Re: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent

Don,

You must be looking at a different tent.

Here is the weight breakout:

10 Stakes and bag: 8 oz.
Poles and bag: 9 oz.
Tent and fly: 44 oz.

This comes to 61 oz or 3.8 pounds. And, I am happy with that weight.

Actually, my preference is the Hennessy Hammock at 2.5 pounds, but seems
there is a fear of abusing the trees (even with their custom straps).

I realize that the other leader and I could share a Phil tent, but a snoring
incident with this leader and his unwillingness to take my wife's solution
(roll me on my left side and snuggle in the spoon position) seems to be a
permanent barrier to our sharing a tent! I know, I know, he isn't very
flexible! LOL

Anyway, that's the plan and your weight is off by nearly 2 pounds! As for
erecting the tent, you can do it with 2 stakes in a pinch if you need to. 8
is recommended, but that seems to be fewer than the phil tent.

Have a good one!

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald S. Roberts" <don@hummellawfirm.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 10:10 AM
Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Philmont Tent

> Nothing personal, Bill, but:
>
> Can someone explain to me why they would want this tent? It doesn't have
a
> vestibule. It isn't free standing. It is *heavy* (5.5 pounds *without*
the
> stakes?). It takes a ton of stakes.
>
> Lots of tents that are free standing and the fly hooks to the corners so
> doesn't need extra stakes, except for the vestibule. Six stakes all that
is
> needed, if not free standing (like my Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight, also
> not free standing, but nowhere near 14 stakes, I put it up with *six* and
> could get by with four). And all those ropes to deal with? None of the
> variety of tents used by our scouts has ropes to tie (except in high
wind).
>
> And at 5.5 pounds, plus the weight of the stakes? why would someone want
to
> carry that much around? 5 pound free standing tents can be had for less
> than 75 bucks.
>
> I just don't get it. Is it simply the fact that this tent takes a real
> pounding? If I proposed this tent to our boys for our usual week long
> Sierra trek, they'd laugh me out of the room.
> Regards
> Don Roberts
> Philtrek 03- 809J
>
> > From: Troop 226 ~ Bill Robinson
> > My son happened to have his Philmont Tent set up in the
> > backyard when I read
> > the post requesting pictures.
> >
> > I grabbed the digital camera and made the following webpage with those
> > photos of the tent.
> > http://troop226.com/tent/
> >
>
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