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[WTB NSW] UL 2p tent
Posted: Sun 07 Jan, 2024 10:24 am
by ktownsend
Hi all, I'm after a tent - Mont Dragonfly or Moondance, Macpac Minaret or Olympus, or similar. I'm on a budget so looking for something second-hand. 3-4 season preferred, it's going to be used for 6 months in the remote Kimberly region next winter. Happy to get something posted. Also advice on other good tent models welcomed!
Thanks, Kate
Re: [WTB NSW] UL 2p tent
Posted: Sun 07 Jan, 2024 5:27 pm
by Warin
Kimberly ... no '4 season'. '4 season' means snow ... does not happen in the Kimberly ... yet.
Most people start out with 2 Kimberly seasons - the 'wet' and the 'dry' ... For mid year Kimberly probably a 2 season tent would do...
Re: [WTB NSW] UL 2p tent
Posted: Sun 07 Jan, 2024 5:30 pm
by ktownsend
I would prefer a 4-season so that I can use it for future trips in Tasmania and New Zealand!
Re: [WTB NSW] UL 2p tent
Posted: Sun 07 Jan, 2024 8:54 pm
by pfeutry
TBH you might be better off buying a cheap tent for that trip and then invest in a good 4 season, UV and heat will do some damage over 6 months I reckon, also I don't know all of these tents, but airflow is rarely the forte of 4 season tents and there is a chance they'd be an oven during the day. I'd go cheap mossie dome + cheap tarp over it for shade and the very rare rain, but a warm quilt or bag since temp can go down low. Obviously depend a bit on exact location, but no way I'd take an expensive 4 season tent for 6 months in the Kimberleys. Good luck
Re: [WTB NSW] UL 2p tent
Posted: Sun 07 Jan, 2024 8:59 pm
by ktownsend
Thank you, very good point to consider the UV damage. I just got a Western Mountineering Apache sleeping bag so that should definitely keep me warm enough, and yeah not expecting rain to be a big issue.