dancier wrote:Here is some info on the Akto, follow link and go to reply 6 by shane keating. If they have updated the Akto since 2006 then this may not apply.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/forum/bo ... 1&nested=0
deratu wrote:See http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/blogs/backpacking-with-chris-townsend/a-decade-of-backpacking-gear-1.996606
"It’s difficult to say which items from last year I’ll still be using in a few years time."
"And one I definitely will be is the TarpTent Scarp 1, the first tent that has challenged the Akto in my affections, especially for winter and snow due to the optional crossover poles and extra room."
Brett wrote:deratu wrote:See http://www.tgomagazine.co.uk/blogs/backpacking-with-chris-townsend/a-decade-of-backpacking-gear-1.996606
"It’s difficult to say which items from last year I’ll still be using in a few years time."
"And one I definitely will be is the TarpTent Scarp 1, the first tent that has challenged the Akto in my affections, especially for winter and snow due to the optional crossover poles and extra room."
Cheers Brett
geoffmallo wrote:I have the scarp 1 and have found it to be a great size. I'm 6'1" and have no problems with it. Recently I even took my 6yo on an overnight camp to Mt Solitary in the Blue Mountains and we both slept in there. It was cozy but that's proof of it's 1+ size!
Two entrances are appreciated with one for gear/wet weather stuff and the other for cooking. Enter and leave the the lee.
geoffmallo wrote:Hi Corvus,
I use tyvek for a footprint and I do have the crossover poles. Though I haven't used the crossover poles on a trip yet. I'm looking forward to trying them out on a trip this winter.
Nuts wrote:Is the fly made of tyvek?
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