Trailstar Pyramid Pitch

[Anthony Huhn]

Does anyone have pictures/experience with pitching the trailstar as a pyramid? I am really curios what it ends up being like.

Basically, I am considering a duomid vs. trailstar and have read several threads about pros/cons of each.

I was leaning more towards the trailstar as it would provide better room for me (6'4"). My main concern is everyone saying its a pain to find a spot to pitch it.

Where I live (Michigan) it isn't typically too hard to find a place to pitch a largish tent, but I want to get a feel for the pyramid pitch of the trailstar to know if it is a workable solution or not.

I'd prefer to keep the thread about the trailstar pitch as there are a million threads regarding duo vs trailstar….

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Anthony

[Stephen M]

I did see a picture on Bpl a while back showing a Trailstar in a pyramid pitch but don't have the link, no doubt someone will provide the link.
I have used both a Trailstar and Carbon Fiber Duomid on winter trips but much prefer a Golite Sl3.

[Anthony Huhn]

I found this guy:

http://dzjow.com/2011/02/18/pitching-options-for-the-trailstar/

but what I really want is a picture of the inside.

Anthony

[Anthony Huhn]

I did some math…. should be a 7'2" sided pyramid with a height of about 4'6"

sounds small…

the sided would be way shorter than a speedmid but the height would be ~54.3" better by ~.3" than a duomid.

[Anthony Huhn]

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=25431&startat=20

Dave Chenault has the last post on the second page, video gave me a rough enough idea.

Anthony

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