Comments | motomuffin: Tent!

motomuffin

Tent!

Jul 14, 2010 11:42

And a new sleeping bag, 'cause mine is Old and Huge.

Ended up with a Eureka Apex 2xt:

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Until you see it in person... tomatoe333 July 14 2010, 15:56:57 UTC

...you have no idea. :-)

Hooray for new tent! Don't forget to buy/make a ground cloth to put underneath! If Muffin needs measurements, I can measure the one I have for mine at home tonight.

Re: Until you see it in person... motomuffin July 14 2010, 15:59:04 UTC

I actually sprung for the speficic Eureka footprint -- another $23, what the hell.

Re: Until you see it in person... camper4lyfe July 14 2010, 17:32:52 UTC

I've always just used heavy plastic sheeting, cut to size. Cheaper and hold up pretty well.

That said, I've always wanted a footprint for my little pebble.

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motomuffin July 14 2010, 17:36:08 UTC

No way could I carry your tent, even if I carried nothing else, on my motorcycle. :-)

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metabomber July 14 2010, 20:22:32 UTC

We call that "jousting."

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More random thought spewings... tomatoe333 July 14 2010, 15:58:12 UTC

Go to your local sporting goods store, and pick up a set of 8 aluminum tent pegs. MUCH better than the flimsy ones included with the tent.

Re: More random thought spewings... motomuffin July 14 2010, 15:59:48 UTC

Ah, noted! Thanks!

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Re: More random thought spewings... camper4lyfe July 14 2010, 17:32:07 UTC

Spares are good.

benndragon July 14 2010, 17:35:42 UTC

So what sleeping bag did you get, or was that less well-thought-out? ;P (I'm looking for a decent not-hideously-expensive sleeping bag for myself)

camper4lyfe July 14 2010, 17:38:50 UTC

Depends on what you're looking for in a bag.

My wife just bought a 50 degree bag at Bass Pro Shops for $20. For the type of camping she's looking to do, it'll work quite nicely. My 0 degree bag's a bit overkill for this time of year, and my 20 degree bag usually ends up on top of/next to me, rather than me being IN it during the summer.

motomuffin July 14 2010, 17:42:38 UTC

Well, I won't be doing any camping that's not summertime camping, and my main concerns were packability, cost and warmth (I'm +always+ cold), so some (but not a ton of) research brought me to a Slumberjack Gallatin, cause it was on excellent clearance at the same place I bought the tent. :-)

I can't use "womens" sleeping bags 'cause I'm too tall.

camper4lyfe July 14 2010, 17:50:24 UTC

Slumberjack makes decent stuff. You shouldn't be disappointed.

Another tip that won't add much weight/take up much space: make a bag liner out of a bed sheet; fold the sheet in half and sew up the side and bottom to make a thin "sleeping bag".

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