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Dec 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm #1311043
This is not a "made-by-me" tent but a "modded-by-me" tent. Look in WINTER HIKING at the "Scarp 2 For Winter?" thead.
For those thinking of modding their tent I say go for it. Properly done, mods can add a lot of usefulness to a tent.
I liked many of the Scarp 2 features but needed more support for high wind and snow loads. I shortened the optional X-ing poles and placed them inside the fly. In testing it has withstood 60 mph gusts with no problems.
To me DIY also means taking a commercial backpacking item and modding it to suit one's particular needs.
Dec 15, 2013 at 4:06 pm #2054577cool mods.
for those of you who enjoy links:
Dec 15, 2013 at 11:31 pm #2054681OK. Good stuff. Lots of great mods posted here on the Scarp.
So, Henry, are you ready to tackle a real winter tent yet? Of all the cottage guys, you are best positioned, perhaps. What are you waiting for?
Dec 15, 2013 at 11:50 pm #2054687Is there a lot of demand? Maybe Henry is smarter than us? Perhaps he is waiting to see how Caffin does with his? Where's Waldo?
Dec 23, 2013 at 8:36 am #2057062Eric,
thanks a lot for your work on the Scarp. Is the tent still freestanding with your internal crossing poles? Or are the corner guy-outs absolutely necessary now?
Dec 23, 2013 at 1:26 pm #2057130Eric said:
"To me DIY also means taking a commercial backpacking item and modding it to suit one's particular needs"
I agree. This is well within the intro at the top of the myog forum, which says, in part:
"and discussions of how to HACK UP off the market products to make them lighter (and sometimes, better)."
Dec 31, 2013 at 3:06 pm #2059164Jens,
No, my modded Scarp 2 is not freestanding but it won't collapse either. Even if the corner CF poles turn inwards and lay nearly horizontal the tent still "stands" with either external or internal X-ing poles.
To make it properly pitched one MUST stake out each corner as well as the middle ends. That said I admire Henry's patented "Pitch Loc" triangulated CF captive corner poles. They support the corners very strongly and, with my internal X-ing pole mod, make an excellent base for the downward force of these poles.
In a conversation with Henry on this X-ing pole mod I can say he seemed "interested" so perhaps we will see a dedicated TT winter tent someday.
Henry obviously has an out-of-the-box style of thinking about tent design (see his StratoSpire) so what he would come up with as a winter tent design may be a big and pleasant design surprise.
In any case a TT winter tent would definitly be a strong competitor. Already Henry is using carbon fiber in longer poles and likes quick pitching tents, UNLIKE the North Face VE geodesic series, for ex. -
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