Trekkertent Phreeranger - Owners Thread

[ZenTrekker]

I haven't even included pegs in that weight. I carry mini groundhogs unless I'm in Scotland



I have the white partial solid inner

Also looking at the instructions and checking the tent out...I'm missing the corner O rings and mitten hooks to connect the inner to the outer tent in the corners

Mine is single door and the inner has been made narrower so that I have a larger porch area. I'm guessing yours is double door, which seems to be standard now.

2lb 5oz is 1049g I think.

Same weight as my Silpoly 2 door std porch

You are right, I think my Converter App is wrong!

 

[el manana]

Okay, maybe I was expecting miracles. Lol. Or wasn't quite relating between metric and American weights

As mentioned above, it was the huge difference between the types of camo used that bothered me more. It is wasn't just a slight difference in shading in the picture, it was a very very different camo that was used

The site needs a refresh to stop that happening. The pic of the 20d Silpoly fly on the website is a really bright green, but its not the colour he uses. It's a standard (?) green no different to the colour of the 40d Silnylon.

 

[DuneElliot]

The site needs a refresh to stop that happening. The pic of the 20d Silpoly fly on the website is a really bright green, but its not the colour he uses. It's a standard (?) green no different to the colour of the 40d Silnylon.

I agree. Pictures need to be a good representation of what you are buying. The camo I got isn't going to blend nearly as well as the camo on the website, which is why I went with camo in the first place....and I DON'T do camo

 

[Charles42]

If you do decide you can't live with it Mark will refund you as long as it has
no custom work. Have a look at the terms and conditions etc. Quite a time
ago I got a full refund on the fly ,but not on the custom inner .

 

[DuneElliot]

If you do decide you can't live with it Mark will refund you as long as it has
no custom work. Have a look at the terms and conditions etc. Quite a time
ago I got a full refund on the fly ,but not on the custom inner .

I appreciate this...don't want a refund, just the outer tent in the fabric that is on the website. I have sent them a message already

 

[Bmblbzzz]

The site needs a refresh to stop that happening. The pic of the 20d Silpoly fly on the website is a really bright green, but its not the colour he uses. It's a standard (?) green no different to the colour of the 40d Silnylon.

I asked him about that. He said the bright green is actually a yellow and was a one-off, a special request.

 

[Bmblbzzz]

The yellow is heavier than the white, just marginally. Marc confirmed this to me a month ago. He avoids using the yellow as some people told him it was attracting insects.

Yes, I've heard others say yellow attracts insects, though possibly more in relation to outers than inners.

 

[DuneElliot]

Just as an FYI...Mark at Trekkertent has been AWESOME about trying to rectify the situation. Fabulous customer service and certainly a quality tent

 

[el manana]

I've done a comparison Standard vs EB on this thread to help people decide.

 

[el manana]

Latest pics of Standard Phreeranger with Trekkertent inner

 

[el manana]

Thanks El, you’re right about little info out there, so this is really helpful.
I’ve got the standard as I got it from Paul, and have been very happy with it.
I’ve got a couple of guy points for the top in case of really bad wind but must say I was impressed how stable it’s been.
Any tips for really bad conditions?

I would maybe check with Marc about attaching guys to the top if you mean to the ends of the crossover pole. He wouldnt add attachment points there to mine - he did add one to the top of the zip on the main door (see pics 2 and 3 above). I remember him saying that should be adequate and allow the crosspole to have some flex in the wind. I suspect some people have been trying to lock the crosspole rigid and its had undesired consequences.

I take 2 spare guylines with S-Biners. You can double up the end guy points on the main pole and peg each out at 45 degree angles instead of having one inline at each end. I've also seen someone attach guylines to the door loops on the windward side to stop the wind pushing the fly in, think it was Mark Waring.

The worst i've had it out in is 40-50mph gusting wind pretty much all night - doubling the end guys was adequate for that.

 

[ZenTrekker]

That's interesting info @el manana. I spotted one of the pictures on the Trekkertent website has a guyline above the zip but mine doesn't. Agree with your comments about the cross-pole. I think the top of the tent needs to stay flexible in the wind.

 

[Henry]

Useful to know @el manana ; I’ve got the points at the top of the zip, so I’ll stick with those and not put an extra one by the cross pole.

I’ve got the end guy points doubled already courtesy of Paul, so should be ok unless it gets silly. In which case I’ll be in the pub.

 

[DuneElliot]

Are the end guylines necessary for stability or does the tent pitch fine without them. Are they mostly there for higher winds?

 

[Henry]

It pitches without them, but lighter wind would affect it I would assume, so I’ve always used them.

 

[DuneElliot]

It pitches without them, but lighter wind would affect it I would assume, so I’ve always used them.

I removed them since I wasn't sure they'd be needed and I was hoping to get the replacement fly sheet but since I am leaving on a trip on Saturday I now need to reattach them. Can anyone provide me with pictures in how they are supposed to go back on to the loops?

 

[ZenTrekker]

I removed them since I wasn't sure they'd be needed and I was hoping to get the replacement fly sheet but since I am leaving on a trip on Saturday I now need to reattach them. Can anyone provide me with pictures in how they are supposed to go back on to the loops?

I only use one guyline point each side because I'm not convinced two are needed. I do, however, vary the angle of the guylines dependant on the wind.

 

[DuneElliot]

How often do you use this tent without the inner? I'm thinking of leaving the inner tent behind on my next trip as bug pressure will be minimal. I have an UL DCF groundsheet for my pad and bag. How do the walls do with condensation drip/run down?

 

[Henry]

I’ve not tried, but the walls are pretty vertical so I’d have thought it would handle condensation ok.

But that’s a bit of a guess...

 

[ZenTrekker]

How often do you use this tent without the inner? I'm thinking of leaving the inner tent behind on my next trip as bug pressure will be minimal. I have an UL DCF groundsheet for my pad and bag. How do the walls do with condensation drip/run down?

As @Henry said, the walls are pretty much vertical, so condensation just rolls down the inside of the flysheet to the bottom.

 

[Charles42]

Unless it's windy when you might tend to get an unwelcome shower . Happened to me
before .

 

[el manana]

I've also seen someone attach guylines to the door loops on the windward side to stop the wind pushing the fly in, think it was Mark Waring.

This is what I mean (I wouldn't bother personally but it's an option)..

 

[DuneElliot]

Guylines to the door loops actually make more sense, at least to me, but as an "instead of" not "as well as"

 

[Bmblbzzz]

Ooh! I've just received an email that my Phreeranger has shipped! Which is quite handy as one of the poles on my Wild Country Hoolie split last weekend...

EXCITED!

 

[Bmblbzzz]

And it's arrived! Haven't put it up yet cos although yesterday was brilliant weather, I was stricken by nomadic lurgy (it wandered from my gum via lymph to sinus and then somehow to stomach), today is raining and I'm still a bit lurgous. But I'm amazed at the pack size! It's about one third the size of my previous tent, a Wild Country Hoolie 2. The weight saving is not quite as drastic but still must have saved about 1.5kg. In fact, I looked at the parcel before opening it and thought, "Oh, he must be sending the poles separately."

But no, the poles are there, of course. The only thing I need is pegs, speaking of which: recommendations for pegs for use on firm ground, but not rocky? My Wild Country pegs, which are V-shaped aluminium, are all bent, so I'm looking for something a bit stronger, but not sure I want to splurge on titanium.