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Tents? 1-Mar-2004 At 2:07:54 PM Robb

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ive had a bibler eldorado tent for a few years now. used it in patagonia, aconcagua, bolivia. awesomely water proof and bombproof. good venting and sets up in about 2 minutes. freestanding so you can jump inside and put up the poles quickly and easily.
and the other bonus that it is super light. the bibler eldorado is slightly bigger than the i tent and worth the extra bit of money. a vestible is also available that works quite well.

i tested it briefly in australian conditions for a weekend b4 i went o/s and it performed as any tent would in moderate rain and windy conditions. fine. A tent is unecessary in australia 95 percent of the time anyway. why bother banging in tent pegs when the sky is clear and small tarp, sleeping mat and bag can be set up in about 1 minute.

neil - why would you want to sleep in when there is climbing to be done?

some people rave about the macpac tents - Im not convinced.