New Tent Tarptent Moment DW or Rainbow

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Thank you for the link. For those of you who have the Stratospire 1 and use it with the substitute pole set, how do you find this setup? Do the substitute poles do a good job? After continuing to read up on the SS1 its becoming more and more attractive. I really like the idea of the Moment DW, but fear it will be a bit too small inside for me (being 6'2").

"Thank you for the link. For those of you who have the Stratospire 1 and use it with the substitute pole set, how do you find this setup? Do the substitute poles do a good job? After continuing to read up on the SS1 its becoming more and more attractive. I really like the idea of the Moment DW, but fear it will be a bit too small inside for me (being 6'2")." According to Henry, the Moment DW is a better tall-guy tent than the Stratospire, at least as far as length goes. The SS1 will give you a lot more head and shoulder room, though. Henry claims the SS1 is good for folks up to about 6'4", while the Moment DW is good up to 6'9". Frankly, I'm not sure about the latter. The Notch is also supposed to be good for 6'9", but I *barely* fit at 6'5". Did you find Henry's comparison video? http://d22u3mtwtxpk6b.cloudfront.net/video/MT_NT_SS1_compare.mp4 I've never used an SS1, but I do have the substitute poles for my Notch. They work fine, though it's pretty clear trekking poles would work better in high winds. I've actually managed to cinch the tent so taut it started to bow the poles, which wouldn't happen with trekking poles. The tent really shouldn't be that tight anyway, so it's not a big deal, but in a good hard wind I'd prefer stiffer poles. I don't know if that assessment transfers to the SS1.

I suggest you consider the Tarptent Notch instead of the Moment. Personally I like a tent with more than two stakes for wind-worthyness. I have an original Moment and I found it lacking in wind resistance, plus it had major condensation issues which I heard was corrected in the newer models. My friend and I drove to the Tarptent base of operation in Northern California since we live close by after getting an OK from Henry on the phone and watched him set up a Notch on 9/13/15. He was very gracious and demonstrated how to set up and take down the tent. I was impressed with the set-up ease and the ability to achieve a tight pitch and also with Henry's humbleness and friendly demeanor. The tent has four standard tie-outs with the ability to use two extra tie-outs if necessary. Henry said this was the tent he used for his own personal backpacking trips and that he had just returned from a trip in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. My friend ended up buying the tent from him. Now I am envious and may have to buy one also. BTW, my frog picture is still in Henry's gallery, that was a trip from hell, even a frog had to get out of the sideways 50 mph rain!

That's a great story! I hope to find a frog taking shelter in my Notch some day.

"Personally I like a tent with more than two stakes for wind-worthyness." Me too : (that is what guylines are for)

Yeah… people always miss that its MINIMUM of 2 stakes. meaning that in good weather you'll only need 2 stakes. you can use eleventeen stakes if you want/ needta

My Moment DW can be nailed down with a grand total of 10 stakes. 2 end stakes 4 fly hem stakes through the loops I've sewn on (or optional factory loops) 2 side (hoop) guy line stakes 2 end guy line stakes (& 2 ski or hiking poles) on a guy run to the tie-out loops halfway up the fly center. If'n that ain't enuf then I'm in fer a bad night.