I've got a Nemo Sonic 0 and sweat my nuts off when it was in the teens even with the gills open. I have no doubt it would be comfortable in single digits.
Does this not look like the trunk of the tree?
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There are about a million threads on Eastern Montana and "decent" is an extremely broad term. Decent to me is 150+, but might be 120 for the next guy. So I would disagree and say that the majority of deer you see are going to be below average bucks in the Eastern part of the state on public...
My guess was in the $2500 area. Also - you don't want a halfway decent lion mount. There are either good lion/cat taxis or terrible ones. Doesn't seem to be an in between with cats...
I have been on a tent debate and have been going through countless threads. Copper Spur HV UL2, Kuiu Summit Star, and SO Cimarron were on my list until I started researching Tarptent.
I think I have dwindled it down to either the SS1 or SS2 and have been leaning towards the SS2 for the extra...
Thats what I've been on the fence about also. I need a new tent this year and debating on a Copper Spur HV UL2 or a Cimarron. I just move a lot and feel like the stove/pipe/etc would be too much work every morning and night.