Bushwalk Australia

by **Happy Pirate** » Mon 12 Aug, 2013 8:46 pm

OK so I'm still in the market for a new tent, my new hammock not withstanding, and am looking keenly at a Tarptent Stratospire 1 or 2.
This will be a tent mainly for NQ weather plus temperate summers and shoulders so needs good airflow and fly-free pitching and decent vestibules and It would need to accommodate 2 people a few times a year.

My concern is that the Strat 1 seems a little cozy for 2 people if you aren't at that special canoodling stage in a friendship.
Does anybody have experience sharing a Strat 1 with a platonic friend? Or even with a partner?
How does lowering the tub floor affect water resistance?

If I were to instead consider the Strat 2, how does it compare to the Sixmoons Lunar Duo - Explorer which is about the same weight.

Thanks
Steve

by **Strider** » Mon 12 Aug, 2013 8:53 pm

I think the width of the Strat 1 inner is the same as the Scarp 1 inner at 32"? Although roomy for one, I certainly wouldn't want another person in there with me. However, I do know Robert H shared my particular tent with his partner prior to my purchase from him.

I would go for the Strat 2 or Lunar Duo as you have suggested. Do keep in mind that the lunar duo is single skin, not sure if condensation is an issue in the tropics?

by **Strider** » Mon 12 Aug, 2013 8:55 pm

Wish I could delete posts in Tapatalk!

by **KANANGRABOYD** » Mon 12 Aug, 2013 9:04 pm

I own a SS2 and have nothing but praise for it!. I used it for a week over New Years up on the Main Range near Blue Lake in VERY windy weather and it was superb. It is great to just use either inner in Summer ( I have the 1/2 solid inner) or the fly as a tarp style.
I have just weighed mine now ( see pic ) 1345gms - includes 6 easton gold alloy pegs and seamsealed fly and all tieouts with spectra cord.
For the minimal weight difference I would go with the SS2 - a little extra weight for a whole lot more space.

: total weight includes pegs/guyline/seam sealed fly/ 1/2 solid inner

: out on Main Range; SS2KOSI2.jpg (340.18 KiB) Viewed 5177 times

: SS2KOSI1.jpg (370.09 KiB) Viewed 5177 times

by **Happy Pirate** » Mon 12 Aug, 2013 10:15 pm

Strider wrote:Wish I could delete posts in Tapatalk!

I have no idea what that means!

Strider wrote: Do keep in mind that the lunar duo is single skin, not sure if condensation is an issue in the tropics?

I didn't know that. +1 for Strat2 then.

Strat 2 would be great for 2 people but I was hoping to get a tent I could also use solo, but Strat 2 wouldn't be much lighter than my Sprite.
Steve

by **Overlandman** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 9:22 pm

Hi Kanangraboyd

Love the Wall Oven & Lounge in photo 3

by **Happy Pirate** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 10:01 pm

Happy Pirate wrote: Do keep in mind that the lunar duo is single skin, not sure if condensation is an issue in the tropics?
I didn't know that. +1 for Strat2 then.

Strat 2 would be great for 2 people but I was hoping to get a tent I could also use solo, but Strat 2 wouldn't be much lighter than my Sprite.
Steve

But much lighter than My 2nd Arrow. Maybe I need TWO tents. (Damn, damn; more gear purchases... :wink:

)
SH

by **Happy Pirate** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 9:45 pm

KANANGRABOYD wrote:I own a SS2 and have nothing but praise for it!. I used it for a week over New Years up on the Main Range near Blue Lake in VERY windy weather and it was superb. It is great to just use either inner in Summer ( I have the 1/2 solid inner) or the fly as a tarp style.
I have just weighed mine now ( see pic ) 1345gms - includes 6 easton gold alloy pegs and seamsealed fly and all tieouts with spectra cord.
For the minimal weight difference I would go with the SS2 - a little extra weight for a whole lot more space.
SS2 WEIGHT.JPG

I'm leaning towards SS2.
The weight in your pic seems a bit more than specified (1.1kg). Is there anything extra adding to that?
S

by **Strider** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 9:48 pm

Happy Pirate wrote:The weight in your pic seems a bit more than specified (1.1kg). Is there anything extra adding to that?

Seamsealing would add a bit..

I've seen those pics somewhere before. Is your partner a member here too?

by **Strider** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 9:54 pm

Sorry that bit about the pics was meant for Matt

by **Franco** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 2:12 pm

The SS1 is a solo shelter that can take 2 x 50 cm mats by dropping the bathtub floor a few inches each side.
So in my view it can be used on the odd overnighter with another person , the lay-out make it easy to top and tail, but obviously it isn't a comfortable set up that way.
You can see how it works in my video clip of that :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQd6ebhwlYg

by **KANANGRABOYD** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 5:05 pm

Strider wrote:
Happy Pirate wrote:The weight in your pic seems a bit more than specified (1.1kg). Is there anything extra adding to that?

Seamsealing would add a bit..

I've seen those pics somewhere before. Is your partner a member here too?[/q
Nope she isn't, and yes I posted them before in another topic about tents on the forum. The pics were taken over New Years 2012/13 near Blue Lake in KNP.
Cheers,
Matt

by **KANANGRABOYD** » Thu 15 Aug, 2013 5:25 pm

Happy Pirate wrote:
KANANGRABOYD wrote:I own a SS2 and have nothing but praise for it!. I used it for a week over New Years up on the Main Range near Blue Lake in VERY windy weather and it was superb. It is great to just use either inner in Summer ( I have the 1/2 solid inner) or the fly as a tarp style.
I have just weighed mine now ( see pic ) 1345gms - includes 6 easton gold alloy pegs and seamsealed fly and all tieouts with spectra cord.
For the minimal weight difference I would go with the SS2 - a little extra weight for a whole lot more space.
The attachment SS2 WEIGHT.JPG is no longer available

I'm leaning towards SS2.
The weight in your pic seems a bit more than specified (1.1kg). Is there anything extra adding to that?
S

Ok, here I have done a revision, took tent apart and noticed I had left a homemade attic in it and also no pegs! so...........
Fly (seam sealed myself with silnet ) - 744gms
Inner ( partial solid inner option ) - 518gms
extra guyline x 2 - 12gms
stuffsac - 21gms
I haven't included pegs as I think I have them in another tent but they are 6 inch Gold Easton Aluminum that weigh 10gms each ( according to Tarptent site) x 6 = 60gms
So the totals by my scales ( including peg weights) =1355gms. I have included new pics I just took now, the only "extra" weight on my tent is 2 x homemade zipper pulls which probably don't even weigh anything. I put a good amount of silnet around the spots where the hiking poles attachments go.