Greg,
Yeah. I agree. But, Ralph also has a point. Some of the simpler
lightweight shelters are also the most rugged. Personally, I do not care
for the Bibler, nor the Nemo. For the less weight, I could carry a tarp
and a screen tent, and use them more flexibly than either. But, that's
me. Cheep is always good, if the results work as well and saves
weight. Anyway, we are getting off topic, again...
My thoughts only . . .
jdm
At 01:22 PM 7/20/2009, you wrote:
>well, the name of the group is BackpackingLight, not BackpackingCheap. The emphasis on on lightweight. Cost may be an issue for some folks, but not all. That Bibler tent is a good tent. But yes, it is pricey. Worth the cost? Depends a lot on who's buying. (I prefer the tarptents these days over the bombproof single wall Bibler, even if I felt I could afford the Bibler.)
>
>Maybe we need another forum called BackpackingCheap or HoboBackpacking.
>
>In the meantime, seems to me that all items that have to do with lightweight backpacking are open for discussion here, everything from tents costing hundreds of dollars to blue plastic tarps you can buy at Wally World.
>
>Greg
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>> Maybe I just don't get it.
>>
>> I mean I believe in quality, and getting what you pay for and all.
>>
>> But my local big box store is selling a 3 parson dome tent for $20 this
>> week.
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>> Are these tents really twenty-nine times better?
>>
>...
>
>> sometimes I think that the list collectively forgets that camping can be
>> done cheap and easy (and lightweight)
>>
>> Ralph
>> (who has been accused of hobo camping) :]
>>
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