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Looking for a long 2 person external frame freestanding with vertical end walls

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Troy Ammons BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2025 at 7:41 am

Time for a new tent.

Looking for a long (for tall folks) 2 person external frame freestanding with vertical end walls.

Whats out there?

Thanks

 

 

 

Troy Ammons BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2025 at 2:18 pm

Thanks and I have looked at these and considered, but was hoping for an external frame tent.

Brad W BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2025 at 2:53 pm

External frame as in frame outside the fly? Why would you need this?

Troy Ammons BPL Member
PostedFeb 20, 2025 at 5:17 pm

I already have this tent but it is slightly short. I may be able to modify it so the ends pull out more which I may do. I have this one but in green.

 

Ken Larson BPL Member
PostedFeb 21, 2025 at 4:21 am

Dan is your picture a Big Sky International and if yes what size.

PostedFeb 21, 2025 at 5:52 am

Thanks and I have looked at these and considered, but was hoping for an external frame tent.

Sorry – I read your initial post and the “external frame” bit just didn’t register in my brain! Not sure why, but there it is.

What “height” are you?  Might help with an answer.

Also,  single wall, double wall, or either?

Dan BPL Member
PostedFeb 21, 2025 at 7:30 am

Dan is your picture a Big Sky International and if yes what size.

No, it’s a brand I’ve never heard of. I just put your requirements into a LLM and got a bunch of recommendations. I’m sure you can find it using a reverse image search.

Troy Ammons BPL Member
PostedFeb 21, 2025 at 8:03 am

The Big Sky International tent is what I own. Revolution 1.5 person.

The Big Sky Chinook 2p is longer and heavier and $800 new.

Dan BPL Member
PostedFeb 21, 2025 at 8:43 am

Like I said, it’s not that brand. Ok, I will do the search for you. Samaya.

Steve S BPL Member
PostedFeb 23, 2025 at 2:39 pm

Back in the day, there was the Bishop’s Ultimate tent, a Barry Bishop design that was first used on the 1963 American Everest Expedition. The 2 person version of the tent marketed later was a trapezoidal solid with a 5×7 foot base, a smaller rectangular top, and a well-fitted rain fly. The end and side walls were steeper than those of a dome. 10.5 pounds and freestanding.

I owned one. Lovely feeling of room, while the peak height was relatively low. A few times I measured the temperature differential within the tent 15 degrees Fahrenheit above the external temperature — with the rainfly on. The tent was stable in a wind.

The only picture I can find on the web is in the background of the third photo at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/historic-everest-expeditions-photo-gallery

I suspect that using modern fabrics and carbon fiber tubes instead of aluminum, the weight might be as low as four pounds. that tent would surely be expensive, but it would have the comfortable length sought. The Caffin tent would be a better alternative, albeit not free standing, because it is too tempting to forget the need for a tether with a free-standing tent..

JG H BPL Member
PostedFeb 23, 2025 at 4:36 pm

Would the Zpacks Free Zip 2P work? The end walls aren’t fully vertical, but they’re nearly vertical toward the bottom of the canopy on both ends so that you have foot- and headroom for taller people.

Chris S BPL Member
PostedFeb 24, 2025 at 11:20 pm

If you have the Big Sky revolution 1.5 you could always just upgrade to the 2p, it should be 7 inches longer.  Or wait for the X-Dome.

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