|
View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 3:54 pm Post subject: MSR Trekker Insert |
|
|
|
|
I'm not sure if this is what Kent has but I found this on The Summit Huts website last night and when down, had them set it up and then bought it today.
It's called the MSR Trekker Insert
This 2-person mesh tent weighs just 2 pounds.
40 square feet of space, with 3 zippered entryways, provides room for 2 people plus gear.
Mesh walls and a waterproof floor offer complete bug protection.
I always carry my 8x10 siltarp anyway so with this I can look at the stars and sleep two in bugless comfort only erecting the siltarp if it looks like rain or wind. The siltarp is 14 oz so for about 3 lbs I have a two season shelter, or more like three season out this way.
It set me back 110 bucks.
I am trying my best to get the pack lighter so I can get as far as I can out there. This is quality stuff as all MSR products are.
When we were up in Ontario it rained every day. We used the siltarp to cook and lounge under. I don't like crawling into a tent unless I'm going to sleep. A good tarp is a much more cheerful shelter to hang out under. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
- Andre Gide |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: MSR Trekker Insert |
|
|
|
|
BoyNhisDog wrote: |
I am trying my best to get the pack lighter so I can get as far as I can out there.
|
Awesome!
nice toy, Glen
OUTEK has this item on sale for $76.93. I think Im gonna go for it
they are a great company whom Ive done business before _________________ http://www.arizonahikers.com/board/albums/albwb18/BRIDGE.sized.jpg
bridge hammock, quilts and tarp (all DIY)
what i do |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 4:39 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Awesome price Mike.
For me The Summit Hut service is worth the extra. They set it up for me to try so I knew exactly what I was getting. All this with a smile even though their huge parking lot sale starts saturday. The sale is always hard on them, there is so much work to do and thousands of people come pouring in.
I saw a few other things that I had to walk away from like a great Gregory backpack and a new Lafuma sleeping bag that stuffed the size of a one liter nagalene bottle. I'll have to go back and read Mary's post to see if that is what she has. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
- Andre Gide |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 5:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Is Summit Hut in Tuscon? That looks like a cool little bug-free tent. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
RedRoxx44 Queen of the Walkabout
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 1167
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 5:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Yes, two stores one near the Tucson Mall and the other on Speedway. I hang out at the one near the Mall a lot. My credit card loves me. They do give good service and a nice line of products--although at times REI has more selection. _________________ You can rest when you're dead |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shihiyea
Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 1135
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 5:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Glen, I have a new Gregory G-pack, it's an anti gravity pack (size small is 2 pounds 9 ounces), and fits my smaller frame. That's a bonus, they don't think of short or female, often when building packs. I guess, we are still a minority?! (I'm being very opinionated today). My sleeping bag and down jacket is from Montbell, they are expensive, but I'm finding well worth the price that I've paid. http://www.montbell.com/america/index.asp
Mary |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 5:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Mary I looked at two Gregory packs. I liked the slightly heavier one that was 3 lbs 5 oz for the size large. I already have and have been using a Western Mountaineering Ultralight bag for a couple of years now. It is about right for me in most three season use. The Lafuma bag I saw might be good for a summer bag. I'll check it out more. I also have the WM Flight jacket and really like that for taking the late evening or early morning chill off. It is indepensible as a pillow.
I might never be considered ultralight but I do strive for light. My camera gear weighs about 7 lbs and I sooner not go as leave it behind. However, I choose to go and go with it.
Oh, and I take my own toothbrush. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
- Andre Gide |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 5:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
I like the WM flight jacket. Havent worn it yet, Just got it.
Mary, did you copy Sunhiker's idea?!?! I thought the Montbell down hugger #2 was a great choice.
Glen, if you want to go "nuts" use a childs arm floatie for a pillow, just cut it in half along the seam, it inflates to 3". Crazy huh?
Is it the Lafuma Warm 'n Lite? 1lb 12oz 27*
I take a toothbrush too, and also use it as a potscrubber. _________________ http://www.arizonahikers.com/board/albums/albwb18/BRIDGE.sized.jpg
bridge hammock, quilts and tarp (all DIY)
what i do |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Shihiyea
Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 1135
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 6:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Mike, Yes, it was GB that turned me onto that site. I'm very happy with all that I've ordered from them. I actually learned with my last backpack to Havasu, that if I don't need a sleeping bag, I can sleep on my bivy and go into it when the winds pick up. I slept very well and never even took my sleeping bag out of it's sack. I also use my MSR Dromlite as a pillow after I fill it with water. Mary |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 6:25 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
mikeinFHAZ wrote: |
Is it the Lafuma Warm 'n Lite? 1lb 12oz 27*
|
Mike they had at least two models but I didn't get the names yet. I will try to check them again Saturday.
Oh, Tim I usually go to the Speedway store. It's closer to me. Both stores are great. I'm one of those guys who buys all of his clothes at one store, no shopping sprees around town for me. I just to to the Summit Hut and find something there. Like Letty says, they are in Tucson. I've been going there for 20 years now. In the younger days I used Bob's Bargain Barn but as you may have heard a long time ago they are no more. Even Edward Abbey wrote about Bob's in the Monkey Wrench Gang. Haduke used to shop there. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
- Andre Gide |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Arizonaheat Got Supes Juice?
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 1741 Location: Mesa, AZ
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 7:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Quote: |
I'm not sure if this is what Kent has but I found this on The Summit Huts
|
Very similar, keeps the rattlesnakes from crawling in your bag with you, but still leaves you in the fresh air and able to observe the night sky. _________________ Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 8:47 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
well Glen Im thinking whatever model it is should be a good buy. Lafuma looks like they have some great gear, and low low prices. A 650 fill down bag for $130? too cool. Another idea for folks on a budget, is to use a vinyl tablecloth for a footprint. Just cut to size, its waterproof, puncture resistant and low cost. Got mine from the Dollar store. Tyvek also works well. _________________ http://www.arizonahikers.com/board/albums/albwb18/BRIDGE.sized.jpg
bridge hammock, quilts and tarp (all DIY)
what i do |
|
Back to top |
|
|
mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
|
Posted: 10/14/2004, 9:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Davis2001R6 wrote: |
Is Summit Hut in Tuscon? That looks like a cool little bug-free tent.
|
http://www.summithut.com/ It's worth the drive to Tucson just to go there! _________________ [/size] |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DesertRoux
Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Posts: 397 Location: Scottsdale
|
Posted: 10/15/2004, 7:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
Great shelter BoyNhisDog. If you buy the MSR tarp that goes over the insert, it looks to be a pretty bombproof backcountry house. With the tarp and the insert I believe your still can keep it under 5lb. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
BoyNhisDog The dangerous place where the winds meet
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1375 Location: Tucson
|
Posted: 10/17/2004, 3:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
We set up the shelter today way out on a bushwhack in the desert. It went up fast and easy with two people and came down and packed away just as easy.
This will fit two people in comfort with plenty of space. You can sit up in the center, one on each end.
You can see how I did the 8x10 siltarp. It is flush with the back side of the shelter and the front creates a great front porch. This could be turned 90 degrees and made flush on both sides for a weather proof shelter. We carry two sil-nylon ponchos which could be used on either end for even more wind/water protection. All this for only three pounds of weight.
There are many ways to set this up. The one issue if it rains is the pooling effect. One would need to tie out one corner to a tree or find a piece of dead wood for a pole and then use one trekking pole for a center peak pole in the middle of the porch. We have done this very thing in Canada where it does occasionally rain.
We did see some big cat tracks on this bushwhack so anticipation was high. Then we jumped a fellow bushwhacker who just about screamed like an eight year old girl. He calmed down and asked me if I knew where we were. I showed him how to get back to the trailhead.
Then we came across a hearty little backpacker who seems totally at home way out there.
I didn't want to bother him so I clicked a couple of quick snaps and asked a by-your-leave and went on so he could do his own thing. It was a great day in southern Arizona. _________________ Seize from every moment its unique novelty and do not prepare your joys
- Andre Gide |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Back to top
|
|