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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.New bomber tent released
Mon 26 Mar, 2012 9:40 am
First Ascent has just released their new 4 season Katabatic tent which took 6 prototypes over 3 years of development.
It's prototype 5 withstood over 100 days being pitched on everest at camp 4 (7926m) and even that wasnt good enoughto be released. They went back to the drawing board to change a few things before prototype 6 came out.
This thing is way overkill for anything in Australia but still a very interesting tent. I only mentioned it here on this forum because despite being way overkill, there is still a clear trend for people to buy the most bomber tent they can afford when ski touring across the snowfields as I often see tents like VE25 and trangos around.
Ed veisturs, (the bloke who designed the Mountain Hardwear EV2) helped design this one so its not just some new kids on the block.
- Standard geodesic shape, but with 2 extra side poles, making a total of SEVEN poles!
- Nice fat juicy 10mm poles
- 85 inches wide but touted as a roomy 2 man tent. I'm sure it can fit 4 thermarests side by side.
- Only yellow is available at this stage
- 70D floor, 40D inner wall, 75D fly 20D mesh
- $600 Price and 5kg weight is comparable to the competition but its vestibule appears much larger and just a general roomier tent than the competition. If you split the weight up among 3 people, 1.8kg/pp isnt too bad for something this bomber.
any takers?
http://www.whittakermountaineering.com/cat/1625/first-ascent/katabatic-tent
It's prototype 5 withstood over 100 days being pitched on everest at camp 4 (7926m) and even that wasnt good enoughto be released. They went back to the drawing board to change a few things before prototype 6 came out.
This thing is way overkill for anything in Australia but still a very interesting tent. I only mentioned it here on this forum because despite being way overkill, there is still a clear trend for people to buy the most bomber tent they can afford when ski touring across the snowfields as I often see tents like VE25 and trangos around.
Ed veisturs, (the bloke who designed the Mountain Hardwear EV2) helped design this one so its not just some new kids on the block.
- Standard geodesic shape, but with 2 extra side poles, making a total of SEVEN poles!
- Nice fat juicy 10mm poles
- 85 inches wide but touted as a roomy 2 man tent. I'm sure it can fit 4 thermarests side by side.
- Only yellow is available at this stage
- 70D floor, 40D inner wall, 75D fly 20D mesh
- $600 Price and 5kg weight is comparable to the competition but its vestibule appears much larger and just a general roomier tent than the competition. If you split the weight up among 3 people, 1.8kg/pp isnt too bad for something this bomber.
any takers?
http://www.whittakermountaineering.com/cat/1625/first-ascent/katabatic-tent
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Re: New bomber tent released
Mon 26 Mar, 2012 9:45 am
Too bad it's not integral pitch.
However the situation that these tents are built to be used in often doesnt require integral pitch, where you often have several hours/days to set up base camp, fortify your snow walls and set proper anchors etc etc..
However the situation that these tents are built to be used in often doesnt require integral pitch, where you often have several hours/days to set up base camp, fortify your snow walls and set proper anchors etc etc..
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