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Drag, weigh, swap. Public/private toggle so your in-laws don't see the cuben.
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Grams or ouncesone toggle. settles arguments.
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Worn vs base weightwe count puffies in your pack, not on your back.
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Swap to compareside-by-side, 2 to 4 packs.
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Public / privatedon't broadcast the $599 tent.
Trail-tested, not advertiser-tested.
No affiliate links. Dissent welcome. The five-stars and the one-stars sit at the same table.
Held up through 47 days of PCT desert wind. Vestibule's tighter than I'd like — but at 13.9 oz I'll forgive it.
Great for fair weather. In a real storm? Hope you like rebuilding pitch at 2am. The DCF is half the price for a reason.
PCT, AT, CDT. Same tent. Replace the lines once a year, replace nothing else. Worth every $.
It's fine. Light, expensive, fragile. Do the math on your trip — sometimes the trekking-pole shelter is wrong for you.
Earn your patches.
Stupid, specific, slightly funny. Pinned to your profile. No one off-trail will know what they mean.