Tarptent Stratospire
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Robert P
Thru Hiker
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fqjiopjq28fq
Ultralighter
It's a lot like the DD Xmid, but hexagon instead of a rectangle.
Mole
Thru Hiker
Not really. Apart from diagonal ridgeline. as Dan was at pains to point out when people suggested the Xmid was a lot like the Stratospire.
And the latter was out years before.
Incidentally you might want to preface the Xmid with something other than DD.
I keep thinking you are talking about DD Tents (which are poor
)fqjiopjq28fq
Ultralighter
Not really. Apart from diagonal ridgeline. as Dan was at pains to point out when people suggested the Xmid was a lot like the Stratospire.
And the latter was out years before.
Incidentally you might want to preface the Xmid with something other than DD.
I keep thinking you are talking about DD Tents (which are poor
Ahh, it looks similar to my untrained eye.
I like DD, anything more means more typing!
DD Tents has good prices...
Robert P
Thru Hiker
Have Tarptent posted something about this new sub 800g design - seems like this is general knowledge? Or have I misconstrued the thread?
turkeyphant
Section Hiker
They've told a lot of people there's a new Li design coming in 2021. I don't know about weights but they said it would be for fans of the Saddle. So maybe something like a Notch 1.5P Li?
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
That would indicate Saddle Li, wouldn't it?
This is what Henry told me when I queried a while back:
I can say much more other that it easily fit you and another tall person on wide pads and blows away the x-mid for usable volume.
He said they can't do a bigger SS due to width limitations of DCF, but maybe Saddle has a different cut in a way they could make a larger tent with DCF.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
There are so many fans of the saddle that they discontinued it.
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
But (IIRC) not of the basic design but more its implication.Dan Durston's review of S2 was pretty brutal.
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
el manana
Thru Hiker
WilliamC
Thru Hiker
Though he didn't when he wrote the review. And he was much more positive about the Stratospire.Any reviews from someone who doesnt make their own tents?
Odd Man
Thru Hiker
I reckon this experiences and more so, frustrations led him to design his own for that very reason.
fqjiopjq28fq
Ultralighter
Interesting. How do you 'blow away' the Xmid for usable space while using hiking poles.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
fqjiopjq28fq
Ultralighter
Oh, thanks.
Mmm, so you need 4 hiking poles (or subsititue other poles) and it looks like a puzzle to set up. Seems like if you took the Saddle 2 and offset the centre poles by moving one towards either end you'd achieve 90% of the usable space with 1/2 the poles and less setup hassle.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
Yeah. I like tent flys which let you slam in half a dozen pegs round the perimeter, then crawl in out of the cloudburst, push up a pole or two, and then adjust tensions from inside.
el manana
Thru Hiker
And what would that be comparing as well? A 2p Saddle versus an Xmid 2p?
Shirley the Xmid 1p is the competition, and the fact the Saddle was discontinued could mean this is a new design?..
I was told there is a sub 800g coming out in May which may be suitable for solo use and another one coming out this year that would be way too big for one man.
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maddogs
Ultralighter
After 140-odd nights our SSLi needed some TLC. The main problem was the fixed length attachment for the inner at the pitch loc corners pulling the stitching.
We (ok my wife) made a double folded new seam in each corner and I over-taped with nice big chunks of sticky back dcf very kindly supplied by @paul of Treadlite gear.
I added linelocks to make the attachment adjustable.
Also did loads of small tape repairs as there are small holes appearing near high-stress areas. Must have doubled the weight of the tent with the amount of tape used
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And finally, we replaced all of the zip pulls, inner and fly.
Good as new...well maybe not, but I think we'll get a few more trips out of it.
We (ok my wife) made a double folded new seam in each corner and I over-taped with nice big chunks of sticky back dcf very kindly supplied by @paul of Treadlite gear.
I added linelocks to make the attachment adjustable.
Also did loads of small tape repairs as there are small holes appearing near high-stress areas. Must have doubled the weight of the tent with the amount of tape used
.
And finally, we replaced all of the zip pulls, inner and fly.
Good as new...well maybe not, but I think we'll get a few more trips out of it.
Mole
Thru Hiker
After 140-odd nights our SSLi needed some TLC. The main problem was the fixed length attachment for the inner at the pitch loc corners pulling the stitching.
We (ok my wife) made a double folded new seam in each corner and I over-taped with nice big chunks of sticky back dcf very kindly supplied by @paul of Treadlite gear.
I added linelocks to make the attachment adjustable.
Also did loads of small tape repairs as there are small holes appearing near high-stress areas. Must have doubled the weight of the tent with the amount of tape used
And finally, we replaced all of the zip pulls, inner and fly.
Good as new...well maybe not, but I think we'll get a few more trips out of it.
Nice to do ones own repairs and mods.
You could save a g by removing all the metal zip pullers and replacing with cord. I do this on all my tents as I don't like jingling zips. That's 12- 16 zip pulls on a Strat!
Also did loads of small tape repairs as there are small holes appearing near high-stress areas. Must have doubled the weight of the tent with the amount of tape used
.On the outer or inner, or both?
maddogs
Ultralighter
Nice to do ones own repairs and mods.
You could save a g by removing all the metal zip pullers and replacing with cord. I do this on all my tents as I don't like jingling zips. That's 12- 16 zip pulls on a Strat!
Also did loads of small tape repairs as there are small holes appearing near high-stress areas. Must have doubled the weight of the tent with the amount of tape used
On the outer or inner, or both?
Just the outer. It's in areas just outside the reinforcing layer at the guy attachments, the top of the pitchlocs and at the apex pole tips. Almost like a pulled thread.
The inner is (surprisingly to me) fine! I was expecting a pin cushion bathtub, but I didn't detect any water ingress after pitching on the wet lawn. We always used a tyvek groundsheet though, so maybe that was worth it.
Only 6 zips on ours (2 each inner door, 1 each outer door)...interesting idea to solve the noise issue.
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
That is exactly the same as my experience (on the Howff) - with wee pinprick holes in same areas. Same solution.
Your photo is better than mine tho'
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