Re: [Philmont]: tents

I have to agree with Dan. IF it is nice weather, light breeze, no humidity -
the Zeus Exo is great - lightweight, and we felt roomy enough. BUT while
using it on our most recent trek to Philmont (727 K - 2005) we were very
disappointed. On the more humid nights, or even just the "regular" nights -
we woke up to all 4 interior walls covered with condensation. The night we
had showers - it leaked along the TOP seam - we had to hang a bandana to
gather the "drip" and wring it out every so often. THEN, the night we had
flash floods in the canyon, it leaked at the same seam, and another top
seam - dripping all night long!

We will not use this tent again, as a matter of fact - I am planning on
repacking it (maybe even tomorrow) and returning it to the place I
purchased it from - with the story that I got it as a gift, used it on two
trips (true and I did buy it for my husband for Christmas) and we just don't
like it.

I would not recommend them for any reason other that they are light to
carry. That was the only plus!

        Sue Bani
        Troop 230 Limerick PA
        Philmont 05
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Preston" <prestonar@bellsouth.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list philmont" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Philmont]: tents

>I am not a fan of the Zeus Exo. They are fine unless it is hot or raining.
>It is a single-wall tent (no fly), so breathability is an issue. The vents
>are very small and the rain flaps over the vents tend to lay on top of the
>vents preventing the tent from ventilating properly and causing moisture to
>condense inside the tent. In a hard rain, they are just not waterproof.
>On a backpacking trip in North Carolina, we had ten hours of rain and the
>Zeus Exo tents leaked badly. The next day I sealed all of the seams. That
>night, it rained for another 8 hours and the tents leaked again - two
>miserable wet nights and we have not used the tents again.
>
> Dan Preston
> Philmont '70, '72, '02
> On Oct 6, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Larry Daniell wrote:
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>> Eureka Zeus 2Exo
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>> Light, inexpensive, and VERY EASY to set up and take down.
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>> Larry Daniell
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
>> Behalf Of david richardson
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 3:10 PM
>> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
>> Subject: [Philmont]: tents
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>> I am looking for a little advice on tints. do you like the tents that
>> they
>> issue at philmont? or would you recommend taking our own tents.
>> thanks david richardson
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