![]() ![]() it was only 8 degrees that night, but i was very very cold Eventually i managed to fill up 1.4 litres of water by mid morning.! no kidding. I then decided i had to even mop the tent walls because water was continuously dripping down. i used a towel and sponge to constantly mop the floors throughout out the night. On day 3 when some scattered showers came through, i summoned enough courage to tent it again, and surely enough, it was actually raining inside my tent! no pictures were taken for fear my camera would be damaged by the water comming through. one was a $200 lightwave T1 from ebay, and the other a $400 krapthmandu northstar plus. both my other friend's 2 tents had abit of condensation, but were dry inside. for the rest of the trip, i had to endure a wet sleeping bag. It dripped onto my down sleeping bag and soaked through. water had accumulated on the walls, and dripped down to create puddles on the floor. i left half the door open, and the other vent fully open, and found. My first night at waterfall valley on a pleasant 10C night: not so cold and no rain. It pitches in 3 minutes, very roomy and with quite a strong sturdy frame. Ok, good points: its light and packs extremely small to the size of my palm, and the poles pack to the size of my forearm. My first overland trip years ago was done with a $40 black wolf tent, which worked better than this tent Long story cut short: I am extremely P!$$Ed off, after spending nearly $1000 on this tent / footprint / vestibule / 2 tubes of seem seals. Just came back from overland with the single walled black diamond lighthouse, which uses the (apparently) "highly breathable, highly water resistant" epic fabric. Posts: 137 Joined: Sat 04 Apr, 2009 4:44 pm Region: Tasmania Having said that, the two Tassie owners love their tents & would buy the ToddTex tents again. You have to justify cost & use in our conditions. It would certainly make you feel safe in the conditions Tassie could throw at you but as blacksheep said this is more of a mountaineering tent. This is certainly a high end outdoor use tent. I'm looking at the Bibler Tempest which has two doors/vestibule which gives greater venting options. I think this fact alone would make this a great tent for extreme cold contitions. Yes, it does get warm but I did have gear to keep me really warm at night. In hindsight, probably on all occasions I should have left tent &/or vestibule door open in this weather. It is only slightly bulkier than my other MD Positron & it is slightly lighter even though it about the same size. But erecting & collasping is very simple. Setting up was only a problem as assembly is inside & the fear of breaking poles or tearing the fabric on this borrowed tent made me very nervous. Walls were just slightly damp inside as was the top of my sleeping bag. Zipped up 2/3rd of door over zipped fly screen. (Bag too warm for conditions?) Third night at Pine Hut anticipated very cold night with possible rain. Some condensation on poles (no prob), dry walls but down sleeping bag mildly damp on top. First two nights on shore of Lake Rowallan left door open but fly screen zipped for venting. Had no problems with any moisture getting in.Īll night were cool to cold. An optional vestibule (recommended) is simply attached to the roof with clips & ground pegs then supported with a pole inside.Īll dry nights but did have the hose on it before taking away to test the integrity of a mark on the wall. This tent is two pole, stand alone & made from waterproof ToddTex with two small closable vents in the roof & one door with an extra noseeum mesh door layer. ![]()
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