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- From: rhaar@albert.cs.gmr.com (Bob Haar)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
- Subject: tents for scout camping.
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- Date: 17 Aug 92 12:46:05 GMT
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- Our troop is looking for replacements for our existing "fleet" of
- tents. I would like to hear what kinds of tents other scotuers on the
- net have experience with, and if there are ways to get particularly
- good deals.
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- We currently have ten four-man (nominal) canvas, cabin-style tents
- taht we have used for about fifteen years. It has taken a great deal
- of repair and TLC to get them this far. But they all seem to be wearing
- out at the same time, like the one hoss shay.
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- We camp at least one weekend a month throughout the school year, in
- addition to the week of summer camp and often another week of high
- adventure campign each summer. For most of this, we haul the troop
- equipment in a large trailer, so bulk and weight are not a big
- concern. When we go backpacking, most of the older scouts have their
- own light weight tents that we use.
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- Since we camp year round in Michigan, we see extremes in weather
- and most of it is wet.
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- The desirable characteristics are:
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- - able to hold three souts + gear
- - durable
- - easy to set up ( at night, in the rain, etc.)
- - easy care
- - enough standing room to be comfortable
- - a good deal over the long run, not necessarily the lowest price
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- I'd like to hear comments and suggestions.
-
- yours in Scouting,
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-
- Bob Haar
- Chartered Organization Representative, Troop and Pack 188
- Ojibwa District, Clinton Valley Council. BSA
- Rochester Hills, Michigan
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- Computer Science Dept., G.M. Research Laboratories
- DISCLAIMER: Unless indicated otherwise, everything in this note is
- personal opinion, not an official statement of General Motors Corp.
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