A few months ago, I sealed a Lunar Solo Tarptent from Six Moon Designs with REI Seam Lock seam sealer to see how well it would perform compared to the industry standard, McNett’s Silnet silicone seam sealer.  I wrote up that process up in a post that describes how to seal tent seams.

Since then I’ve [...]

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If you are serious about lowering your backpacking base weight, you need to weigh and examine each item on your gear list and ask yourself if you can substitute it with a lighter weight alternative.
For example, if you have a tent made by one of the larger commercial manufacturers, such as Marmot, Sierra Designs, Big [...]

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Have you ever tried to set up a tent of a wooden platform? It can be quite difficult if you don’t have a free standing tent. However, there is a simple trick that  you can use that will make it easy to set up a free standing tent on any platform. I just learned it [...]

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The Hennessy Hammock Supershelter contains three components: an Undercover, an Underpad, and the Overcover. The Undercover is a waterproof, windproof, Silnylon layer that provides another layer of material under the hammock protecting your back from the cooling effects of the wind (9.0 oz).  The Underpad is a foam pad (8.3 oz) that is sandwiched between [...]

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