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Double vs single wall (again)


Jim

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I've gone through the posts on tents and I'm still not sure of the utility of a single wall. I spent two months in Patagonia in a Bibler Eldorado, but without the vestibule there's no room to get stuff out of the rain or cook. Why not just go with a lightweight double wall like a Kelty Vortex 2 give the cost of single walls and the need for some storage space in the rainy NW. Suggestions? I've also looked at Hillebergs but they don't look to stable.

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Hilleberg tents rock. They are bomb proof.

 

Why not just take bivi sacs and a tarp if you want to go light?

 

Personally I think singlewalls are the shit for Arctic/high altitude but conditions that are good for them are never to be found in the PNW.

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I like to use the small single walls for light/fast climbs...i.e. traversing the Winds River Range...and for one or two day climbs in the Cascades. They are light and compact.

 

I have to say that if I was sitting in a camp for any length of time, say in Patagonia, Alaska, etc. I would prefer going with the roomy double wall...and dealing with the weight.

 

I would go nuts in my Bibler for two months....or even two weeks.

 

Each have applications and limitations.

 

[ 06-26-2002, 11:36 AM: Message edited by: Rodchester ]

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You can't compare a Bibler tent to a Kelty tent;

it's like comparing a Porsche to a Yugo. If your

going to buy a double wall tent, go with a company

that has proven themselves in the mountains (ie.

North Face,Bibler,Mountain Hardware). One company

that makes a great proven tent, is Wild Country.

The "Mountain" tent is a 2 person tent,has a large

vestibule on both ends and has similar weights to

most other 2 person double wall tents. Think about

weather or not you want to potentially hang your

ass out on the line, with a Kelty.

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