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Bill Reynolds BPL Member
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 7:46 am

Well I christened my new shelter last weekend in the Nantahalla National Forest at Big Scaly Mountain. It is a 8'x6' foot cuben tipi with a mesh floor and mesh screened door. The mesh is 4' wide leaving a small vestibule. The weather was rainy and 50s at night and 60/70s during the day. The shelter was made by Joe Valesko at Zpacks. Joe did a great job and I highly recommend his work. I experienced very little condensation even with a 90lb flat coat retriever with me. I was a little concerned about the dog (Yonah) and cuben/mesh but he is so laid back in camp and sleeping that I had no problems. I did put a ground cover under the shelter. I plan on this being the shelter for my AT thru in 2010. Here are some pics. Feel free to comment or ask me questions. The weight is 15 ounces. Yeah, I know it is pretty light even compared to SMD Lunar Duo.
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JT Croteau
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 9:07 am

That's pretty sweet my friend, I love it. I'm going to be bugging Joe for a new shelter when he returns from his CDT trip in November.

Rog Tallbloke BPL Member
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 9:21 am

Great looking shelter, and so light!

Do you find insects are attracted to the light colour/shiny surface?

Bill Reynolds BPL Member
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 10:21 am

Not enough experience with it to know for sure but so far bugs don't seem anymore attracted to the light color than any other darker colored tents that I have. With the complete enclosure of the mesh this wouldn't be a major problem anyway. The light color is however semi translucent.
Another thing I like about this shelter is being able to suspend it from a limb or tree as is shown in the pics. Even if you have to use a trekking pole, you can tilt it forward enough toward the vestibule that it is not directly in the sleeping space. Thanks for the compliments.

Walter Carrington BPL Member
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 10:32 am

Looks good!
What weight (oz/sq yard) is used?
Net floor instead of some solid fabric? Why, just for bug/snake closure?

Bill Reynolds BPL Member
PostedMay 18, 2009 at 10:52 am

.6 oz/sq yd. The mesh floor is very dense and keeps out all the creepy crawlers. Plus it allows a lot of ventilation by raising the stakes slightly.

Bill Reynolds BPL Member
PostedMay 19, 2009 at 10:07 am

I was curious if anyone else uses a mesh floor in their shelter and what your experience has been with it?

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