Hi. I have lucked upon a Skyscape X CF tent. I do a lot of camping in rocky areas (e.g. on Mount Hood) and I am concerned about a rock poking a hole in the floor. I cut a Tyvek footprint that is nearly ideal for this type of protection. However, it weighs in at 4.2 oz. This puts me squarely on the horns of a dilemma. On one hand I want to protect the most expensive item in my pack. On the other hand it seems a bit silly to go to such extremes to get a low weight item only to give back nearly 30% of the weight with a footprint. Some of the things I’ve thought about:
– Only bringing the footprint when I’m pretty sure there will be a rocky pitch.
– Bringing a few of the Tyvek scraps and placing them directly over the most troublesome rocks
– Just using the tent as-is and patch punctures with CF tape if they occur.
I’m curious what others with these expensive tents are doing.
Thanks in advance for your inputs.
