Beck Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 ultralight -skin canopies being introduced from Varmit Mountian Works.... snaffleskin is different from event which is different from epic, different from silcoat or urethane... :crosseye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylou Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 rbw1966 said: Epic has been tested in the NW. It does not work well in heavy rains. Its best use is in cold, snowy conditions. Did somebody make a production tent out of EPIC before the new-for-next-year BD tents, or is this field research by one of the mfrs or what? Just being nosy, though it comes as no surprise to me that it wets out/leaks in heavy rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 i can only think of the epic bivies that were out there. the bibler winter bivy, and another epic topsheet/silcoat bottom bivy that were more winter oriented as well... those ultralight xracer tents posted about here have probably been used for a couple of seasons, as most adventure races require a freestanding shelter, a tarp won't cut it by the rules. I'm curious as well, i cannot think of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 marylou said: rbw1966 said: Epic has been tested in the NW. It does not work well in heavy rains. Its best use is in cold, snowy conditions. Did somebody make a production tent out of EPIC before the new-for-next-year BD tents, or is this field research by one of the mfrs or what? Just being nosy, though it comes as no surprise to me that it wets out/leaks in heavy rain. I missed the part where you specified epic TENTS. Epic itself has been, as Beck pointed out, available in bivvy sacks for a couple years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryad Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 Check this baby out On sale, double wall, 4-season, pretty light. So what if it's lopsided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 YA, YA, that's a good choice, especially for steep snow! go for it! You could take that tent alpine almost anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 So why is it exactly that no one makes Goretex tents? That seems like a pretty obvious application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 do you think this tent is single wall? it looks pretty good for high elevations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 they DO maker goretex tents, and there is a new air permeable goretex developed for tent canopies and bivy sacks. You can totally zip up in one of these and not suffocate like you will in a standard bivy all zipped up. gore tex tents are for sale in europe. A buddy of mine field tested the airpermeable goretex this spring and was pretty impressed with its performance. American fire retardancy specs preclude goretex from application in tent canopies. And for all you dirtbaggers out here in search of the real cheap deal... Find cheap goretex in the forensics department of your local hospital. The gurneys have "body bags" made out of two layer fused goretex.... work great as a bivy tarp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriss Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Didn't ABC offer a gore-tex tent for a while? Made by Alpine Designs? Or somebody like that? They still offer the bivy sack. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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