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    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    So I bought an RL cuben Lone Peak to test for winter backpacking. Unfortunately, by the time I ordered and received it, it was pretty much past winter, so I'll be using it next winter.

    It's a nice shelter, setup is fairly easy, spread out the 'bottom' into a circle, start with closed doors and just stake around the bottom then insert the center pole. Very little restaking once it's up.

    It accommodates a TiGoat or RL stove. Lots of room for one person, could easily fit two. Double zipper on the door. Taped seams.

    On my cheapo kitchen scale:

    Shelter: 20.5 oz with cuben stuff sack
    13 Stakes in bag (it takes 12 to pitch, stakes include 4 groundhog-type stakes and 9 CF): 4.25 oz
    CF Pole: 6.5 oz (can use trekking poles to save this weight)

    Some pics:

    lone peak 1

    .lone peak 2

    .lone peak 3

    With both doors open fully

    .lone peak 4

    lots of room at both ends of pad

    .lone peak 5

    lying on pad with one foot on top of the other, still not touching the inside of the shelter. Same room at head end.

    .lone peak 6

    with just one door open. See how much space is still in front of the pole. You can get in with the door fully open when it's raining and not get your stuff in back wet, unless it's coming down hard at an angle. Then just open the door half way and crouch in.

    .lone peak 7

    nice attention to detail

    #1996741
    James Cahill
    BPL Member

    @dmatb

    Locale: Norf Carl

    Thats a good looking shelter, too bad you have to wait until next winter! What are those 3 loops on each side for?

    #1996749
    t.darrah
    BPL Member

    @thomdarrah

    Locale: Southern Oregon

    Looks great, look forward to reading a winter TR with it in use!

    #1996758
    And E
    Spectator

    @lunchandynner

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    The 3 loops could perhaps be tie out loops; run your cord through all three to spread the weight load across a greater area.

    #1996850
    Ike Jutkowitz
    BPL Member

    @ike

    Locale: Central Michigan

    This could just be the year you get someone to share that two person shelter with you. A romantic fire crackling away in the ti hearth…

    #1997048
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "What are those 3 loops on each side for?"

    With a long, continuous loop, you use the three points to create a self-equalizing, multidirectional guy out to distribute the load.

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