Category Archives: Tent

Reviews of tents.

Tarptent Cloudburst 2 Review

By Bryan Hansel | Published: January 19, 2011
Tarptent Cloudburst 2 being reviewed in the BWCA.

In early 2009, I traded a Tarptent Double Rainbow for a Cloudburst 2. For various reasons, I didn’t like the Double Rainbow, but I wanted to try another Tarptent before I wrote off the category. Tim Smith, the owner and founder of Jack Mountain Bushcraft School, says “It takes four nights to own a shelter.” [...]

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GearPods Shelter Kit Review

By Bryan Hansel | Published: June 23, 2010
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GearPods, a company based out of Polson, Montana, manufactures “modular, lightweight adventure and survival gear to help the outdoor enthusiast to prepare for the unexpected.” Their gear systems combine interconnecting, waterproof containers with pre-built survival kits. Users combine any number of containers and gear to arrive at a customized kit, something like my emergency ditch [...]

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Tarptent Double Rainbow Review

By Bryan Hansel | Published: June 4, 2009
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Tarptent’s Double Rainbow, introduced in 2006, received consistently good reviews on the Internet, so late in 2007, I decided to purchase one. During 2008, I used the tent exclusively. This tent has some good and bad points. Initial Thoughts Upon Receiving the Tarptent When I decided to purchase the Double Rainbow, I noticed a waiting [...]

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Review: Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 2

By Bryan Hansel | Published: November 3, 2008
Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 2

Review of the Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 2 Tent.

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