TarpTent Sublight

Wouldn't this make a good emergency shelter for e.g. disaster areas? Light, cheap, easy to set up, etc.

I guess an order from the Red Cross should keep Henry busy for a while!

Additional use of the Sublite at tree line pitched in the open failed to produce any condensation on the tent walls. I forgot to throw in a footprint and there was slight condensation on the floor in areas not covered by items stored in the tent. I woke with my head and mouth abutting the sidewall of the tent but no condensation there or any other place on the Tyvek itself. The Sublite was, again, pitched low to cut off significant ventilation.

Please do not blame Henry for the pole set-up. This is my own improvisation in lieu of hiking poles that I am loath to carry. These poles are from an old Sierra Designs tent and are way too long causing distortion to the top vent.



Day two:


Please notice also that on day three, with no adjustments to the pitch, the tent remains taut.

The camp is located on the South Fork Creek in Cottowood Lakes area just below the basin at approximately 10,700'.

wow nice pics. Over 10,000 feet and alot of snowmelt already. Early season ahead!

Yeah Ken, it is melting fast. However there is still significant snow on the north facing slopes and under thick tree cover. Our camp was on a south facing slope.

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How waterproof is Tyvek? How would it fare in an all night downpour? Not at all uncommon here on the east coast.

David,

I'll defer to Henry on that. He will provide recommended use when he makes an official announcement.

I do expect, however, to endure rain of several hours, possibly most of the night, and expect to remain dry with this material based on my testing. On the other hand, expected rain that will last all day (24 hours) might test the limits of the Tyvek version and would likely exceed the limits of other popular tent materials sold today. Again, Tarptent will be providing the recommended usage and I am sure that those recommendations will be on the conservative side. But please note that I am not representing or making claims on behalf of Tarptent and my opinions do no necessarily represent the opinions of Tarptent. I am merely enjoying the role of a tester and reporting on my usage.