Wednesday, March 16, 2011

ok people i need input on what tent to buy.

here's my minor criterion:
-not a coffin. ie- a 2 person tent something i can sit up in and change clothes in without wriggling around like in a back seat of a clown car.
- under 4lbs (ideally 3lbs or even 2lbs, but i know i'm pushing it with the size i want)
- FREE STANDING.
- a practical vestibule would be nice, that way i don't end up with a load of crap inside my sleeping area, but that's lower on the list.

this sounds dumb, but i want a tent i can both throw into the back of my (proverbial/non-existent) car and be comfortable in at a festival or a simple overnight, but something i'm not going to hate lugging around in my pack when i go hiking.

so. here's some of the tents i've been looking at.

sierra designs lighting






the only one i'm meh about is the black diamond mirage- mostly because of review.
i think my top contenders are the sd lightning and vapor light and then the seed house.

BUT those of you who know me well know that i'm terrible at making decisions on my own. so i'm sending the request out to all of you out there. help me pick out a tent?

Saturday, March 12, 2011

home again

So hey all.

Officially on my 'break' for the month. Initially I had all these grand plans of going on trips somewhere (alaska had been on the table, as had been the west coast) but i decided financially it was best for me to stay on the east coast and appreciate the simplicity of being at home. I re-instated my netflix and i have my cross stitch and lovely back roads and places to walk and hike. i also just placed an awesome book order. i can't wait till they get here so i can read them.

i know 3 weeks isn't all that long, but at the beginning it feels daunting and eternal. being out in the middle of practically nowhere without a large social circle can sometimes be hard for me. everyone i love is so far away. i wish they were closer and i could visit. but that's not the way the world works at this time and place. i wish i had a transporter that could magically get me places with minimal cost. someday right?

nothing too exciting going on. In my head i had idealized new england marches to being warm with 50-60 degree days and i thought i could maybe do a hiking trek or something, but there is still snow on the ground and lots of flooding so camping would suck- so i've ruled it out. i wish new england springs were more like those in my head. but alas.

so here is my brief update. i'm trying to run while i'm home (and one of those books i ordered is born to run- mostly because my only foray outdoors running so far has landed me with sore shins and knees, so i need to figure out my technique so i don't cripple myseld in an attempt to stay healthy. ha.)

also my birthday is coming up. very exciting. i'm turing 25 in 12 days. craziness. i will officially be able to rent a car, which i think will make me an official grown up. also my mom just offered to buy me a tent. hell. yes.

so that's all folks. maybe more later.