Alpinlite Gear Bug Tent
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Just to chime in…
I had mine here in the Grand Canyon for a week long hike in mid April. I used a SpinnTwin for rain protection most nights (it always rains in the desert!).
We had all the weather one could want, snow on the rim, clear nights where I did not need a tarp, rain and snow on the Tonto, winds that made pitching a tarp a formidable task, and great desert blooms.
Some notes on the Bug Tent:
Construction is good throughout.
All seams are tight and no fabric/mesh ends exposed to fray.
All seams are sealed (nice touch) comes with nice vented stuff sack, with a mitten hook so it does not get lost over night.
Water protection afforded by the SylNyl foot end and raised SylNyl at the entrance was sufficient for the rain we saw that blew from every direction (the canyon head walls and sides made the wind shift wildly all night).
I personally would prefer a button and loop system rather than the mitten clip to hold the door open, but that's just me, no biggie.
A stash pocket would be helpful (head lamp, the whistle I have had around my neck all day, small stuff like that).
The zipper for the front door is a bit short. It appears to be a stock size and does not go all the way to the edge of the wall. This makes the door effectively smaller than it could be.
It is a bit heavier than the MLD Serenity Shelter, but you can have it in a week or so, not in a month or month and a half. Good for us planning impaired folks!
All in all, I like it, the business is good to work with. As a thought, having it shipped via FedEx or UPS, as opposed to the USPS shipping would make tracking the package easier and might be worth the bump in costs.
I recommend this gear and would buy from AlpinLite again.
"It looks like you had a great trip."
The GC is a great place, once you are off the corridor trails.
I am ~5-8 and sitting up is doable…if you are +6-0, not so much. Dressing is a trick, particularly putting on socks.
(I am the shortest one on the left, as we pose in front of the "You could DIE!!!" NPS sign board )
But now I have a real comfortable home for a bit over 2 lbs (SpinnTwin, Bug Tent, NeoAir, Ti. stakes and line).
I got my “new to me” SpinnShelter today and did a test run in the yard in between the thunderstorms that we have had today. It took me about 15 minutes to get it set up satisfactory the first time, but when I did it again I got down to about 10. I can tell it is definitely going to be a learning process, as it is my first non free standing shelter of any kind. I am planning on using it with a custom sized Alpinelite Bug Tent for a 1.5 pound double wall shelter. Here are a few pics:
looks like you are having a real wilderness experience ;)
How many days out are you?
(just kidding)
I put the SpinnShelter up in the yard today for the third time. I had just gotten the cam-locks in for the guylines and wanted to try setting it up in a higher, better venting, configuration. I was also setting it up with the "fixed length" rear pole setup as my Komperdell C3 Carbon Duolocks are almost impossible to re-lock one you collapse them. Things went relatively well; I used a stopwatch and had a decent pitch in 4 minutes 38 seconds. Here is a pic:
Here are some pics of the Alpinlite Bug Tent in my GG Spinnshelter.
SpinnShelter (including guylines) 10.3 ounces
SpinnShelter stuff sack 0.4 ounces
Alpinelite Bug Shelter (including guylines) 9.7 ounces
AlpineliteBug Shelter stuff sack 0.2 ounces
Easton 6" Aluminum Pegs (2) 0.6 ounces
GG TiteLite Ti Stakes (10) 2.2 ounces23.4 ounces for a big double wall shelter!
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