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    Jon Solomon
    BPL Member

    @areality

    Locale: Lyon/Taipei

    Has anybody had any experience with an inner tent made of black ripstop?

    #3583049
    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    Very gloomy. Not conducive to an early morning start.

    Cheers

    #3583060
    Jon Solomon
    BPL Member

    @areality

    Locale: Lyon/Taipei

    Must be great for sleeping in latitudes where the sun is seasonally up for very long parts of the day.

    #3583071
    Paul McLaughlin
    BPL Member

    @paul-1

    I have not had experience with a black inner tent, but I have noticed significant differences in mood depending on tent color. I have one tent with a dark green fly and I find it gloomy, despite the white inner tent. I much prefer light colors all around. A nice white or gold is my favorite.

    #3583074
    Jon Solomon
    BPL Member

    @areality

    Locale: Lyon/Taipei

    Yes, I agree.

    But the choice of fly (outer) color is really dependent on the intended usage. Nothing potentially ruins the mood more than uninvited guests, human or otherwise, attracted by bright colors.

    #3583075
    Todd T
    BPL Member

    @texasbb

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    It’s tempting to jump on the gloomy bandwagon, but my and everyone else’s propensity to do that probably answers the original question:  No.

    Outside the far north situations alluded to above, I guess I’d be surprised to find a black (solid) inner.  I’ve certainly never seen one.

    #3583088
    Jon Solomon
    BPL Member

    @areality

    Locale: Lyon/Taipei

    Quechua makes a “fresh and black” series of pop-up tents with fixed, non-removable poles. White outer with reflective coating and a black inner. Must be great for the morning after during an outdoor music festival.
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    #3583105
    Geoff Caplan
    BPL Member

    @geoffcaplan

    Locale: Lake District, Cumbria

    I was recently at a retailer that had a demo tent up with a black inner designed to create a good blackout.

    Like the Quechua, it seemed to be aimed at the festival market where users would want to sleep in after a late night.

    I was intrigued enough to spend a few minutes inside to get a sense of how it would feel. My personal response was that I would end up semi-suicidal if pinned inside for any time in a storm. I personally much prefer a cheery gold or yellow for an inner.

    For hiking, the only valid use I could see for a blackout inner would be summer camping in high or low latitudes, though speaking for myself I’ve never had any issues sleeping in arctic twilight. But for people who find this a problem, I suspect that a sleep mask would be a more practical solution.

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