Comments on: Backpacker ’09 Gear Guide Touts Big Agnes Fly Creek UL 1 Tent http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/28/backpacker-magazine-09-gear-guide-touts-big-agnes-fly-creek-ul-1-tent-as-best-all-around/ Ideas, advice, news and reviews, to help you become "one with your pack" Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Will http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/28/backpacker-magazine-09-gear-guide-touts-big-agnes-fly-creek-ul-1-tent-as-best-all-around/comment-page-1/#comment-36357 Will Sun, 31 May 2009 03:15:31 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/28/backpacker-magazine-09-gear-guide-touts-big-agnes-fly-creek-ul-1-tent-as-best-all-around/#comment-36357 I bought this thing. It's an aesthetically pleasing design, but doesn't work well in practice. It's small. Did I say it's small? It's really small. The first night out it rained hard. Water leaked in through the fly zipper and then drips right on my head. Don't open that zip -- the rest of the water comes in right in the sleeping area. It needs a lot of stakes. The floor corners floats off frustratingly. Etc. I returned it. I bought this thing. It’s an aesthetically pleasing design, but doesn’t work well in practice.

It’s small. Did I say it’s small? It’s really small.

The first night out it rained hard. Water leaked in through the fly zipper and then drips right on my head. Don’t open that zip — the rest of the water comes in right in the sleeping area.

It needs a lot of stakes. The floor corners floats off frustratingly. Etc.

I returned it.

]]> By: Robin http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/28/backpacker-magazine-09-gear-guide-touts-big-agnes-fly-creek-ul-1-tent-as-best-all-around/comment-page-1/#comment-35858 Robin Tue, 19 May 2009 12:29:50 +0000 http://lightbackpacking.com/2009/04/28/backpacker-magazine-09-gear-guide-touts-big-agnes-fly-creek-ul-1-tent-as-best-all-around/#comment-35858 This is a great tent and I really like that when you don't need the fly you have a clear view of the sky. I got say though, I think the standard for what qualifies as "ultralight" needs to be updated. At about 2 1/2 lbs pack weight I don't really think this is "ultra" light. Not comparied to a six moons design or Gossamer "the one" or AGG "tarptent" or Tarptent's "sublite", etc... I think Backpacker magazine favors the larger companies that are paying of the advertisments. The true ultralight makers bearly get talked about in that magazine. Robin <a href="http://www.backpackbasecamp.com/" rel="nofollow">BackpackBaseCamp .com</a> This is a great tent and I really like that when you don’t need the fly you have a clear view of the sky. I got say though, I think the standard for what qualifies as “ultralight” needs to be updated. At about 2 1/2 lbs pack weight I don’t really think this is “ultra” light. Not comparied to a six moons design or Gossamer “the one” or AGG “tarptent” or Tarptent’s “sublite”, etc…

I think Backpacker magazine favors the larger companies that are paying of the advertisments. The true ultralight makers bearly get talked about in that magazine.

Robin

BackpackBaseCamp .com

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