Big Agnes Fly Creek UL 1 tent reviews

1. Groundsheets r 4 wussies.
2. DUH the condensation was inside the fly and was so intense it slowly driped down on to the tent.
3. How were they pitched?……legit.

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Roger Caffin
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Well, if ground sheets are for "wussies' dont complain when you get a hole in your ultra lite fabric tent floor.

"DUH the condensation was inside the fly and was so intense it slowly driped down on to the tent."

Right – so condensation stayed on the fly and rolled to the ground. Looks like it worked fine. Where you hike you will get condensation on anything. Probably even an open tarp. I can't imagine the Rainbow being better in those conditions given my experience with that shelter.

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Roger Caffin
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Backpacking Light

Uh, well no, my experience with the Rainbow is not any form of bull.

I think your best bet is to stay at home where you will be dry. Good luck.

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Um I guess your not really putting your gear to the test?…I dunno.

…and yeah, the rockies are tuff, but if you don't live in the PNW you'll never truly know the meaning of wet, bro.

-Pitching a lil diff. tonight. Could be legit.maybe there's hope for Seedhouse?

"the rockies are tuff, but if you don't live in the PNW you'll never truly know the meaning of wet, bro."

I spend 3 weeks on the Vancouver Island each year. I know the wet and humidity and usually take a single walled tent (i.e. Rainbow. This year, Moment). My point was it will not matter what you use as there will be condensation. The question is – was it dripping on your sleeping bag?

Make sure to use the full 13 pegs to guy out the fly wide at the sides.

Rooster cockswain/jack sharkbite…does your mother know that you are still on the computer after 9pm?

Jack

Enough of the vulgarities thank you.

Roger Caffin
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Backpacking Light

Agree with David.

When conditions are "right" — you will get a film of condensation on the underside of your shelter fabric — be it a double wall tent, a single wall tent, a tarp or a bivy!!

Condensation is fine so long as the drops don't come raining down on you ("interior rain"). A double wall tent has the advantage of catching most all the drops should they become detached from the underside of the fly (say with rain pounding on the outside).

But even with a single wall tent, condensation is really only an issue if LOTS OF CONDENSATION DROPS come raining down — to the point of soaking your bag — and causing it to lose its warmth. This is EXTREMELY RARE. Otherwise, a drop or ten isn't going to hurt you — but just a mere annoyance.

Part of using gear is understanding their features and their limitations.

Finally, it helps to set up the BA tent nice and taut — with the fly well away from the mesh inner. 9 stakes (not 13 unless you've got a real storm howling out there) are enough though.

I've reviewed the Fly Creek UL1 in comparison to the Seedhouse SL1 and will update the review when I have used the Fly Creek this weekend in the Cumbria Fells…

Review here: http://www.journeymantraveller.com/2010/06/big-agnes-fly-creek-ul1-and-seedhouse.html