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Silnylon 15oz
COLOR: Gray or Yellow
It's a Tarp! It's a Shelter! Amazing Simplicity!
Fast Setup!!!
NO MOVING PARTS!
BOMBER ALPINE WIND PROTECTION
Five equal size panels blend shelter protection with tarp pitching ease and multiple options.
The 7' long baseline on each of the five equal sides create a very large pentagon floor plan living space for one or two (three in a squeeze) plus gear.
• Pitches with one standard or short length adjustable trekking pole in the center. Longer fixed length poles require a higher pitch and/or one side be pitched open in the standard pitch mode. A found stick works great too.
• 50+ sq/ft of useable floor space. Lots of room for two hikers plus all gear. -Three in a squeeze.
• TEN Perimeter Tieouts All with LineLocks- One at each primary corner and one centered on each side at the edge. Linelocks can be removed to save 1.2oz.
• Can be pitched tight to the ground for maximum full sided protection or higher for views, easy entry and great ventilation. Most of the time one side or corner will be pitched off the ground as a door and the center height will be about 44"-Lots of room to sit up. A tight ground pitch on all sides has a center height of about 36".
• Awesome shelter for hikers with dogs.
• Roof angle is moderate for great wind shedding and light snow loads.
• Super shelter for day hikers and ski groups for lunch stops and emergencies. Eight people can sit inside and at least four can lie tight together if needed.
• We don't advocate cooking in a shelter/tent - but it's pretty large...
• Gear hang loops mid position on each of the five seams to rig hang lines or clips up bivy hoods.
• Roof Apex is reinforced and has an outisde guyline loop and inside has a gear hang loop.
• No zippers, flaps, vents or other parts to wear or fail.
• Only five straight easy seams to seam seal.
• Linelocks can be cutoff to save about 1 oz and our MiniLine (optional) can be switched for the larger Reflecto line to save about 1 more ounce on the line system.
BPL Reviews Here:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/reviews/display_reviews?forum_thread_id=21102&cat=Shelters%20%2D%20Tarps%20%26%20Floorless&cid=33
Fast Set Up:
1: Loosely lie it out on the ground. Visualize an equal pentagon shape for staking angles. 15 sec.
2: Stake down four corners, visualizing a pentagon shape for guyline angles off the shelter. (Shorter lines for a low pitch - longer for a high pitch. 20sec.
3: Insert trekking pole in center. 10 sec.
4: Stake out 5th corner off a short stick or trekking pole. 25 sec.
5: Use built in Linelocks to tighten each corner. 20 sec.
DONE: 1.5 min
How to Get Inside:
- Since it is a five sided shelter it will stand up with only four of the five main corners staked down.
- If you are using it all staked low to the ground, easily loosen one corner using the LineLock and then duck inside and retighten the linelock reaching from inside. -It's easier than it sounds.
- If you do not need the full low pitch protection; use a second trek pole or stick about hip height and pitch one corner off the ground as a door. This creates a tall door.
-If you want in between protection of a smaller door, make a knee height eyebrow door arch using a second trek pole about 24" tall on a center side tieout.
Setup Viarations:
-One side (OR two) of the X Shelter can be staked tight to the ground and the other sides set side higher using longer guylines to make it a wedge shape, blocking wind from one or more directions but offering great views from the others.
-For really harsh wind, all ten stake points can be used for an incredibly stable low wind shedding bombproof shelter. Pitched all the way low it should be able to handle 60mph!
-Can be pitched really high using a long stick or two trek poles lashed together and longer guylines. Think: Walk-In Party Cabana!
OPTIONAL TRAILSTAR STAKE SET
Five 9" Easton Stakes .5oz ea for high wind and main stake points.
PLUS
Five 6.5" .28oz ea Titanium Skewer stakes for side stake points.
Mix and match to carry only the ones you need for each trip!
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