RE: [Philmont]: Tents

Good basic question, only beaten by the hi-top verses low-top boots
subject due to surface around March.
 Some other thoughts: With Phil Tents you don't need to transport them
to and from. By air, this can be a bit of a pain. However, my biggest
concern with using Phil tents is time. It takes time to check them out,
hang them, inspect them, and re pack them, and you need to do the same
thing when you return them. Time at base camp is a precious commodity,
the less wasted, the better. On the upside, aside from a little extra
weight, I've never heard a real complaint about Phil tents. The rangers
use them.
 Your own tents should be of high quality, and I echo the sentiment that
they should have a vestibule, 2 if possible. This is like the difference
between staying in a no name motel, and one with free room service, a
bar, and a pool. That little extra makes daily living so much easier,
especially by around day 6.
 For those looking into the purchase of a bunch of tents: Alps has some
nice ones that have gotten very good reviews by those of this list.
Also, look into group discounts. Our 2 crews got a heck of a price on
REI half domes because they purchased 10 of them. I think it was under
or around $100.00/TENT. By the way, this is an outstanding tent for
Philmont. 2 hikers can put it up in about 2 minutes by around the third
day on the trail, fold up takes about 3 minutes, and it has two doors,
and two vestibules, so when you heed natures call in the middle of the
night, you needn't disturb your tent mate. Adults take note. Oh Yeah,
and it has a skylight (clear) window for peaking at those glorious
Philmont night skies.
 Just my 2 cents.
Happy Hiking,
 Tom

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Received on Sat Oct 8 09:23:07 2005