Aarn Pacer 2 Tent

[icemancometh]

sorry Bailz but the snow was kinda average over the weekend near Twynam so we ended up daytripping. It was scoured, ice lumps and sastrugi like with winds so did not put the Pacer up except at the campground. Good tent but a bit fiddlier to setup than some and the guylines need really good tensioning as it's already a cozy tent...good for couples or good mates but sturdy and nice.

[bailz66]

Thanks for the update anyway.

I will be bringing mine out and I don't think I will have much choice but to stay in it. I already knew it was a bit fiddly and small inside but I am just using it as a big 1 man tent or with my wife (Already did the overland with it and went really well)

I would be a little concerned with setting it up if there was a huge amount of wind with the ground sheet but I think with the snow to pad it down it might be ok

Booked for 8th of Sep so hoping for some great weather!

[icemancometh]

Thanks for the update anyway.
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I would be a little concerned with setting it up if there was a huge amount of wind with the ground sheet but I think with the snow to pad it down it might be ok

I don't get it???

[bailz66]

Just the few times I have set it up the wind has made it a bit difficult to keep everything in place.

The fly/inner joined together takes a minute to find which end goes where and if there is a lot of wind it might make it that little bit harder.

Either way I am happy with the tent and once its set up it seems pretty bomb proof

[bailz66]

Ok, so I set the tent up as an emergency shelter in 50 winds with strong gusts/snow and no visibilty on the high plains of Falls Creek (Well above the tree line) on the weekend.

The wind would have gusted up at over 100k's per hour a few times and at 3:30 in the afternoon it was quite dark with the fog/snow/cloud cover. We got it up ok even though there was a lot of wind (It would be very difficult to do this with just 1 person).

The tent got a little wet to touch but nothing too serious and considering the conditions it was pretty good (There was a lot of snow on the tent pushing the fly into the inner) which is why it got a touch wet together with some condencation. We had 2 people in the tent (My Dad and I) Dad is 195cm and quite large so it was very squishy, we also had a lot of our gear in with us because of the temprature outside being well below zero.

So all in all it held up very well considering its probably the worst conditions it is likely to see

[bailz66]

Attached is an image of the Pacer tent set up on the high plains.

You can see how hard the wind was blowing by the look of the other tent and the direction of the snow.

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Aarn Pacer 2 in the high plains

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[Miyata610]

Impressive pic, the Pacer looks very solid compared to the others.

I have a Pacer 2, but if I was expecting those conditions I'd be using my Rab Latok. Maybe I'll try the Pacer next time. Nice.

The only concern I have with the design is that in blowing snow surely it would accumulate under the fly at the ends with that largish gap. That also coincides with the mesh sections in the inner. No probs?

[bailz66]

To prevent this from happening I actually built up a bit of a snow wall in the direction the wind was coming from (Only a small wall) to stop the snow from coming in and under.

I had my pack under the versable at the other end which did get quite covered in snow but its a pretty sterdy pack. I don't think I would ever walk if I thought the conditions would eventuate. The expected rain fall was for <1mm and winds were meant to be 25-27kmph. We endded up with 37mm and 40k winds (Gusts of 76k's at falls creek) we were on the high plains so a lot stronger there.

So I guess what I am saying is that this tent will stand up to just about anything you throw at it but there are probably tents better suited. I will note that the yellow tent in the background was actually just in the process of being set up. It stood up quite well to the wind onslaught.