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FOX160

FOX160

Thru Hiker
Lempo said:
I watched many of his vids and he seemed to have been on a search for that perfect shelter (for him) and I think he said in his earlier vid that he got in touch with some manufacturer and worked together to build one, I could be thinking of his backpack design thou.
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Waymark EVLV Backpack
 
Rog Tallbloke

Rog Tallbloke

Thru Hiker
edh said:
Looks like a ZPacks Altaplex to me...
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It does. A lot. Not a bad thing IMO.

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Charlie83

Charlie83

Thru Hiker
edh said:
The Notch is delayed though at the mo
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Not a drama at the moment, I'm intending to pick up in August, my hotel is going to think it's a parcel force depot by the time I've finished with the stuff I'm hoping to get.

Cant say I'm a huge fan of opposite doors, but I can live with it if they have a decent closure system. It was my original "want" until I saw one in action and heard the owners complaints. Pretty much all about the doors
 
Mole

Mole

Thru Hiker
Charlie83 said:
Not a drama at the moment, I'm intending to pick up in August, my hotel is going to think it's a parcel force depot by the time I've finished with the stuff I'm hoping to get.

Cant say I'm a huge fan of opposite doors, but I can live with it if they have a decent closure system. It was my original "want" until I saw one in action and heard the owners complaints. Pretty much all about the doors
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Having zipped doors rather than overlapping flap means the outer doors are pretty much ambidextrous, so not really an issue. But the opposite doors on the inner means one side is quite irritating in use. Spoils the score card. I'd much prefer if both the same end or both full width.
 
Rog Tallbloke

Rog Tallbloke

Thru Hiker
The perfect tent is one which can give you the splendours of ample headroom and big views when the weather's nice, and the option to hunker it down low when the wind gets up. Sounds like @Shewie ditched the Altaplex for the more versatile Cricket for this reason.
 
RobH

RobH

Ultralighter
Had the Megahorn 2 a while back for motorcycle camping. Took it on a 4 week trip and sold it on return. Just too big and heavy. Although good head room that also equates to lots of unusable side space. Takes a large space up, so pitch choice becomes a chore unless you are at camp sites. It rained a lot on the trip and with these shelters you have to sit back inside or have the door closed. Finally lots of fabric to condensate. All that said, it was nice to almost stand up to get motorbike kit on. Much happier now with a dome and a tarp porch to sit under when it's raining or too sunny.
 
tom

tom

Thru Hiker
We still got ours - great base camp shelter but needs an extra tarp rigged to shelter the entrance in heavy weather (but thats easy to do with 2 trecking poles and a silnylon tarp). Not used it as a "hot shelter" but quite the opposite - for hot weather. The vent on top makes this the most air conditioned shelter I ever tried (the top hood can be pulled off for full "chimney effect). Well made, robust, storm proof and easy pitch shelter (not sure about carrying it very far...)
 
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