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Showing posts with label Silponcho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silponcho. Show all posts

Mar 6, 2012

Shelter

My shelter system consists of the following items:

Sleeping Bag

Pharaoh DF
Temperature: 25F or -7C
Material: 850 fill Down
Weight: 1285g


Tarp


Silponcho Tarp

254g, Seam sealed, doubles as a poncho.






Bivy


Snugpak Bivy

316g, Second protection against weather, I can use it by itself to see the sky on clear nights.







Sleeping Pad


Z-lite Small
264g, closed cell




Ground Sheet


Nylon 160 g


Pegs


4 MEC Millenium aluminum pegs (10g each)






Rope


550 Paracord 160g (doubles as survival/emergency rope)



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Mar 2, 2012

Silponcho

I bought a Silponcho tarp from MEC (73$ CAD) as main shelter for my PCT thru-hike. It is a tarp and a poncho. It is super versatile. It has 12 points of attachment. Its design is very clever. There is a review here. I'm excited to test it.

Weight250g
Fabric30-denier nylon
Attachment TypeNylon tabs
Waterproof TreatmentSilicone-impregnated
Dimensions2.4 x 1.5m
Packed Size15 cm x 8cm
Seam TapedNo, but comes with a sealer for you to do it
Stuff SackYes

It comes with a silicone seam sealer for the hood.