Re: Re: Squall Tarptent

I just sent my cloudburst in for the extended floor retrofit. You can
see it here:
http://www.tarptent.com/extendedfloor.html It adds 7.5 ounces,
according to the chart here: http://www.tarptent.com/products.html

Henry charged $35 for the retrofit. I think it's a great deal, and as
usual, Henry's service was prompt and professional. Just had it done,
so I haven't tested it in the field yet, but I've eager to do so.
[sigh] One more month...

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 04:10:06 -0000, dspellman2002
<dspellman2002@...> wrote:
>  
>  Haven't see the Cirrus. But the tarptents are now available with 
>  an "extended" floor that allows you to flip up the edges and 
>  secure them, producing a sort of bathtub-esque floor. Matter of 
>  fact, I'll bet that Henry would (for a fee, of course) put one of these 
>  into your tent, and that should get rid of the extra 8 ounces. Or at 
>  least about 7 of them.
>  My Virga seems to have a bit of a lip (it's not an "extended" 
>  version floor) -- about 1", but isn't secured in an upright position. 
>  If you pitch the tarptent normally, however, the bungees seem to 
>  lift the corners and edges a bit. If you're not lying on those edges 
>  when the water starts to run around underneath you, I'd bet it will 
>  simply slip underneath. 
>  
>  And of course, the moral of the story is to NOT pitch the tent over 
>  a depression when it's going to rain <G>...
>