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The Big Wall I-tent is a beefed up version of the standard 2-door I-tent and is made to perfectly integrate on a double BD Skylounge portaledge. I don't know how well it fits onto other brands' double ledges. The tubing on my BD Double Sylounge measures 84" x 42" (external dimensions) but the tent can be squished a bit in length or width to fit ledges that are slightly smaller. Weight Tent: 6lbs, 8oz Stuff Sack: 4 oz Because the tent is a prototype, it isn't warranted by Bibler. There is a tear in the material that covers the outside of the clip-in loop which was previously repaired with Seam Grip, but needs to be repaired again. Duct tape or ripstop nylon repair tape would probably take care of the job. You can see the extent of the tear in the pictures. Picture 1: Big Wall I-tent pitched on double BD Skylounge (click on photo for larger version) Picture 2: Reinforced corners on side closest to the wall resist abrasion (click on photo for larger version) Picture 3: Un-reinforced corners on the side not in contact with the rock for weight savings. You can also see the clip-in loop on the top of the tent. (click on photo for larger version) Picture 4: Clip-in loop on the inside of tent (click on photo for larger version) Picture 5: Tear in clip-in loop covering (click on photo for larger version) Picture 6: Portaledge shark fins (red) passing through tent floor and tensioned to clip-in loop. You can also see the I-tent shark fins in yellow on the right side of the photo which keep the guy sleeping on the outside of the ledge from putting too much pressure on the outside wall of the ledge. (click on photo for larger version) Picture 7: Prototype no warranty (click on photo for larger version) Picture 8: Made in the USA (click on photo for larger version) Picture 9: Big Wall I-tent (click on photo for larger version) Asking $450 + $30 S/H Email y o a v at p o b o x dot c o m keywords: tent i-tent itent expedition 4season 4-season bigwall big wall climbing waterproof portaledge breathable yellow 2person 2-person two person four season singlewall single-wall single wall toddtex

If you've got a 2-door I-tent that isn't getting the love it deserves, I'd be willing to take it out to the mountains for you. Let me know what your selling price is.

Dovals - Crappy gate. The spring tension declines much faster than with other wiregates. I've got more than a few where the gate will stay in the fully open position. Plan on retiring them every few years. Superfly - Very light- so light that they tend to rotate into a minor axis configuration when used as rope-end biners. Neutrino - Small but robust.

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BD makes a nice wiregate oval that's much lighter than the regular one.

met some peeps last year that dropped a bag with pins and stoppers. their stoppers were right next to the pins and the wires got crimped by the edge of the angles on impact. so keep them wires and angles separated.

Used but still with lots of life. Come with stinger picks and BD lockdown leashes. Great first tools or would make a nice set of loaner tools for friends. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3665904781

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For Auction - Marmot Pendulum backpack, size medium. Excellent condition. Nice alpine/crag pack. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2789400385&category=36111&sspagename=STRK%3AMESSE%3AIT&rd=1

Hmmm. If I have to pay for baggage over 70lbs- ooops, make that 50lbs now......

You're really going to submit Grade II? That's anything longer than 1 or two pitches, right?

flight from bettles to circle lake is about 70 miles, takes about an hour, but you're paying for the pilot to fly there and back twice. we didn't bring a radio or satellite phone, just hoped he'd be there to pick us up on the appointed date.

Bettles air from fairbanks to bettles and from bettles to circle lake. Then from Takahula lake back to bettles. I think the flight to circle lake was about $500 and the same coming back from Takahula, but I didn't keep close track as it all went on the credit card if you know what I mean. I think it was about 250 from fairbanks to bettles and i don't remember if that's roundtrip or not. Mostly rain, but never really a downpour. lots of days of drizzle and mist that kept the rock wet. we did get about a foot of snow in one system which pinned us down on one side of a pass. It took about 2 days of strong 24-hour sun to clear most of the snow off the rock. Is the 6" figure for the Arrigetch, or an average for the whole park?

Went there last summer from July 4-27. We saw no bears and carried no guns. Book with Bettles Air. http://www.alaska.net/~bttlodge/ Lance is a great pilot and a good guy. Tell Pete that Yoav sent ya. We're probably heading back this summer for more fun. Hopefully we won't see you there Walking in would be a multi-week suffer-fest and you probably wouldn't get any climbing done. Airdrops are mostly a thing of the past as the park service frowns upo them. Expect > or = 50% of your days spent in the tent due to weather. Clint Cummings maintains a website with a list of the climbing routes, though I don't think he's updated it to include the routes we did last summer (if you want info on those, let me know) http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/arrig/

The Fixe 5/16" buttonheads are supposed to be made of metal so soft as to be worthless. The old Rawl ones should be fine though.