I don't know Mem. I have a hard time picturing you being happy in a one man tent. I'm looking at tents for next year and I'm not even sure
I'd be happy in a one man tent. Doesn't seem like too bad of an idea until I think about being stuck inside by wind and rain for 3 days straight. But I guess since there's two of you you'll probably have a big tarp and that would help.
For woodland travel I'm getting one of these later this month:
http://www.shop.cookecustomsewing.com/product.sc?productId=194
A little more info:
http://www.cookecustomsewing.com/leans.htm
It's like old school without the weight. I'll leave the tarp at home.
Bob B. has one too. Come on, join the cool kids.
I can’t imagine me, or anyone else, being stuck inside a one-man tent for days on end. That’s why god made tarps.
But I can’t even imagine simply sleeping in a one man tent, much less being stuck in one. A small two man, two vestibule tent has just enough room for my sleeping pad, some night gear, clothing, and book and flashlight storage along either side.
I’ve considered manufactured leans – with bug netting drapes – but I’m not sure what I’m gaining in that guise. They need a bigger footprint than a small tent, are no faster or simpler to set up, and have windblown rain issues if I leave the foyer tarp cover up for a view. Plus the enclosed volume doesn’t lend itself to body heat warming on chilly nights.
If it is a blowy rainy day I’d much rather spend it under an open vista tarp than stuck inside a sil-nylon house with the front door closed.
What is the weight of a CCS lean, with poles and stakes, vs a small “two person” tent with a floor and vestibules and a separate sil-nylon rain fly.
I know it can do double duty, but I’d rather have a tented bedroom separate from my tarped living room and kitchen.
I’ll never be one of the cool lean-shelter kids. The first thing I look to do in camp is set up a secure, well positioned tent and stock it with my nighttime necessities, so I can hunker down at a moment’s notice. The tarp living room, kitchen and day-hammock cover are all secondary to that best dry and secure bedroom installation. If nothing else I’ll know I’ll sleep well.
And, quite honestly, on any trip with a companion I rather
my bedroom be separate from
our shared living room and kitchen.