From time to time I will make quick posts on some of the gear I'll be using during my trip. Since camping is integral to the trip and I will be spending the night in some potentially hot and/or humid locations I decided I'd need a new, climate appropriate, backpacker friendly tent. I wanted to be able to use it on more than just this one trip so I began searching for a 2-person, 3-season tent. Lots of searching, review reading, and bargain shopping later I settled on The North Face Tadpole 23, which I got from the friendly people at Hermit's Hut.With my shift (I work 3rd) and my schedule (10 days on, 4 days off) I wasn't going to get to test the tent in the real world for at least another week. Being the impatient person I am, I decided to camp-in. Yup, I spent the "night" in my bedroom, on my bed, in my tent. It's pretty spacious for one person, looks like it will be comfortable with me plus gear, but rather cozy with 2 people cohabiting. In the blacked out, climate controlled comfort of my own home it made for a comfy nights sleep. Hopefully I'll get to test it out for real in the Outer Banks this coming weekend. For the hell of it, click on for pictures.
3 comments:
Plan on bringing that fly...it's going to be a mite chilly at night.
Yeah, from what I've read it's usually in the low 60's at night in TX and NM, and can drop into the 50's. Even in the middle of June.
Welllll...that, too.
But, I was thinking of something more immediate.
Like the OBX camping trip this weekend.
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