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Title: MSR tent
Post by: Scribble on January 25, 2011

Has anyone seen tried or know anything about these tents , very tempted by this one but will be doing a bit more research before I buy . It looks the part  :D
http://www.ultimateadventurehardware.co.uk/item/Brand_MSR-Skinny-One-Tent_195_0_506_0.html#images

Title: Re: MSR tent
Post by: LennyJ1 on January 25, 2011

Is that just mesh at the bottom far end of the tent? Just thinking a bit of a wet point?

Title: Re: MSR tent
Post by: suspectmonkey on January 25, 2011

Looks like its roomy but the fact its single wall puts me off a bit.  I think single wall is fine if its nice and light but at 1.5kg, give or take, it seems quite heavy.  My Vaude Hogan Ultralight 1 (mouthful!) weighs in around 1.3kg but has a seperate inner/outer.  I bought it on offer for around £100.

For single walled I quite like the look of Tarptent (http://www.tarptent.com/) and Mountain Laurel Designs (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/).  Seem big on the lightweight circuit and offer shelters that have the weight benefits of a tarp with the pitching convenience of a tent.  They will definitely be on my shopping list if I'm ever in the market for a shelter again... :)

Title: Re: MSR tent
Post by: Scribble on January 25, 2011

Thanks that stopped an impulse buy  :-[ while looking into vaude and tarptent on YouTube I found this and thought I should share it