Tarptent Contrail question

Those two Nalgenes (16" for the pair) are there to show the height at 180cm in (5.9')
Franco

Agreed, the wife and I have used the Contrail for several outings as a duo setup.

I recommend you be close with whoever you hike/sleep with though ; )

It's tight and you need to be cautious about the bathtub floor if the weather gets bad but it'll surely suffice for duo use.

There is no way that anyone would enjoy sleeping with me inside the Contrail ( I snore…) but this line
"a couple mummy bags zipped together" was a subtle clue to me that Daniel could be comfortable with his partner that close.
Franco

My GF and I are both fairly small…. her more than me. I appreciate the pics Franco. I think I'm going to have to get one now. I've been using the SMD duo, but the weight reduction really is nice on the Contrail and I can justify carrying it solo.

Thanks all for the info!

-Dan

My Contrail turned up mid this week and I am really looking forward oto setting it up. With the lack of daylight this week I havent had the chance to get out.

The geek in me so thinks this is the sexiest tent out there :) looks so cool.

As as note I chose this tent (already own a HS DR) in an attempt to reduce my base weight and still remain comfortable as I dont like sleeping under a tarp with no bug proofing.

My total weight for a 4 day hike late last month was 9.7kg, food and water included, 9 is my aim….

Cheers
Mark

Hi Mark,

great to see you on the BPL forum as well as Hiking-WA forum.

"My Contrail turned up mid this week and I am really looking forward oto setting it up. With the lack of daylight this week I havent had the chance to get out."

The Contrail takes some practice to set it up right, I am still fine tuning mine, any problems, Franco is the person to ask.

Tony

Hi Tony,

Good to hear from you, yes our mate Roger Caffin convinced me to join as a paying member after poking around for a while.

I have Pm'd Franco and received a responce with some tips for pitching with trekking poles (handle up), he was also the one that I spoke to years back when i bought my Double Rainbow..

Cheers

Mark,

I'm also a new Contrail owner. Could you forward Franco's setup tips to this thread for others to learn from. Thanks.