teapot57 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:07 pm
I replaced it with a Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60 pack that weighs under 2 pounds.
I also have this pack, and I love it. I really like being able to keep my tent in the long side pocket. The stretchy mesh pocket on the front of the pack holds an amazing amount of stuff and gives easy access to things that you might need during the day without opening your entire pack.
That's exactly where I keep my lightweight tent which happens to be a Gossamer Gear The Two. The tent uses trekking poles for setup to save weight. One can also buy an optional pole set for The Two which I did when I purchased the tent. I often camp two nights in one spot doing a day hike where I wanted to use my trekking poles and didn't want to leave the tent collapsed in camp. Be advised though that the pole set Gossamer Gear sold me was not the actual advertised length. The pole length should ideally be 125 cm. On three or four trips using the optional pole set I was frustrated by not being able to set up the tent nice an taut. Yet I had no problem getting the tent tight with my trekking poles.
I finally measured the pole set and discovered the Gossamer Gear poles were 2 inches short. Adding the length of the three segments yielded the correct length but someone apparently forgot to take into account that the segments lose length when they are slipped together. After discussing this with Gossamer Gear they offered to refund the cost of the poles. But I still wanted an optional pole set so began looking for alternatives. I found
Tent Pole Technologies (
https://tentpoletechnologies.com) located in the Pacific Northwest. They made me a custom pole set with just the options I wanted at a very reasonable price.
By the Way:
Tent Pole Technologies will repair fiberglass and aluminum poles as well as make pole sets to your specifications. If you need this type of service give them a look.
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