KUIU's new tent???

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Kodiak,
There are a few companies that make just a bathtub floor/groundsheet you can put inside a floor-less shelter. That'd solve the worry about a river getting your pad if you wanted.
 

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Funny this topic came up. We were in my SL5 four days ago on Kodiak when my brother yells "there's water in the tent"! We knowing camped in the tidal zone after a long 12 hour float/drag to get near the extraction point the next day. We had bad tide information and at about 1:00am the tide came pouring in. Not fun to get up soaked in the middle of the night with 35 degree temps and 30 mph winds and move to high ground. We broke out the spare tent (which I always have in Kodiak) and spent the rest of the night in it. Obviously this was our fault and not the shelters. However I was really impressed the SL5 rode out the tide and the wind all night undamaged. A few stakes pulled loose but it was none the worse for wear. It's a lot tougher than I give it credit for.

The situation really angered me though due to my poor judgment. It has been a long time since I did something that dumb.
 
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SJ AK,
That's very similar to my rising river story. The amazingly lucky thing about that incident was that my friend woke up to take relieve himself and I heard..."The Raft is floating away!!!"... It was one of our inflatable kayaks and we quickly jumped in the other round raft we had and retrieved it. Had it been another 5 minutes and that kayak would have floated around the bend and we would've had zero idea as to how long it would have been gone. Needless to say, the rafts were ALWAYS tied up after that. That's when we all realized it was time to move the shelter and everything to higher and dryer ground.
 

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Not to keep hijacking but also be mindful of what you tie to and the highwater mark. Buddy and I lost his dad's 18 foot johnboat with console and 150HP motor in high school. Pulled it up on the bank and tied it to a dead cottonwood tree that was about 30 ft long. Got up in the morning, river had come up about 9ft and both boat and tree were gone.
 

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Lotsa good companies make lotsa good tents. Never buy seafood at a steakhouse......
 

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Kodiak,
There are a few companies that make just a bathtub floor/groundsheet you can put inside a floor-less shelter. That'd solve the worry about a river getting your pad if you wanted.

I explored that. But with a floor and a canopy, I'm back to within a small weight of what I have now. And as per my sig, I don't count ounces. I also went with the EV2 for the single wall and external poles. I hunt alone, so there's no one there to help me pitch a shelter in 35 mph winds at night. Two poles and it's up, a third and it's complete and I get in side. No fly, no trekking poles...just up. I know guys can pitch tipis and tarps in 14 seconds and they sustain 100 mph winds. I respect that. I'm a tent guy. I just am. Same as I'm a synthetic insulation guy and a heavy mountaineering boot guy. I think UL is fascinating and I cut where I can easily, but honestly, when I weigh 250 lbs...what's 8 ounces vs comfort in a full tent? That's just me.
 
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I hear you Kodiak and can understand the tent desire and needs. I've run a couple older Bibler tents for years and they are super quick and easy for a solo guy to setup in a hurricane.
 
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I'm curious to there thoughts as well. I've got a 2p coming, suppose to ship end of June. I'll update this thread with pictures etc.

Cheers,
Geoff

Geoff, I received my 2p yesterday and so far have only had it setup in the lounge room. Initial thoughts are that it seems just as well made as any other quality/respected tent (MSR, Mountain Hardware etc).
It is big inside and has great size vestibules especially for the weight. Packed with stuff sacks and pole repair sleeve it weighs 1.56kg which would be in line with their advertised weight of 1.53kg for tent, fly, poles, pegs and guy lines. I'm 5'10" and sit up in the middle with 4-5" of head room to spare.
The bath tub floor comes up approx 10" which will keep any drafts from hitting you directly.

For me, this is exactly what I was looking for. I almost bought a hubba hubba NX but kept pulling out because I really wanted external poles and pitch as one. I searched everywhere looking for these things in a tent and the mountain star is the only one I could find.

I'll be living out of it for 8 days from the 13th this month so I'll let you know how it goes.
 
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Geoff, I received my 2p yesterday and so far have only had it setup in the lounge room. Initial thoughts are that it seems just as well made as any other quality/respected tent (MSR, Mountain Hardware etc).
It is big inside and has great size vestibules especially for the weight. Packed with stuff sacks and pole repair sleeve it weighs 1.56kg which would be in line with their advertised weight of 1.53kg for tent, fly, poles, pegs and guy lines. I'm 5'10" and sit up in the middle with 4-5" of head room to spare.
The bath tub floor comes up approx 10" which will keep any drafts from hitting you directly.

For me, this is exactly what I was looking for. I almost bought a hubba hubba NX but kept pulling out because I really wanted external poles and pitch as one. I searched everywhere looking for these things in a tent and the mountain star is the only one I could find.

I'll be living out of it for 8 days from the 13th this month so I'll let you know how it goes.

Malla, thanks for the update, much appreciated! Sounds like a quality piece of gear at first impression.
 
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Well spent 8 wet nights in my mountain star 2p and am thoroughly happy with my purchase. It was 100% humidity all week with fog that would lift for about 2 hours a day. The only fault I found was that when the top vents are open the little stays push the outer onto the inner mesh causing 2 points where the condensation could drip. I think the conditions for condensation were as bad as they can get and although I'd prefer no drips it didn't cause me or my down bag any trouble.
Loved the space and vesibule's and love external pole pitch as one.

Overall, so far it's a good thing!
 

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Any new thoughts on this tent?

The BA Copper Spur 2 seems similar in all specs, just 3ounces lighter. Why not try the Kuiu as you get the external poles?

What other companies make a tent in this weight range and style? Apple to Apple, not sort of similar.
 
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Any new thoughts on this tent?

The BA Copper Spur 2 seems similar in all specs, just 3ounces lighter. Why not try the Kuiu as you get the external poles?

What other companies make a tent in this weight range and style? Apple to Apple, not sort of similar.

The copper spur is what I'm looking to replace.

Solid, great tent. Very happy with it. Only gripe is it's a royal pain in the ass to set up alone in wind and rain. The inside WILL get wet in the process. Maybe very wet depending on the weather.
 
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