brownwetdog
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Gossamer Gear Tent – “The One” has some buzz about it as to be expected with a one pound tent. I just watched a short video ( The One Gossamer Gear website )showing Glen Van Peski setting up the new tent. Projected cost is $275, includes stuff sack, and 2-pack of polycryo ground sheets, but not stakes. The tent is made out of spinnaker fabric and sounded quite “crinkley” in the video. Glen is very tall (about 6' 4") and it shows him laying out in the tent fully stretched out. Carol
Edited by brownwetdog (02/08/08 07:20 PM)
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rockymtnhiker
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Amazing... that is going in my pack.
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300winmag
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Loc: Nevada, USA
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Thanks for the link. Interesting and very similar to my TT Contrail on concept.
Still I like my Contrail's high "head end" as opposed to "The One" tent's floor layout where your head is pretty close to the roof.
Eric
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Ender
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Sweet. I've been wondering what that would look like ever since they announced it. Pretty cool. Not huge, but big enough, and for only a pound maybe I'll carry that and a hammock 
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DJ2
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Looks like a very lightweight version of a tent design that has been around for a long time.
I made a tent similar to this around 1970 and I was copying an existing Canadian product.
Don't know about the crinkly spinnaker cloth. The stuff I've seen isn't fully waterproof.
My latest evolution of this design (hooped pole, tent plus fly, all ripstop tent) is shown in the Make Your Own Gear section of this website under DJ's Bivy Tent.
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ben2world
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I've had good experience with my silnylon tarptent, but I have heard that if the rain is hard enough, it can penetrate silnylon and cause misting inside (note: different from outside rain dislodging interior condensation droplets). Wonder how spinnaker compares in a hard rain?
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Ender
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It depends on the Spinnaker. GG's is supposed to be very good, though I have no experience with their products in rain to say if it mists or not. I've heard that it doesn't though, or at least not much.
Has anyone used the GG Squall Classic in a heavy rain? That's made from the same material... I'd like to hear how it handles it.
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frenchie
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Loc: Lyon, France
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It looks very much like the one I'm making at the moment, except mine has a hooped pole and a sewn in floor...And my other Lunar Solo clone, too 
Nice "one" but expensive...
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Hector
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Loc: LA/ARK/TX corner
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> I have heard that if the rain is hard enough, it can penetrate silnylon and cause misting
> inside
Been there done that. However, I've learned that using a spray-on silicone treatment "refreshes" the waterproofing and eliminates the misting. Tried it and it does work. Seems to last for a season or so.
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OldScout
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Does the tent come with "Buddy" the dog? 
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BarryP
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Loc: IL
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Is there a way to download the video so I don’t have to try and watch this thing through an extremely slow service?
I don’t mind a slow download; at least then I can watch regular speed straight from my disk.
Thanx,
-Barry
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finallyME
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Loc: Utah
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I was wondering why brownwetdog liked it, the dog in the movie was black and dry. 
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You can kill two birds with one stone, but you can't kill a stone with two birds.
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Ender
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Seriously... I think the dog was the best part, especially the part when he walks up to say "hi". Very cute!
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ben2world
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Loc: So Cal
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Hector:
Which brand silicone spray-on treatment did you use? Can you provide a link? Thanks in advance.
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brownwetdog
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Loc: Sawtooths, Idaho
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<<< I was wondering why brownwetdog liked it, the dog in the movie was black and dry. >>>
FinallyME Give a dog enough time to roll in the mud and they can all become brown wet dogs... I loved the dog saying hello! Carol
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