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Thu 06 Feb, 2020 3:54 pm
Ivor wrote:Moondog55 wrote:Is even the SoLong too short?
viewtopic.php?f=13&t=30764
Hi, do you think that it would withstand winds and snow? Do you know if there is a 4 season of it available?
Its certainly long enough though!!
Better to ask the seller directly But perhaps not, I know how harsh our conditions can be above the snow line
Re: wanted to see a Hilleberg Atko Adelaide
Thu 06 Feb, 2020 5:32 pm
The fly doesnt seem to reach very low. So wind getting under it could be an issue. Though.. a magic carpet ride could be fun 
Re: wanted to see a Hilleberg Atko Adelaide
Thu 06 Feb, 2020 6:16 pm
I have seen the Scarp under snow (including mine) but I have never seen A SoLong with snow about.
Keep in mind that the Scarp was not specifically designed to be a 4 season tent but it does OK with the added X poles (you don't need them for 3 season weather...)
http://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/20 ... inter.html
BTW, the first name for the Scarp was Iceland.
That was the name we used to refer to that project, a tent for Henry to use in Iceland.
As Henry was tinkering with the design I kept sending in pro and cons of somewhat similar designed tents.
They all started from a Robert Saunders design and several manufacturers since have added and modified that.
A couple of problems that had to be overcome were the complexity of set up of a certain british design and the fact that the Akto ends collapsed under snow.
And that is how those pitchloc corners came about as well as the addition of the X poles...
And just for fun , for all those that see "Duplex" copies, yes Robers Saunders also designed a "Duplex", about 40 years before the Duplex...
(The Saunders Base Packer)
Keep in mind that the Scarp was not specifically designed to be a 4 season tent but it does OK with the added X poles (you don't need them for 3 season weather...)
http://www.christownsendoutdoors.com/20 ... inter.html
BTW, the first name for the Scarp was Iceland.
That was the name we used to refer to that project, a tent for Henry to use in Iceland.
As Henry was tinkering with the design I kept sending in pro and cons of somewhat similar designed tents.
They all started from a Robert Saunders design and several manufacturers since have added and modified that.
A couple of problems that had to be overcome were the complexity of set up of a certain british design and the fact that the Akto ends collapsed under snow.
And that is how those pitchloc corners came about as well as the addition of the X poles...
And just for fun , for all those that see "Duplex" copies, yes Robers Saunders also designed a "Duplex", about 40 years before the Duplex...
(The Saunders Base Packer)
Last edited by Franco on Mon 10 Feb, 2020 6:50 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: wanted to see a Hilleberg Atko Adelaide
Thu 06 Feb, 2020 8:11 pm
Found lots on the wayback machine
https://web.archive.org/web/20090125040 ... frame.html
There was a thread on BPL a while ago about somebody wanting to clone the above tent in modern materials
https://web.archive.org/web/20090125040 ... frame.html
There was a thread on BPL a while ago about somebody wanting to clone the above tent in modern materials
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