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The MSR Carbon Reflex 2

December 20, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

The name of the game among tent manufacturers these days seems to be “how light can you go?”. MSR has been one of the leaders in this particular field and the MSR Carbon Reflex tent takes this almost to what feels like it ought to be the limit for a fully-fledged tent (as opposed to […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Lightweight Tents, Tents Tagged With: Lightweight tents, MSR

The MSR Asgard Review Roundup

December 11, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 3 Comments

Mountain Safety Research (MSR) is a great company that makes absolutely fantastic gear and their range of ultralight tents and tarps is unrivalled. On the issue of expedition tents, however, they still have some work to do and the MSR Asgard shows this. It is a great tent with fantastic potential and is well made […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Expedition Tents Tagged With: expedition tent, mountain tent, mountaineering tent, MSR

The Alpkit Tetri

October 8, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal 2 Comments

Alpkit has made a real name for itself in the past few years for making great quality gear at amazing prices and the Alpkit tetri looks set to continue this tradition. First some background for people outside the UK who may not know much about Alpkit. This is a company that started a few years […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Lightweight Tents, Uncategorized Tagged With: alpkit, alpkit kangri, mountain tent

Vango Banshee 200

July 18, 2011 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

The Vango Banshee 200 is a pretty darned light tent that doesn’t cost too much either and that makes a great light (if slightly crowded) backpacking tent for 2 or, if you’re prepared to carry a bit more weight, a roomy tent for 1. It is compact and stable and should stand up reasonably well […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Lightweight Tents Tagged With: 2 person tent, backpacking, Vango

MSR Twin Sisters Tent Reviewed

May 11, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

I once remember reading a piece about a slogan used by the US Army’s rangers, which went “travel light, freeze at night”. It has kind off stuck with me and I often hear myself repeating it quietly when packing for a trip or expedition. The great thing about the way gear is evolving, however, is […]

Filed Under: Backpacking Tents, Lightweight Tents, Tarps and Shelters Tagged With: mountain marathon, MSR, MSR Tents, MSR Twin Sisters, single walled tent

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