places where you can't even have an open fire and/or there isn't a lot of wood. Cool experiment but tents and other sleeping arrangements like hammocks are a pretty well-trod area where real innovations are mostly through using new materials--one disadvantage of which is that super-light gear in my experience is increasingly fragile.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by tucosan »

eagsalazar2 wrote: post #40

Modern backpacking tents have achieved an exquisite pinnacle of engineering and usability perfection. I am a UX baby (constant whining about almost every tool/service/product I interact with, sorry to everyone who has to be around me) and I love my tent. It is magical the degree to which it has been thoughtfully optimized in so many little ways. DIY tents like this one are interesting and fun if you are into geeking…

Now you need to tell us which tent you own.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by ghaff »

eagsalazar2 wrote: post #40

Modern backpacking tents have achieved an exquisite pinnacle of engineering and usability perfection. I am a UX baby (constant whining about almost every tool/service/product I interact with, sorry to everyone who has to be around me) and I love my tent. It is magical the degree to which it has been thoughtfully optimized in so many little ways. DIY tents like this one are interesting and fun if you are into geeking…

Fabrics are a really underappreciated aspect of a lot of modern outdoor gear, especially with respect to weight. My main objection, as I mentioned in another comment, is that durability is one of the tradeoffs. A few years ago I had one of the super light and compact sleeping pads develop a leak after literally about three days. It was replaced for free but that didn't help at the time.

I have a new very lightweight tent I bought shortly before pandemic. Looking to try it out this fall.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by kstrauser »

tucosan wrote: post #42
eagsalazar2 wrote: post #40

Modern backpacking tents have achieved an exquisite pinnacle of engineering and usability perfection. I am a UX baby (constant whining about almost every tool/service/product I interact with, sorry to everyone who has to be around me) and I love my tent. It is magical the degree to which it has been thoughtfully optimized in so many little ways. DIY tents like this one are interesting and fun if you are into geeking…

Now you need to tell us which tent you own.

Seconded. I'm working up to a 50 mile trip and I'd love some recommendations.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by ghaff »

mikestew wrote: post #39
qbasic_forever wrote: post #31

> All things considered this tent, at less than 3 pounds, is one the lightest 2-person, freestanding, tents around that can handle four-season conditions. 4-season tents are made to handle wind and snow accumulation, which this thing definitely would fail. It's a fun exercise for bushcrafting but don't kid yourself and think you can go 15k+ feet up a mountain and survive 50mph wind gusts like you could in a Hilleberg…

One of the Hillebergs I have is four-season and weighs 3 lbs., including the poles. I can have it up in ten minutes, tops. The tent in the article might weigh 3 lbs., but that doesn't include the tree branches one is going to have to scrounge for to make tent poles. So if, as you mention, one is at 15K feet then snow accumulation is the least of one's worries if you can't find any tent poles above the tree line. :-)…

It's a little like igloos and snow caves. Fun to play around with once or twice but not really practical in general.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by radus »

tucosan wrote: post #42
eagsalazar2 wrote: post #40

Modern backpacking tents have achieved an exquisite pinnacle of engineering and usability perfection. I am a UX baby (constant whining about almost every tool/service/product I interact with, sorry to everyone who has to be around me) and I love my tent. It is magical the degree to which it has been thoughtfully optimized in so many little ways. DIY tents like this one are interesting and fun if you are into geeking…

Now you need to tell us which tent you own.

Yes, please! Also curious about preferences for other related equipment - backpacks etc.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by qbasic_forever »

kstrauser wrote: post #44
tucosan wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now you need to tell us which tent you own.

Seconded. I'm working up to a 50 mile trip and I'd love some recommendations.

I'm guessing it's a Zpacks Duplex, it's basically the favorite tent of any through-hiker for the last couple years: https://zpacks.com/products/duplex-tent They are very well designed and built--100% DCF so they're strong and light, yet great resistance to weather. Unlike most other UL shelters it makes almost no sacrifices and has all the niceties of heavier shelters, like a full floor and interior mesh, big vestibules, etc. And it packs up into an impossibly small size and weight in your pack.

Re: 21st Century Baker's Tent

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Post by rusteh1 »

kstrauser wrote: post #44
tucosan wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now you need to tell us which tent you own.

Seconded. I'm working up to a 50 mile trip and I'd love some recommendations.

Not OP, but I have an MSR Hubba Hubba NX that is pretty amazing. I've had several backpacking tents over the years and its my favourite.
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