Golite.com–40% off

Thanks Gary. You're right, I could use the room. I could bring down some of the added weight by leaving the 7 oz bivy at home. This sale's gonna make it hard to pass up.

Oh my biscuits.

Poncho Tarp just purchased for $48??

Pinch me!

Dug
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Kendall,

The option exists to use 2 hiking poles at the front to form an inverted "V". This gets rid of the center pole hassle. I used a PVC "Y" on mine to fit onto the pole tips.

Regards,
John

Thanks John. I was wondering about the center pole and how bothersome it might be.

Kendall, check out this link to Dondo's site. It's what got me considering the Shangri-La 2 to start with. I like a roomy shelter (I carry a Rainshadow 2 just for me and my dog) so I went with the 2. I got the Shangri-La primarily for a solo winter shelter but will see how we both fit in the spring.

http://dondo1.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/about-the-gear-part-2/

I just wished they shipped to Canada!

David,

It's free shipping to my house (over $75). If you want to pay for shipping from Colorado to Canada, I'll re-ship it for you.

Randy

Thanks Randy – that is Mighty fine of you! I'll get back to you shortly!

-David

Randy,

Dondo's review is very convincing and encouraging for my purposes for getting the SL-2. I was thinking of it primarily for winter. This year will be my first time snow camping. I want to be as protected as possible. I have a Grace Duo for me and my dogs in spring, Summer and fall. And, when they're not with me I'll be using a poncho tarp; which, I have to RE-acquire. A year and a half ago I was a victim of the southbound economy and had to sell a lot of gear. I like that, by not needing the bivy, the weight only comes to 6 ounces more than when I'm using my Grace Duo/bivy combo.

Yep. I'm considering using this coupon code for a poncho tarp as well.

Thanks for the link. The SL-2's going to work. I'm even more excited now.

Kendall

Does anyone know what the width and length is on the Shangrila 2? Ive been thinking of getting the MSR twin sisters since its plenty long for my long size bag and wide enough to have two people use 25" wide pads. But I dont like that it doesn't have side pull out loops. This seems like a great deal on a very similar tent but would like to get more info on it. What are your alls thoughts on it compared to the twin sisters?

Cesar, there's a tiny image on the description tab of Golite's SL2 page which shows the dimensions as 4'9" x 9'5" if read the fine print right.

http://www.golite.com/Product/ProdDetail.aspx?p=370002110&mc=154&t=&lat=

Anybody recently get the golite codes to work? I've tried adding both codes in this thread to my cart and nothing happens. Last month I was able to get the codes to work (though I didn't purchase anything).

Daniel,

I haven't made my purchase yet, but I got the code to work just fine. Keep trying it'll work.

I just tried the code BSF10 and it worked for me on a sleeping bag . . .

wonder if it's my browser. The cart in Safari looks all garbled up, and nothing happens in firefox. I'll have to try it out on microsoft explorer (which I don't have).

Daniel
I had a similar problem getting a Golite code to work earlier this year and their customer support suggested I try deleting my browser cookies and trying the code again, which did the trick.

What an idiot. I think it's been working all along. I keep looking at the cart content expecting to see the discount there but the price stays the same. But when I look down in the subtotal area the reduced price shows up!!!!.

Cheers

It's okay Daniel. It's the holidays. You do that in the spring and we'll all make fun of you. :)

I placed an order last night, that discount was too good to pass up.

I got our son the 20 degree quilt and some thermals, at 40% off that was easy.

any comments on the Jam sizing? i wear a medium hip belt and large torso in most packs, so often i end up making a compromise (usually medium/medium). thoughts?

Shouldn't have any problems, I wear a large size torso and I'm about a 32" waist. I think they are pretty much one size fits all unless you are extremely heavy or thin. I have had three golite packs in the large torso size and never had a problem with the hipbelt size.

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Does anyone have any opinios on whether the SL Nest options would work with a MLD Trailstar?

Thanks.

I would say no. The trailstar pitches quite low compared to other pyramid style shelters. This is what makes it tricky to use any of the existing production nests with that shelter. The SL3 or SL5 nest would be too tall and the SL1 and SL2 are two pole shelters so I don't see those nests working either.

Did you see the other thread on nests for the trailstar?

Ryan

No, I have not. I was intending on simply using a groundsheet, but for the price of the GL Nests with thise code I figured I would pick up the 1/2 person if they would work with the Trailstar.

If you could point me to the threads in questions I would appreciate it.

Nvm: Searched and found a ton ><. Seems to be asked about quite often. Thank for the heads up.