New Tent

August 2, 2007 @ 10:10 pm · Filed under Adventure, Mountaineering · Written by Karthik Narayanaswami

After spending my time sleeping in bivy sacks on my climbing trips, I finally decided to get myself a cheap-but-good tent for regular short climbs.

It’s a 7×7 foot Swiss Gear three-person, three-season dome tent. I do need to get some soft-shell spray-on to waterproof the tent before I take it out.

And the moment I got back home from work, I couldn’t resist putting it together to see what it looks like and snap up a couple of pictures. So far, I’m impressed, especially considering the price that I paid for it!

Swiss Gear tent

Swiss Gear tent

Swiss Gear tent

And oh, it looks a tad weird because I put it together on the concrete. So, the tent could not stretch out on the floor (which would have been possible on the ground by driving stakes through the base). But despite that, it seems to be a pretty good investment.

I’m a happy camper! :D

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  1. Cydonian Said,

    August 2, 2007 @ 10:43 pm

    Only three seasons? Does it get wet in the Monsoon season?

  2. Cydonian Said,

    August 2, 2007 @ 10:45 pm

    Right. That was incredibly stupid.

    Rest assured, I shalt commit Seppuki only with the sharpest of swords.

  3. metlin Said,

    August 2, 2007 @ 11:19 pm

    You know, it’s called Sepukku, not Sepuki. :twisted:

    Here’s an overview of seasonal tents from Wikipedia:

    A one-season tent is generally for summer use only, and may only be capable of coping with light showers. A three-season tent is for spring/summer/autumn and should be capable of withstanding fairly heavy rain, or very light snow. A four-season tent should be suitable for winter camping in all but the most extreme conditions; an expedition tent (for mountain conditions) should be strong enough to cope with heavy snow, strong winds, as well as heavy rain.

  4. Cydonian Said,

    August 2, 2007 @ 11:52 pm

    Yes, I was thinking of teppanyaki. I always think of teppanyaki when we’re dealing with a loss of honour; helps me keep my mind off all that ritualistic disembowelment.

    A three season tent sounds cozy, but I’m curious as to how this would fit in with your mountaineering plans.

  5. Alamandrax Said,

    August 3, 2007 @ 6:41 am

    pfft! upsart! a true mountaineer would hone his/her prana-bindu exercises and survive in the cold with no aid whatsoever.

    right, i’m off to buy myself a nice and thick rug to keep me warm while i crank the A/C down to 18C.

  6. metlin Said,

    August 4, 2007 @ 11:17 am

    Cydonian:

    A three season tent sounds cozy, but I’m curious as to how this would fit in with your mountaineering plans.

    You see, I do not always go climbing snowy peaks for my mountaineering endeavors. In fact, a lot of times when I do regular climbing (you know, middle of the week/weekend sort of thing), it’s out on regular sandstone/granite canyons and gorges, which tend to be fairly dry, with maybe the occasional shower or two.

    So, the tent is for such times.

    Señor Alamandrax:

    A true mountaineer capable of prana-bindu exercises would have reached a point of enlightenment where climbing a mountain would seem quite pointless. Blah.

    Ahhh, the joy of sleeping warm in a cold place. Delightful, señor, simply delightful.

  7. Alamandrax Said,

    August 8, 2007 @ 1:49 pm

    guess why i’m not climbing mountains. :P

    n00b.

  8. metlin Said,

    August 8, 2007 @ 1:59 pm

    Cause you are scared of heights and would like to pretend that it’s something special (e.g. enlightenment) when you are plain chicken-shit-scared? :twisted:

  9. Alamandrax Said,

    August 8, 2007 @ 2:02 pm

    the young one doth protest too much, methinks.

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