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You likely have not heard of Catoma Outdoor. They are a small company in Montgomery, AL that started out making specialized tents for US Forest Service fire fighters. Responding to requests from customers, they came out with a line of lightweight tents for the domestic market that include the Worm, Twist, Limbo 1, and Limbo 2.
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By Will Rietveld
Will Rietveld Ph.D, Senior Editor for Gear and Apparel, joined the BPL staff in April 2004. In his former career, Will was a research scientist, project manager, and R&D program administrator. Now retired, he lives in southern Colorado where he takes up a new career of backpacking year-round in the mountains and canyon country of the Southwest. During the summer months Will and his wife Janet are volunteer wilderness rangers in the Weminuche Wilderness. He has been a lightweight backpacker for 52 years and an ultralight backpacker for 13 years.
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Companion forum thread to: Catoma Outdoor Twist and Worm Tents Set Up at the Drop of a Hat (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2007)
New manufacturer of tents with potential for lightweight backpacking, if they make the tents available with lighter fabrics.
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