Dexter wrote:I just checked out the Moondance 1 today. I’ve been half looking at a freestanding/semi freestanding option for walks with platforms, that has at least the option of being pitched fly first.
[...]The salesman at Bogong was saying the poles and materials are far superior but then he would say that. [...]
It’s nothing personal. I worked retail for a number of years (JB) and have seen and heard it all. I have no reason to believe he’d not been truthful but I do take some of it with a pinch of salt. I take it onboard then look into it myself.Biggles wrote:Dexter wrote:I just checked out the Moondance 1 today. I’ve been half looking at a freestanding/semi freestanding option for walks with platforms, that has at least the option of being pitched fly first.
[...]The salesman at Bogong was saying the poles and materials are far superior but then he would say that. [...]
If you don't believe the salesman in Bogong (and I know all of them) you could always ask me!
But what he said about the DAC poles is true and correct as they have a very slight pre-formed shape that does not stress them. Extremely easy to put the tent up, average time about 2 minutes. I did have concerns about the flimsy feel of the fly material, but this has been unfounded over a lot of use.
You can put up the fly first as a simple "tarp" or the inner tent when mozzies are on the attack. Either way is fuss free. The second generation Moondance 1 got additional room at the triangular floor pitch; that made a substantial difference to the roominess as I found.
Mont tents are made in Vietnam by the same factory that makes The North Face products.
That’s super encouraging. Good to hear it’s working well for you!IDP wrote:For what it’s worth, I took a new Moondance 1 for its first trip down to the Southern Ranges earlier this year. I was holed up at Pigsty Ponds for two nights in a gale (weather station at Maatsuyker Island recorded gusts up to 130km/h during that time) and, whilst it moved around a bit, I was never overly concerned about tent failure. Yes, might have been a different proposition on Wylly plateau or on top of PB, but the wind gusts at Pigsty were enough to make it very difficult to stand upright when ever I dared to venture outside.
I found the space inside the tent to be great for one person - easily enough to keep everything inside, leaving only shoes and gaiters in the vestibule.
And compared with the weight of the usual Macpac tents that I used to haul around, I was very happy.
crollsurf wrote:Used to love the private garden when tarping and is the best solution for awkward sites.
Getting bitten by critters in the middle of the night, possibly venomous...
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